Good article.. I have one cat that loves cuddles and if you not holding him/petting him then he is sitting beside you with at least one paw touching you, where as the other boy only comes for head n chest rubs when he feels like it (not very often) and my girl is a complete miss priss who basically you can only rub her under the chin or if you're lucky a sneaky 2 min belly rub before she walks off in a huff.... as for offending them, well you should see the look of disgust I get when I sit on their "water bowl" (even though they have a few different water stations all over the house they still prefer to drink from the darn toilet!!