Cuddle service?

I haven't but I can totally see why that would be a reasonable thing to do. Try not to judge yourself. Humans are pack animals. We're programmed to seek out touch

I didn’t know that was a real thing. My problem would be that I would know it wasn’t legit. Part of cuddling with my wife was the spark, and warmth that came from it. Cuddling with some rando would feel empty to me, but if it works for other people I am all for it!

I haven’t, tbh didn’t even realise that was a thing, but I’d say anything that helps can’t be bad. Cuddle away.

I seriously considered it but never bit the bullet

I didn’t know that was available. I get massages and it helps both in releasing my stress and giving me that human touch.

No judgement at all! We all have to put our needs at the forefront now.

If you go, let us know how effective it was. I can see this helping people. I hope it works wonders!

I haven’t but I think there’s a cuddle sub on Reddit somewhere. Idk what it’s called but I read a vent a professional cuddler wrote the other day.

I feel the same way. Totally starved for just human contact. I thought about becoming a cuddler myself but I’m sure it’d freak a client out to have me cry on them lol.

Had no idea that was a thing. I couldn't do it. I don't even like to talk to strangers, I'm definitely not going to cuddle with them lol.

There might also be cuddle groups in your area. Go for it! I'm not a big cuddler and dislike touch from people I don't genuinely like, but I don't judge and neither should you! Be gentle with yourself.

There is actually such a concept. I saw it on a reality program.i have not used it though.

Friends filled that void. Couch cuddles watching TV, long hugs when I was crying. Don't be afraid to talk to friends about it.

Also look up a grief massage or just get a massage in general. My Chiropractor gifted me a professional massage from someone else in her clinic. It was amazing and I cried.

I would be very down for the service. It's been 2 1/2 years since I lost my husband and we had no intimate relations for years because of his illness and the last year we could barely ever kiss because his lips and mouth were covered in blisters from the clinical trial medication. So I am starved for human contact And I would definitely like somebody to cuddle me or hold hands with me. Fortunately my girlfriends often hold my hand when we spend time together because they know how much I need that.

Does the cuddling have to be human? My sister was fostering different dogs like a new dog every week until she found one she adopted fully and it improved her mood incredibly. Might be an easier situation to find too.

I've never heard of that. If it's legit, and if you think it might make you feel better, it may be something to consider. It wouldn't be for me, though -- since my husband died, I can't stand to have anyone touch me, with the occasional exception of my sister. It's been that way literally since the moment he died; even at his funeral, I couldn't even let my parents hug me. I'm not sure, but I think it may be because it's really only him I want to touch me, and since he can't then I don't want anyone to. Not sure why my sister is the exception, either....

Don’t mean to throw water on the idea - if it works for others, great. But seems to me cuddle needs to come with empathy - how can that be real. Reminds me of professional mourners they used to hire for funerals. As for physical touch, seems a lot has been cut off like amputation. I hate what life has become

I do miss cuddles.

Oh. My. Gosh. I might have to look into that!! I feel so touch-starved right now!! I love my cats, and I cuddle them as much as they let me. I also cuddle my roommates’ dogs sometimes, too, but I miss human touch.

I don’t know if I’ll be comfortable with that, though. I’m definitely an introvert, and I get uncomfortable when people I don’t know or don’t know well touch me.

My roommate initially said that I could hug him sometimes, but he recently told me that it makes him uncomfortable. 😞

I have not but I have a friend who goes to cuddle parties with his kirtan group. Not my scene but he enjoys it

We need touch. I look forward to monthly massages. Just the regular kind.

I got my dogs right after he died. They are large (70 lbs and 64 lbs), fill up the emptiness on his side of the bed and are endless cuddlers. I don’t know how I could have survived without them.

From the standpoint of a professional cuddler... my clients are often widowed or generally socially isolated for various reasons.

A good professional will follow your lead and get to know what you desire before booking an appointment.

Starting costs range from 80 to 200 per hour and styles vary widely. Some sites take as much as 40% of the service cost which causes a larger cost. But there aren't alot of places to advertise for such things, at least in my neck of the heartland.

I started doing this on the side because I really do care about the people I take on as clients. I choose my clients carefully, as they should choose their cuddler carefully. I was touch starved myself for many years and know exactly how hard it can be to come back from that. I get to know my repeat clients, and while it is transactional, it's also intimate. We are all people and the connection is real, regardless of how it came to be.

Not all professional cuddlers are created equal vett your cuddlers accordingly.