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Are these pictures creepy ? Shall I ask my boyfriend to remove them

271 replies

BananaCocktails · 19/10/2022 11:54

Hi my partner knows I absolutely love cats especially black cats and he bought me these two canvases however I don’t think these cats look very
friendly!

I mean they are lovely pictures but I find them Very creepy
He has put them on the wall next to our bed
l I’m thinking of asking him to donate them somewhere but am I being unreasonable

do they look creepy to you ?

Are these pictures creepy ? Shall I ask my boyfriend to remove them
Are these pictures creepy ? Shall I ask my boyfriend to remove them
OP posts:
sandytooth · 19/10/2022 11:55

Can you ask them to put them somewhere else ? Do you both live there?

LeroyJenkinssss · 19/10/2022 11:56

That’s a very acquired taste. Does it fit into the rest of your house? I mean it’s not for me but it is his house too

adilemna123 · 19/10/2022 11:57

I kind of love them but they are ridiculous!

BananaCocktails · 19/10/2022 11:57

No He doesn’t live with me but I don’t want them anywhere else in the flat
I’ll probably just ask him to return them but I wasn’t sure if I was being a bit unreasonable As they were a gift
In one of the canvases there seems to be some sort of witch in the mirror And I’m sure that symbol in the other one is some sort of Satanic thing

OP posts:
LeroyJenkinssss · 19/10/2022 11:57

Oh it was a gift! Just reread that. In which case thank him for the thought but would it be possible to exchange them

ChaosMoon · 19/10/2022 11:58

Oh bless him. 😂

Vapeyvapevape · 19/10/2022 11:58

They give me the shivers, I wouldn't be able to live with them on my wall .

hugefanofcheese · 19/10/2022 11:59

How big are they, could they go elsewhere in the house?

Takingonthejellybelly · 19/10/2022 12:00

This is not what I expected when I opened this thread 🤣

Discovereads · 19/10/2022 12:00

As they were gifts from him to you, I think you need to be honest that you don’t like the pictures but in a way that is considerate and polite. Have you shown him the sort of cat pictures you do like? I’d do that. And say while you are chuffed at how thoughtful he was, the pictures he got aren’t really to your taste for daily putting up. Then suggest a solution…as in selling them on to buy pictures you do like.

Deguster · 19/10/2022 12:01

Dear lord they’re fucking awful….

Sorry OP but I wouldn’t be sleeping next to Demonic Tiddles and the egg timer of doom either.

Sciurus83 · 19/10/2022 12:04

HAH! Those are witch's cats, one is wearing a pentagram! If that's your vibe then great, but if it's not this is an "interesting" choice....

Sciurus83 · 19/10/2022 12:05

Takingonthejellybelly · 19/10/2022 12:00

This is not what I expected when I opened this thread 🤣

ME NEITHER!

I am pleasantly surprised and amused

Armadillidium · 19/10/2022 12:05

The face in the mirror is very creepy. Did he mean them as Halloween gifts?

RobertsRadio · 19/10/2022 12:07

They are creepy and that satanic pendant makes me very uncomfortable. I mean, unless you are into the occult, I can't understand how he thought that you liking cats would automatically mean that you like these pictures, it's a bit of a stretch, or did he interpret you "liking black cats" as you being interested in witches and black magic?

I would want them out of my house asap.

upsidedown21 · 19/10/2022 12:07

Deguster · 19/10/2022 12:01

Dear lord they’re fucking awful….

Sorry OP but I wouldn’t be sleeping next to Demonic Tiddles and the egg timer of doom either.

😂😂😂😂😂😂

luxxlisbon · 19/10/2022 12:07

So you don’t even live together? If that’s the case they are near his bed not yours.

Imo the actual content of the picture is irrelevant, you can’t ask him to return a gift because you don’t like it. That’s really weird.

JanesBond · 19/10/2022 12:08

Demonic Tiddles and the egg timer of doom either

Grin
fortifiedwithtea · 19/10/2022 12:10

Sorry OP those pictures would give me nightmares Grin

iwantmyownicecreamvan · 19/10/2022 12:11

They're Lisa Parker ones aren't they? I used to have a set of mugs with these sorts of cat pictures on. I liked them but not sure I'd like them next to my bed. I think the witchcraft/satanic references is your way forward with this.

HopeSpringsInfernal · 19/10/2022 12:12

I quite like them, but I seem to be iin the miinority.

You need to find a gentle way of letting him know they aren't to your taste and they make you feel uncomfortable (or you could be at risk of receiving lots of gifts in a similar vein in future!).

OneTC · 19/10/2022 12:14

Horrid

kingtamponthefurred · 19/10/2022 12:16

I think they are a bit naff but not creepy.

Trinity65 · 19/10/2022 12:16

Deguster · 19/10/2022 12:01

Dear lord they’re fucking awful….

Sorry OP but I wouldn’t be sleeping next to Demonic Tiddles and the egg timer of doom either.

😆😆

ImEvilStopLaughing · 19/10/2022 12:17

HopeSpringsInfernal · 19/10/2022 12:12

I quite like them, but I seem to be iin the miinority.

You need to find a gentle way of letting him know they aren't to your taste and they make you feel uncomfortable (or you could be at risk of receiving lots of gifts in a similar vein in future!).

Me too! I have similar things in my house 😄Genuinely can't see how they're creepy (bar the face in the mirror, that's fair), but they aren't to your taste so I'd just tell him, personally.