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Love Quote by Nafisa Joseph

"I used to love dogs until I discovered cats"

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It reads like a small confession with a quiet plot twist: affection, revised by experience. Coming from Nafisa Joseph, a model who lived in an industry built on quick pivots and sharp preferences, the line lands less as a grand philosophy than as a sly snapshot of changing taste. The appeal is its casual certainty. She doesn’t argue for cats; she frames them as a discovery that makes the previous devotion feel almost naive.

The intent is conversational, even flirty: a one-liner meant to signal personality. Dogs are the default in public culture - loyal, openly affectionate, socially legible. Cats arrive as the more selective, self-possessed alternative, a creature you don’t so much own as negotiate with. In that switch is the subtext: maturity as a move from the loud and uncomplicated to the subtle and conditional. Loving cats can read as liking boundaries, independence, and a kind of affection you have to earn rather than automatically receive.

It also works because it’s slightly transgressive without being alienating. She isn’t saying dogs are bad; she’s admitting her loyalty is portable. That’s a sharp little model-of-the-moment stance: identity as preference, curated and updateable. In a culture that often equates “dog person” with warmth and trustworthiness, Joseph’s pivot hints at a cooler confidence - the willingness to like what you like even if it’s less crowd-pleasing.

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Joseph, Nafisa. (2026, January 16). I used to love dogs until I discovered cats. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-used-to-love-dogs-until-i-discovered-cats-100629/

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Joseph, Nafisa. "I used to love dogs until I discovered cats." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-used-to-love-dogs-until-i-discovered-cats-100629/.

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"I used to love dogs until I discovered cats." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-used-to-love-dogs-until-i-discovered-cats-100629/. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.

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Nafisa Joseph

Nafisa Joseph (March 28, 1978 - July 29, 2004) was a Model from India.

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