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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. I have had cats my whole life and their sex or color has nothing to do with their temperament. Example: my tortie is a loving angel and my orange male is a dick who will bite randomly[/quote]

As someone else who’s had dozens of cats within the extended family, I agree with this. There’s just way too much variation within the breed/sex/etc for the reputations to have any predictive value. I also value snuggliness over anything else, and have had the best luck with adopting adult cats who were already snuggly. (My first cat hugged my shoulder the first time I picked him up! But if you don’t have enough chance to get to know the cat one-on-one, the adoption staff or foster parents usually can tell you what they’ve seen of each of the cats….)

Second most reliable route has been a very young kitten that you handle gently many, many times a day till they get used to contact enough to seek it out. 
I’ve had a few cats who started kittenhood as strays on the street, and there seems to be some point after which they will never truly get used to snuggling. They’re friendly and love to hang out nearby, but they do NOT want to snuggle. Kittens who have been handled from the start are different. [/quote]

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