When he couldn't find a date for the school ball, an American teen found a creative solution.
Sam Steingard, from Washington DC, took his cat along instead.
The patient feline, named Ruby, even tolerated a pink dress for the occasion.
![Is it a look of love, or is the cat saying "why are you doing this to me?!" Photo / Imgur](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PJZ6KMLWDZ6YOJHQQEG6NBI3T4.jpg?auth=a46c524ccbfc62916a2d8d5eb85e917485c861daf2e9b50f3a08872385df74d3&width=16&height=17&quality=70&smart=true)
Sam's sister Caroline snapped a pic of the unlikely pair, and posted the image on Imgur, where it was viewed more than 100,000 times less than a day after it went online.