Will my partner and I adopt at least one cat by the end of 2023?

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This market resolves as YES if my partner and I have adopted at least one cat by the end of 2023. Otherwise, it resolves as NO.

My partner and I are moving to a different state for grad school in late August and we'll be sharing an apartment. We want to adopt a cat, but some obstacles may get in our way; we need to find a pet-friendly apartment, for example. Financial issues could pose a problem, but probably won't.

I will provide proof of us adopting a cat (if we do so) with at least three adorable cat pictures posted in the comments section.

Since I'll know the outcome of this market before it resolves, I won't be betting on it. It won't resolve until the adoption process is finalized and we have the cat(s) at home with us. I expect this market to resolve no earlier than mid-September of this year.

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Update: My partner and I discussed the timing this morning, and we'll probably be adopting our cat in...

January. Just a bit later than this closes, as it turns out - it just makes the most sense, since we want to visit their family for Christmas but don't want to leave a newly adopted cat alone (besides an intermittent cat-sitter) alone for several days. It also gives us time to buy a litterbox, clear the adoption with our landlord, etc.

I'll make a new market with a later closing date soon. FWIW, this is not free mana on NO just yet - we're months out, and there's still uncertainty.

predicted YES

Fermi, Peanut and Rod Carew all bet YES with varying levels of enthusiasm.

Another update: the apartment we're moving into later this month is pet-friendly.

Update: finding a pet-friendly apartment shouldn't be a major problem, and financial issues shouldn't either. The main question at this point is if grad school will keep us so busy we don't have time to adopt and care for a cat (I don't expect it will, but...)

hope so. kitties are super cute

bought Ṁ10 of YES

This isn't relevant to the market, but what kind of cat would you want?

@ShakedKoplewitz I'm not sure! Our main priority is to adopt from a shelter, so my partner and I will take whatever cat(s) we think needs a home the most. I have a particular fondness for black cats since I think they look cool and there are a lot of them who need better homes (since superstition gives them a bad public image) but I have no idea if any shelters where we live will have any.