As for your current partner, the one type of clingy I don't really like is when someone worries about me like that. I can understand if there was reasoning behind it, as something happened in the area and they didn't know if you were there when it did, but just randomly would bother me a little. I was more thinking about sharing interests, wanting to get your partner into the same hobbies, being able to talk to them about important things like finances, beliefs, etc without getting into a shit fit. That last part especially seems missing in modern relationships where people are worried about discussing stuff like finances, but I'd rather be able to have someone who understands my goals and wants to work in the same direction, sort of like having a business partner you can fuck.