They all have their own likes, dislikes, and their own personalities. It's up to the person to figure it out. Felines will absolutely communicate with people, people just have to listen.
I had a cat that came into my life when she was about 11 years old. I had to stop talking to her in a normal voice because it upset her. I ended up baby talking her and she loved it. I would say things like, "Who's a cutsie girl?" and, "How's my honeypies doing today?" It changed our relationship for the better. I did numerous things that benefitted her and made her comfortable. She was never a lap cat but she would be near me for that closeness.
If someone else had become her "mom" they most likely would have made a statement that she was aloof. She wasn't aloof at all, she only had her ways of doing things. It was her personality.
Also, people don't own felines at all, that's not how it works when sharing your life and home with a feline.
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