Why do things I say to my pets sound so weird out of context?
Casual, affectionate pet talk can accidentally sound bizarre, inappropriate, or even threatening when overheard by others. This realization makes people suddenly conscious of how insane their private conversations with animals actually sound.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“sometimes i wonder if i don‘t just come off like some creepy old guy lol.”source ↗
“it just occurred to me that some of the stuff i say to my cat makes me sound like a predator, when she’s showing her belly and then attacking me for petting it i’ll say “why do you look so cute if you don’t want me to touch you” or “you can’t show that to me and not expect me to touch it” i actually had to take a step back and realise how insane i sound LOL”source ↗
“You should hear some of the thing I say to ours when I'm getting her food ready. I think the weirdest was "num num for your face hole".”source ↗
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