Mine run to the door when we come home.

I recognize that I've been blessed with the cats I've had in my life. Not all of them are cuddly and like hanging out with humans. But like yours, mine have always been and still are incredibly loyal and loving.

Yeah it's always so jarring for me. My cat, when I still had her, was the cuddliest, most loyal and loving cat ever. Ran to greet me when I got home and knew when bed time was and would even "yell" at me when I stayed up too late. She even loved belly rubs!

Fr… I visited my ex last weekend for the first time since I broke up with her six months ago, and her cat spent all afternoon glued to me. At one point, he was just rolling around in my lap to get his scent all over me, so he clearly missed me quite a lot and still thinks of me as his human.

It's a stereotype for a reason, though. I've had many cats, and at one point we had a mom with three of her children. Mom and one of the children were "affectionate" only when they wanted to eat, otherwise, they'd go hide somewhere to be left alone. They did like to sleep in the same bed as us for warmth, but that's about it. Only one of the 4 liked (likes) to cuddle and be pet and spend time with us. So out of these 4 cats from the same family, 2 didn't want much to do with us, one was okay and spent time around us, and one was/is very affectionate. We didn't treat them any differently, it was just their temperaments 🤷

Agreed. All of my cats are so very clearly excited when I get home. They’ve all learned the sound of me walking down the hall or opening outside doors and they get close to the door meowing.

People who hold this view must not be very good cat owners

Maybe you have a dog in a cat costume...

I just sent this to my partner because the dog is our one cat. And the cat is the other.

Wonderful, unique creatures.

I have one of each. One that likes to be near us at all times and one that doesn't give a shit about us.

There are a few more layers of abstraction to that, but it's pretty much the case

Human walks into another room:

I've never seen this thing before in my life.

Did she just invent "rofl"

That's really wholesome thanks!