What do you want to hear from critters?

I've spent a few years doing critiquing for others, as well as receiving it. I've used some of the criticism and tossed the rest. I dream of giving a piece to a critter and asking them "What do you want to hear?"<br><br>There's a lot of high level criticism I receive, which is helpful, but I want to know what the reader wants from the story. I want to know what the reader wants in terms of plot, character development, pacing, conflict, setting, and themes. And I would like to know this from the beginning, before I start sharing my writing.<br><br>I would like to hear what they are looking for and see if I want to give it to them. If I do, I'll give them a first draft, or a chapter of my latest book and ask for their thoughts. But I don't want to hear about what they want, unless I agree with it.<br><br>I feel that I've been subject to so many different opinions, most of which don't match mine, that I need to know what a critter wants before I work with them. I don't want them to tell me what I want to hear, or what they think will impress me. I want them to tell me what they haven't found, but are looking for.<br><br>But I'm not sure what exactly this is called. What do you call someone who tells you what they want in a story, before the story starts, and then asks if you can give it to them? Is this a beta reader? A critique partner? A friend? What is it?