Cuddle Parties create space for people to gather for hours of purportedly nonsexual physical touch. Credit: Pexels / Ketut Subiyanto First, let’s first state the obvious. “Cuddle parties” — a growing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The author in her pajamas. Courtesy of Megan McCarthy I couldn’t get anyone to go with me. As a writer about pleasure, I felt ...

A bizarre way for strangers to get to know each another is taking hold in the Bay Area. It's called a Cuddle Party and, yes, it's as weird as it sounds. Touted as a "playful social event designed for ...

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The parties, now held worldwide, are billed as an opportunity to share safe, moderated, by-permission-only touch in a notoriously snuggle-deprived society - taking into consideration, of course, that ...

The trend is not new nationally, but it's now picking up steam here in Cleveland. "This felt like a loving place to share energetic love," said Andrew. A first-time cuddler, we met Andrew at a cuddle ...

Jenny Block is a Dallas writer who has published three books on the topic of sex, The Ultimate Guide to Solo Sex, O Wow: Discovering Your Ultimate Orgasm and Open: Love, Sex, and Life in an Open ...

Reid Mihalko is the force behind a growing trend: cuddle parties. Those who take part dress up in jammies and hold each other close for several hours. The parties are meant to "empower and heal people ...

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