Bare Skin?

I have always wondered why my Tortie refuses to lay on bare skin. She won't lay on my lap if I have shorts on and my husband can just forget about her laying with him if he doesn't have a shirt AND a blanket over him. Anyone have any ideas?

Must be something to do with the fact we dont have fur
My cats are just the same.
But Big Guy Dino will happily lay next to a bare leg or under my armpit
I think they are all just plain wierd
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I think your answer is a good one, we do not have fur. My kitten is the same exact way.

We're slippery? The people smell is too strong close-up? We just feel odd to them?

My kitten loves it, if my legs are closed he sits in the middle with his paws through my closed legs and just falls asleep like that , I love him.