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.
1,000Update: 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.
@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.