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 ...

I couldn’t get anyone to go with me. As a writer about pleasure, I felt compelled to experience a cuddle party, and I learned about one in New York City that claimed to be “a warm evening of ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the sun sets over the Hidden Temple in Florence, 14 adults in their comfiest pajamas sprawl on a generous bed of quilts. Outside on this crisp October Saturday, the foliage is just starting to turn ...

Marion, a mother of three living in Berlin, remembers growing up in a household full of touch and affection. But as an adult, married to a partner who wasn’t as physically expressive, she started to ...

When Marcia Baczynski and REiD MiHalko decided to launch their now-infamous cuddle parties a little over two years ago, they had no idea they were about to take a cyncial, sex-soaked world by storm ...

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, ...

My mom joined me at Ko Pha-ngan, which is known as Thailand's "Party Island." The island is famous for sex parties, tantra courses, and all-night jungle raves. We spent our trip dancing and exploring ...

Coronavirus has claimed its latest victim: a non-sexual cuddling party in San Francisco. The next monthly installment of Cuddle Party, scheduled for March 14, has been nixed as part of the California ...

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