@sinbad Two of ours are like that - they like being near you and talking to you, and a chin rub is fine. But even after four years of training, being picked up is still something to be grudgingly endured, and lap-sitting is for special occasions only.
Although one of them will now sit on our laps if (and only if) we're watching TV, and she seems to like to actively watch it with us. Very odd.