HyperfixatingTrashPanda

Velvette's little smile is absolutely precious.

people love to say "your cat is just being cuddly because it's cold out and he likes the warmth" like that detracts from it somehow. this weird little creature lives in my home and his paws and the tip of his nose are cold and his solution to this is to go to the big weird hairless ape who feeds him, and curl up on its stomach and fall asleep there bc it's nice and warm. that too is love!!!!

Do people think their own babies like them for their personality?

But also — and I'm sure lots of people are already saying this, but — my cats come to me for cuddles, forcing my hands away from activities, shove their faces into me and reach to grab my arm while purring up a storm when there is No Other Need for them to be asking me to fulfill other than company and affection. They lie down and snuggle and it'll be plenty warm, there'll be plenty of other places in the apartment for them to hide, but they choose me in my bed, at my desk, in my chair. Humans aren't the only social creatures and we aren't the only social creatures for whom touch is a bonding activity. We may have more complex thoughts about what affection and bonding mean, but they also experience and need them and get them from our company.

Exactly this! I don't have a cat but I do live in a neighbourhood which has seemingly hundreds, and one in particular likes to come visit and hang out. The other week she was unwell; not sure what was wrong but she wasn't eating and threw up a couple of times. She jumped up on my bed and spent the next two days sleeping next to me and all I could think was, 'Wow. How lucky am I that this creature, looking for a place where she would feel safe enough to recover, came to me.' She's all better now, she still visits every day, she still asks for pets and naps beside me, and she does this for seemingly no other reason than because she wants to. Love and affection are not exclusively human traits, the world is not made of only us.

My cat absolutely ADORES me. I'm around maybe half the time, feed him maybe a third of the time, and he still chooses for me to be his human. When I'm not at home, he sits outside my bedroom door and watches it. When I'm upset, he comes right up to me and begs for attention until I push him away. The moment I sit down on the couch, he's there, hardly allowing me enough time to cover myself with a blanket before he's crawling on top of me. Sometimes, when I pet him, he gets so happy that he falls asleep and drools, right on top of me. These creatures are precious, and they love us in various ways. Treat them as such.