If you live in an apartment, just don’t get one
Reasoning edit: pets, especially cats, will leave a smell all over furniture. Cleaning becomes an even worse chore due to the fur. They also require “house training” in order to not chew/claw/destroy most stuff that’s lying around the house.
It’s tempting, it’s really tempting. It’s easy not to downvote an unpopular opinion, but when it’s a really fucking stupid opinion as well… Ooooh I really wanna push that button.