YOU have the cat we all DREAM of having!!! There is NOTHING wrong with her being "clingy", she is just an affectionate cat (wish I had a clingy one!). My son's cat "washes" his head often and he just sits back and enjoys the cat "grooming" him... that is such a cute thing and I would love to have one that does that too!

If she is to demanding of all of your time, yes, getting her a kitten or companion cat would help a lot but I am strongly against putting them outside. As you have already found out, they often, don't come back and only God knows what fate they meet with out there. It is a cruel world out there, people are mean and hateful and just drive to fast. I can leave my house and in a 1/2 a mile, see 3 to 4 dead cats or dogs on the road and it is heartbreaking.

These wonderful habits do not mean she wants outside, it simply means she is a happy, trusting girl that loves her owners and these are her ways of showing you that.

By the way, welcome to PT... I lurked a long time before I joined up too but I been here 2 years now!