Since I was a teenager, we've had indoor cats, first with my family and now me and DH, saw too many that had got knocked down on the road to want to risk it, plus now there's so many horrible stories around
I would absolutely recommend the Ragdoll, I don't think I'd have anything else. Had my parents 2 when I was still living at home (first house cat was what was probably a moggy, but we always had suspicions she had a bit of forest cat or siberian in there, she was so chatty and would prook away at you)
The Ragdoll breed is just the best, they are right that they are almost like a dog, forget going to the toilet alone! They can't go outside unsupervised because they don't sense danger, my parents have theirs in the garden with them if they're out, but they have high fences and sit at the end to block any bolts to the end fence, the boy is a bit of a menace in 95% of the time he's fine then the odd day he gets it into his head he's going and sets his mind on suddenly taking off meaning a rush to intercept him. The girl is very flighty so isn't interested in trying.
Our fences are lower, so we use harnesses (DH has an indoor BSH)
Ragdolls can be thick, but there's times they're very astute. DH is stricter than me with her, and she will casually, after a telling off, do all the things that she knows annoys him, e.g. lifting the corner of the rug, going behind the tv, all things she knows he doesn't approve of
She LOVES a smooch with me, i adore her and she adores me. I am obsessed with her. They (and the BSH) are not lap cats, they absolutely love to be WITH you but bar for a smooch, not ON you.
Mine is quite vocal, she will howl if she has a toy, and will often bring it down to you
Both her and the BSH have very sensitive tummies, the BSH is mainly on a hypoallergenic diet, which you guessed it, doesn't always agree with Ragdoll tummy if she steals too much. It's the same for my parents Ragdolls, you feed them the higher meat content food and if it agrees with them, stick to it. My parents give theirs dreamies, but we don't really give treats, because of BSH tummy, its not worth going back to square one as it took a while to get it stable. We did buy them some cooked chicken chunks for Christmas. You know the sort humans put in sandwiches. It was clearly Ragdoll poison as she refused to eat it, would turn her back on it, and dig contemptuously at it, clearly saying it should be in her litter tray
She has got SUCH a wonderful personality, and Will know when I'm upset and want smoochies, but also do so many hilarious things. I absolutely adore her and wish we could have afforded another when her breeder put a picture of one she had for sale that looked so incredibly similar it must have been a distant relative!
Make sure you research your breeder carefully and they have done all the correct health tests on the parents
As others have mentioned, the only downside of Ragdolls/fluffy cats are those big fluffy pantaloons do on occasion need cleaning up after a poo! I shower mine if it's particularly messy, or I hold and DH wipes if it's not too bad. Have taken to a quick check after she exits the tray