The New York TimesThe New York Times Facebook ad: “Men, Hide Your Cats”
Ran for 79 days, from July 7 to September 24, 2026, the last day Crush saw it.
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About this ad
- Meta Ad Library ID
- 997440736507740
- Platforms
- Facebook and Instagram
- Relaunches
- 0
- Niche
- Pets
Ad text
"A while back, a good friend of mine who had recently divorced was thinking of getting a pet," Michael Zadoorian writes in Modern Love. A co-worker warned him that he should not, under any circumstances, get a cat. "She said that women didn’t want a man with a cat. He would never get a date, and even if he did, once that date came to his house and saw the cat, that would be it for him. Game over. She further stated that men with cats are looked upon by women as weak, feminine and submissive. Subtext: He would never have sex again if he got a cat."
Where the ad sends people
www.nytimes.com
Men, Hide Your Cats
Or at least keep them out of your online dating profile pics.
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