Does My Cat Love Me? Signs and Your Cat’s Love Language

Does my cat love me?

Cats show attachment in their own ways, and most of the signs are easy to miss. A tail held straight up as you come home is a friendly greeting. Rubbing its cheeks against you marks you with its scent as one of its own. Slow, deliberate blinks are a relaxed, friendly signal: in a 2020 study, cats blinked back more when their owner slow-blinked at them, and approached a stranger more after the stranger did. And a 2019 study using a test designed for human babies found most kittens were securely attached to their owner, a share close to that in human infants.

This page starts with the slow blink itself: look at the cat on screen and hold a button to blink slowly, and it blinks back. Then you rate how often your own cat shows nine signs: a tail up at the door, cheek rubs, slow blinks, following you from room to room, kneading, meowing at you, sleeping by you, showing its belly and bringing you “presents”. Each one comes with what it means.

Your cat gets a love language from the signs it shows most: greeting (the Welcome Committee), touch (the Professional Cuddler), closeness (the Shadow) or the eyes (the Slow-Blink Poet). A cat that shows few of the classic signs is the Secret Admirer: some cats are simply reserved, and staying close enough to keep an eye on you is their way. It is a guide to signs, not a measure of love.

What it asks

One slow blink, then nine signs.

The signs

Try it: a slow blink at the cat on screen
Its tail goes straight up when you come home
It rubs its head or cheeks against you
It slow-blinks at you
It follows you from room to room
It kneads you with its paws
It meows at you
It sleeps next to you or on you
It rolls over and shows you its belly, or brings you “presents”

Your result

Your cat’s love language: greeting, touch, closeness or the eyes
What each of its signs means
What the attachment research found
A share card with your cat’s love language and how it scores on all four

Cat affection: common questions

Is this test free? Do I need to sign up to see my result?

Yes, it’s free, and there’s nothing to sign up for: no account, no email, no payment. Your result appears on this page the moment you finish, and you can share it or play again straight away.

Are my answers saved or sent anywhere?

No. Your answers and your result stay in your browser: nothing you pick or type is sent to us. The live site counts anonymous visits (that a test was opened, how far people got, whether they finished) without any of the answers. Your latest result is kept in this browser so you can find it again, and a challenge link carries only the name of your result. If you add a photo of your cat to the share card, it is drawn on your device and never uploaded.

How long does it take, and can I play on my phone?

About 2 minutes. It works on a phone, tablet or computer in any up-to-date browser, as long as 3D graphics (WebGL) are switched on, which they are almost everywhere. Sound effects are optional: the switch is in the top corner.

What does the “Does my cat love me?” test tell me?

The test gives your cat a love language: The Welcome Committee (greetings), The Professional Cuddler (touch), The Shadow (closeness) or The Slow-Blink Poet (the eyes). A cat that shows few of the classic signs is The Secret Admirer. You also see a 0–100 score for each love language, how many of the nine signs your cat shows, and what each sign means. The share card lists those scores, with your cat’s photo if you add one, and a challenge link lets a friend compare cats.

How is my cat’s love language worked out, and how accurate is it?

You try one slow blink with the cat on screen, then say how often your own cat shows nine signs: often (2 points), sometimes (1) or never (0). The signs fall into four love languages and the highest-scoring one wins; a cat with fewer than 5 points in all is The Secret Admirer. The signs rest on studies of slow blinking (University of Sussex, 2020), attachment in kittens (Oregon State University, 2019) and the tail-up greeting (Cafazzo and Natoli, 2009). It is a guide to signs, not a measure of love.

How do I know if my cat loves me?

Look for the quiet signs: a tail held straight up when your cat greets you, cheek rubs, slow blinks, following you from room to room, sleeping by you and kneading. In a 2019 study of 70 kittens, about 64% were securely attached to their owner, close to the share in human babies. Some reserved cats show it mostly by staying close enough to keep an eye on you.

What does it mean when a cat slow-blinks at you?

A slow blink is a relaxed, friendly signal. In a 2020 University of Sussex study, cats slow-blinked back more often after their owner slow-blinked at them, and were more likely to approach a stranger who had slow-blinked first. You can try one with the cat at the start of this test.

Where the facts come from

The slow-blink and attachment findings are from the studies below; the other signs are described qualitatively, without numbers.

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