Hi, what expectations do you have of a professional cuddler and your time with them, especially your first time?
Having only done it a few times, one thing that's a necessity for me is to be with someone who's a good conversationalist. It's nice feeling like you have a friend to talk to. In fact, my very first paid cuddle partner opened up quite a bit and that caused me to feel comfortable doing the same. I feel it enriched the entire experience and that she took something very positive away from it, just as I did.
I think it is important for the professional cuddler to be able to lead, in the event there is uncertainty, fear, awkwardness, etc.
Two activities I expect a cuddler to be comfortable with: mutual foot massages & maximal, frontal contact positions such as Forking as depicted in the Cuddle Sutra.