If you like a cat with a longer coat you could think about the turkish van cat there meant to be very loving. Also there coat is not so long more just there tails and more around the face area they would be easier to care for. Ive owned 2 persians in my life and yes they do require alot more in there care than a cat of normal length hair. And although you may want to brush and comb your pet unfortunatly they dont always want to accept it. My rescue persian was a living nightmare to groom and even though i was very gentle and did small short sessions i had to wear cloves for my own protection. But generally she was a very affectionant cat. My second persian was a cream point and he had a thicker coat than the chinchilla. He also suffered from tear staining and his eyes had to be bathed each day twice a day. They are very lovely cats and have gorg personalitys but are harder work to care for. And yes its not pleasent when they have a softish pooh as they do require a bit of bathing some times.