Woman Compares Cat to Her Ex-Boyfriends—You Can Guess the Winner

Who needs flowers from a man when you can have your own items lovingly re-gifted to you via cat mouth?

Kim Johnson @kim..johnson reached this conclusion when her cat, Mason, began presenting her with random objects as gifts—something she never experienced with her past romantic partners. In a viral TikTok video, she filmed Mason's adorable habit, comparing it to a series of unfortunate lovers and gaining over 200,000 likes and 1,000 comments online.

"I can count on one hand the combined total of all of my exes having ever brought me a gift or surprising me with something," she said in the video. "But my cat cannot go to bed without making sure she has brought me a cute little present." Johnson, 25, told Newsweek about the inspiration for the video, her bond with her cat and her juxtaposed dating history.

Johnson described Mason, an 8-year-old feline as her closest companion and emotional support pet, who even helps her through her anxiety attacks. The feeling is mutual, though: Johnson has also provided support for Mason, leading to an inseparable bond.

"Mason is truly my best friend in the whole wide world," she said. "When I first adopted her, she was very shy—she had been surrendered to a shelter twice...Slowly she started to warm up to me and now we're attached at the hip. Wherever I am in the house, Mason is an arm's length away."

Johnson said Mason started bringing her small presents from the mouth a few years ago. At first, she only brought Johnson her roommate's boyfriend's socks: "She would bring them in droves," Johnson said. "Sometimes, I would wake up to a pile of eight pairs of socks in my room."

Eventually, Mason branched out to offering toys, scrunchies and yarn after the duo moved to Los Angeles. Accompanying the gifts, the cat lets out a specific "meow" to let Johnson know she's receiving something—and Johnson is sure to respond.

"My reaction is the same every time," she said. "I make sure to thank her thoroughly and give her lots of pets so she knows how much I appreciate her."

Johnson said gift-giving is a feature in all her relationships, past and present, calling it her "love language". She said she has a habit of "spoiling" men, paying for dinners and buying them gifts to receive nothing in return.

"Meanwhile, my cat, a literal creature with a peanut brain, is consistently thinking, 'My person needs a treat, let me bring her something I know she uses' and then DOES IT," she said.

The parallel has raised flags for Johnson about which standards she should take care to uphold in new relationships.

"If a cat can figure out how to show appreciation for me, then I need to raise my standards for a man immediately," she said.