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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Cuddle Party attendees, from left, Lorelie, Phy, Chris, Ray, David and Julia, relax during a recent event in Florence. PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER EVANS As the sun sets over the Hidden Temple in Florence, 14 ...

It costs $36 to go to a San Francisco“cuddle party.” People pay to go to a place to cuddle with strangers. There’s also a trend of walking with strangers. You can hire someone to do an easy ...

We were paired off and carefully arranged crotch to butt in what I would normally label a post-coital embrace, yet there was nothing sexual about our position. The group I was with consisted of 11 ...

After one party, she was hooked. She completed the facilitator certification process, which can take up to six months, and has since conducted parties throughout the mid-Atlantic and in California, ...

Man, it’s been kind of a tense day. Let’s shake it all off with a little off-topic conversation, clear the air and… hey, I just had a crazy thought… what about a cuddle party? I’m kidding of course, ...