Can you tell if you’ll have cuddle chemistry before you meet? 👀

GoldenRae

I’m new here and genuinely curious lol. Do y’all feel like you can tell through conversation and messages if you’re going to be comfortable cuddling with someone before you actually meet them?

I feel like energy and conversation can tell you A LOT about a person, but then again, in-person chemistry can be completely different. 😂

For the people who’ve been here awhile, can you usually tell beforehand, or have some of your best cuddle experiences been with people you didn’t expect?

Also, hi 👋🏾 I’m Rae. I’m new around here, so don’t be a stranger. ☺️

Yes.

Yes. I get to know people enough to determine whether I'd feel comfortable cuddling them, or not. If I don't get a genuine vibe, I don't meet.

...Like the guy today, who wanted me to cuddle with two day's notice, without any information or attempt at a conversation, twice ignored me politely letting him know I'm not a Pro and I make friends first, then informed me that because I'm celebrating my friend's birthday this weekend, I will be "missing out on a cuddle session" with him. 🤣 Oh dear, however shall I recover from the disappointment?

~ Sunset Snuggles

@GoldenRae First of all, welcome, Rae!! 🥰💜 And thank you for jumping right into the conversations here! I LOVE seeing new faces contributing to the community, especially with questions that actually get us thinking! 😇

This is such an interesting topic because I think there's a difference between being able to recognize whether someone is likely to respect your boundaries and being able to predict whether you'll actually have cuddle chemistry with them.

I feel like messaging can tell me quite a bit about someone's communication style, personality, and how they respond to boundaries. Those things matter enormously when deciding whether I'd feel comfortable meeting someone.

But actual cuddle chemistry? I think that's a little harder to predict! 😂 Someone might be incredibly charming over messages and feel completely different in person. And someone who's a little awkward or reserved online might turn out to be the most wonderfully comfortable person to cuddle with.

I also think chemistry doesn't necessarily have to be immediate! Sometimes people need a little time to relax before you really get to experience that connection.

I'm curious whether anyone else has experienced that — where the chemistry wasn't necessarily there in the first few minutes, but developed naturally once everyone got comfortable?

Anyway, welcome again! Please keep starting conversations like this. 💜

I guess I've been told I was good at cuddling, but it wasn't from anyone on this website or any other cuddling one.

They were on the receiving end of “didn't expect”.

I can usually tell beforehand, with standard screening, messages, vibing. I have not yet had a person who wanted to cuddle, and with whom I wanted the same, be disappointing.

@TxTom thx for affirming me ✨

@SunsetSnuggles This! 👏🏾 I’m new here, but one thing I’m realizing very quickly is that I’m not willing to skip the “getting to know you” part just because someone wants to book a session. Comfort and trust matter to me, and I need to feel like we can actually have a conversation and respect each other’s boundaries before I’m cuddled up with anybody. 😂

And the “you’re missing out” part would’ve confirmed my decision. 😭 A respectful no or “not this weekend” shouldn’t suddenly turn into pressure.

@AngelNextDoor Thank you 🥹💜 and I really like the distinction you made between recognizing whether someone will respect your boundaries vs actually predicting cuddle chemistry. I didn’t think about those as two separate things at first, but they definitely are.

I think for me, especially being new to the site, the conversation beforehand is less about trying to predict chemistry and more about figuring out whether I feel comfortable enough to even find out 😂. I can absolutely see someone being a little awkward or reserved through messages and being completely different once they’re comfortable in person.

I’m curious about that too though! Especially from people who’ve been doing this awhile. Has anyone ever had a session start off a little awkward and then turn into one of their favorites?

@DaveLaughs That’s actually what I’m hoping to get better at as I navigate this 😂 learning what to pay attention to during the messaging/vibing stage. I’m naturally pretty big on energy and conversation, so I feel like I can usually tell when something feels off, but being new to this, I’m sure there are things some members pick up on that I wouldn’t think twice about yet.

What are some of the things you notice during that initial conversation that usually tell you, “yeah, I’d be comfortable cuddling with this person”?

Regarding the awkward people, or those who can't relax initially, and whether that equates to a lack of cuddle chemistry... I understand that perhaps those instances aren't the most magical cuddles from the get-go, but I don't view cuddling as something someone is providing me with, nor am I providing them with something, physically speaking... We're just two people, hopefully friends, who are extending acceptance and comfort toward one another.

If someone doesn't come off confident, or feel relaxed, that's not at all an issue or a disappointment for me. If they're not comfortable full-blown cuddling, and just want to sit across from each other, hold hands, or just talk and then hug at the end, I'm still happy. If they want to full-body wrap around each other and squeeze hard, that's wonderful. I don't come with expectations for receiving anything in particular, I just want to give comfort if I can, and receive the same, on occasions that I need it.

The cuddle world draws many types, including a heck of a lot of people (myself included) who have social anxiety or any number of personal struggles or diagnoses. Whatever level the cuddle reaches, I'm alright with it, and I'm often so proud of people for the level they become trusting enough to explore.

~ Sunset Snuggles

@SunsetSnuggles I really appreciate this perspective. I was looking at “cuddle chemistry” almost like there was supposed to be a certain outcome for the interaction to be considered a good or healthy one. By the way you explained it makes much more sense to me. Meeting someone where they are comfortable, whether it ends up being fully cuddling, holding hands, talking, just a hug, takes the pressure of both the people. Especially knowing that some people may already be stepping pretty far out of their comfort zone just by showing up.🤍

@GoldenRae
Absolutely, just meeting at a coffee shop is a huge step for some people. ☕️

There are members here who never cuddled before joining this site. People who have never been in a relationship who are incredibly shy. People who were in a touch-starved marriage for decades. People recovering from sexual abuse. I don't think there's any right outcome of a cuddle meet, except that both parties exude compassion and respect boundaries. 🧸

The only time I would say cuddle chemistry has been "off" is the rare occasion that someone expects the cuddle to be 100% about them, to receive the entire time, to put no effort into the other person's needs or experience. But really, that's more of a personality problem than a simple cuddle preference.

I can work with various cuddle preferences - music, chatter, silence, constantly repositioning, trauma dumping, laughing our heads off... But if someone is just there thinking they can order numerous menu selections from me and not reciprocate, I'm out, unless of course they're obviously going through something. There's always a place for trading off support roles...never a place for being used or taken advantage of.

All that said, there can definitely be a cuddle "chemistry", where even upon first meeting, I might feel utterly at ease tucked into someone's chest, not feeling any pressure to make conversation, just basking in the moment. That happens spontaneously, and I agree with @AngelNextDoor that it can't always be predicted. I've been very pleasantly surprised by it, before, when I expected more of a polite, less affectionate cuddle. Sometimes you wrap around each other and the world just instantly goes quiet. It's a beautiful thing.

~ Sunset Snuggles

Can you tell if you’ll have cuddle chemistry before you meet?

Yes in a way, itis the first few conversations that will tell me whether or not I would even want to meet you in person...Let alone cuddle with you! 🙂🫂

No, I can only tell ahead of time whether the person seems like someone I'd like to meet. It takes getting into the cuddle before you find out:

• If the person is a dead carp starfish and just lies there motionless while you do all the work. If the person doesn't reciprocate, then cuddling them definitely becomes work, a job I didn't sign up for and don't want to do.
• Whether they're demanding and entitled when they want you to do something for them or makes a polite request.
• Whether they're capable of having engaging conversation and also are comfortable with some silence or if they're an unstoppable, annoying chatterbox who natters on endlessly about themselves or subjects I'm not interested in.
• Whether they're considerate if the cuddle goes on for hours and offers to go halves on a pizza delivery or if they assume if you're hosting that you're going to feed them as well.
• Whether they respect or push boundaries.

I've experienced all of these things and more. None of them could have been predicted by preceding conversations.

Personally, I don't like to use the word 'chemistry' in regards to cuddling. Too many people misconstrue it in a romantic or non-platonic sense (esp men). I will say good conversation, an openness to hugging, and having common interests or having good "bro-bro moments" never hurt.

I call it "vibes" rather than chemistry. Also I tell potential cuddle partners I want a non-cuddling public brief meetup first as a "vibe check" before moving on to the first cuddling session on a later date. Probably if I were a pro, I would have to skip that extra step because of the framing of the relationship as client rather than as simply a peer, that one may trust and be comfortable with the same as a friend. Which would make the boundaries more necessary. But I kind of like to talk about that face to face and then decide. So far the potential cuddlers I have asked for this have agreed enthusiastically to my vibe check. And in turn have passed the test, although I am only talking about very few who made it that far.

No, I don't have any expectations before I meet someone, and that goes for any relationship in my life.

I think cuddle chemistry can only be fully determined once you're together in person and can get a feel for each other's energy. That said, having more than just a few sentences of conversation beforehand can help establish a sense of connection and compatibility. A brief video chat can also be a great way to get a feel for each other, especially if you're not planning to meet somewhere public before the session.

I don’t need to have “chemistry” with someone to provide a wonderful session. Part of this work for me is meeting people where they’re at, accepting differences, and making the person I’m with feel comfortable and safe to be who they are. I have a lot of neurodivergent clients and queer and trans client who have survived sexual violence and are trying to make peace with and feel safe in their bodies again (or for the first time). I am so grateful and honored that I get to be a part of someone’s healing journey and chemistry does not factor in. No matter who someone is, how they approach sessions, or how comfortable (or uncomfortable) they are, I provide the same level of genuine care. As long as a client is respectful, understands consent and boundaries, and is open to communicating openly about what’s working and what’s not, I am willing to meet almost anyone where they are.

I just think about what we have in common interests, cuddng motives, and personality.

Hey hey welcome to CC 🫂
I think wether it's a client, a pro or 2 enthusiasts ... The vibe is going to be looked at and approached differently. Plus my and their expectations will all be different. If I'm being paid as a pro, I want to know what type of cuddles they want. Do they want mutual cuddles, do they want to cuddle me or me cuddle them only. Laying still and not participating is ok to me if it's a paid situation. If I'm trading mutuals cuddles unpaid for my and theit benefits it's a different type of cuddle. What I want or like comes more into play rather than me solely concentrating on my cuddle clients needs. And then for my safety I get potential clients as well. That's something you could go more in depth in the pro only forum section.
Hope that helps... Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Me personally as a client, if my cuddler is not willing to chat and get to know one another a little bit to make sure that we’re a good match then I’m not willing to have a session with them.

@MelNYC
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~ Sunset Snuggles

@GoldenRae , This is a very interesting discussion! Here are my two cents, after many years , I can generally feel the vibe through the messages , wether I will feel comfortable cuddling with someone. I don't even need to speak to them in person, I have perfected this down to a fine art now. 😅
I often get enquiries about meeting for a cuddling session, through conversations these are the common reasons that send me running! 🏃
1)They are too entitled and demanding about their cuddling expectations.
2) Not being honest about their situation/relationship
3) They want to " have an online "relationship" ex, they want to pay for texting or videos.
4) refusing to send a picture/ ID and/ or a deposit.

This is just the tip of the iceberg, the feeling of compatibility regarding cuddling comes with time and experience. Happy cuddling 🫂😌

@GoldenRae I agree that online chemistry and in person chemistry can be two very different things.. Personally as a client looking to hire a pro for a session I try to read their biography.. Sometimes I do that two or three times just in case I might miss something then I'll check their karma.. After that I'll give them a private message introducing myself, the reason why I started doing this, just trying to get a conversation started between both of us.. Then if she wants we can chat on video to get a better idea of each other and go from there.. In the three years I've been doing this it's worked pretty well for me.. Also I go into every session with zero expectations that way I'm not disappointed.. If anything it's always a pleasant surprise.

To piggyback on @MelNYC i agree that chemistry is not needed to have a great session. And frequently the vibe check clients are fishing for something other than cuddles. But also many clients have been burned before with providers that are not a good fit so I see the need.

But…there are some Folks that I can tell we will have a ton to talk about! What does it for me is someone’s “openness.” Are they willing to share a photo, and when I ask them an open ended question do I get a one word reply, a sentence, or a paragraph?

Not everyone needs to be completely chatty during a cuddle, but meeting one on one for the first time I need to be able to establish a basis for safety and connection, boundaries, likes and dislikes. Call it chemistry, or just plain good communication. Some of this we can get out of the way during a zoom call, some happens in person when we actually get in a room together.

Just like when I go to see my hair stylist I find that I get better results if I go in with a Pinterest pic and can tell her what kind of cut and color I want. Sometimes we end up chatting and being friendly, and sometimes not. But if I go in with good communication I always come out with a decent cut!

I would say yes, I’ll read all the persons profile several times before reaching out to them. I met a none Pro once and she wanted to meet out in public 1st so I invited her to have dinner together and she agreed. She later told me that she was impressed how I handled a mess up on our order by the waitress. I would never have thought she would be watching that closely. I like reading the posts on here and I would not meet up with some of the people based on what they post. I agree with what I hear a lot of females say, go by your gut feelings.