"I was in a very abusive relationship and after a bad altercation, I went home crying for hours in my bed when I was about 18. My cat I had since I was a baby had come up, nudged away my hands and started licking my tears away. Probably because they were salty To me, it felt symbolic that she was tired of me going home in tears. I built up courage & left the man I dated for 7 years soon after."