[Idiom] What is the meaning of "getting a cat"?

[mokbon]

Hi?

What is the meaning of "getting a cat"?

Ted: I'm not going to a matchmaker. That's like giving up. It's the man version of getting a cat.
(How I met your mother S1 EP7)

 

[J&K Tutoring]

Ted: I'm not going to a matchmaker. That's like giving up. It's the man version of getting a cat.

There's a stereotype of a single woman who decides she will never attract a mate, so she gets a cat to keep her company.