I can't speak for everyone else, especially since I just recently begun hanging out on the catside. But I can tell you what attracted me to the cat side. The atmosphere over there seems to be alot more relaxed and nonjudgemental. For the most part, everyone seems to get along well. I've yet to have my blood pressure rise on the cat side. When I want to relax and be guaranteed that I'm not going to read any drama, I just check out the cat side.