Harley prefers sitting next to me during the day or basking in her cage with me in sight of her and the tv on. She is much more alert and "happy" looking when she can see me or sit next to me on the couch. She is also lazy cause of winter so if I put her on the bed and lay down and watch tv, she will walk over to me and dig on the blanket next to me and lay down by me which is so cute. At night, she has to be wrapped in her blanket and put on my chest while I watch tv and she sleeps.
As for favorite petting spots, it differs. Sometimes she likes her beard rubbed. Other times its her back or top of her head when she is going to sleep on me.
I grew a bond with Harley cause I got her when she was 6 weeks old and she slept on my every day for almost 2 years now. I also handfed her and gave her baths next to me and pretty much she always saw me and always got petted, spoiled with her favorite food, worms of any kind. Now like I said, if im not in the room, she sits in her corner with her head half down like its almost sulking :lol: Then when I come in, she perks up, her eyes widen and her head stands up high and she watches me as I work on the computer or turn on the tv. Then her time is split between me and the tv :lol: I swear she loves watching the tv especially animal shows with all the nature stuff haha. Probably not the real reason she does all this but I like to think it is and it does happen, just probably not the reasons I'm thinking of.