Are there any male providers who have found success financially?
No.
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Yes there are some. Get a woman’s perspective on this. Men here will always say no and we know why they say no.
@alewmoore Its hard for me when people give an absolute black or white answer to this question.
But to your question of if it is "successful financially" That's probably a bit more grey. If it was what you were passionate about and had a low need for funds to help support your life.... Could you get by? Would that make you successful? Or are you wondering if Male Pros can become extremly wealthy...? Or... what are you actually asking?
As far as the question of "Is there a high demand for Male Pros in direct correlation to women Pros?" The answer is over whelming not much. For a multitude of reasons.
But here's some historical data from other times people asked this question.
There’s also a PLETHORA of threads to look up this topic because the questions comes up frequently. https://www.cuddlecomfort.com/forum/discussion/10997/male-pros-how-has-it-been-for-you#latest
https://www.cuddlecomfort.com/forum/discussion/23445/why-are-most-females-pro-and-most-males-are-not/p1
https://www.cuddlecomfort.com/forum/discussion/22862/nominate-your-favorite-male-pro-cuddlers/p1
@CuddleDuncan has made some great posts about Helping men or women Cuddle Professionals.
https://www.cuddlecomfort.com/safensecure4u2#reviews-tab Has had a long history on the site. He began as a Male Pro and had a lot of success. But it was still a side gig.
He was "an RN since 2006. My career in healthcare quickly taught me how important human contact and connection is to our emotional and physical health."
@cuddler5617 and @nurturingman are amazing humans who I met in person and they found some success.
@RadiantHugs and @frankparker9 have mentioned facilitating cuddle parties and have also taken some time to navigate what that looks like.
I agree with @sillysassy Since we don’t know each member personally, these absolute “no” answers are just ridiculous and sour grapes about the possibility that some men might be the type who a woman would pay for a cuddle. And some people might prefer the boundaries it creates. We all have our reasons. If some men prefer a Pro (and we know that some do whether another knows one personally or not) then some women might also. They might not be on the forum chatting about it though. 😊
@g_w_t_w - Being a pro doesn't make somebody more qualified or safer. Men hire pros because there aren't enough women enthusiast, while there is plenty of men lined up willing to cuddle women for free.
@Mike403 You should know how I feel about sweeping generalizations and assumptions by now. What you say probably applies to your situation and to many others I’m sure and that’s awesome! (Just guessing). But definitely not to mine at all. And likely not to every single member on CC, including the ones you don’t personally know. 😊 I’m sure many others have opinions based on their preferences and experiences. At least a woman’s POV about safety and the type of cuddles she wants could possibly be different to a man’s on this, but again, opinions are interesting to read in a forum, and that’s mine. In reality, in some cases there are men who hire a Pro because they prefer the boundary it creates. Keeps things neat. Since I was actually a Pro for a while, I do actually know that happens from talking to actual clients about it. I am the same. I’ve never been here to find a cuddle friend. I prefer a transactional arrangement. So we are all different 🤗
@Mike403 I don't see anything incorrect about what you said. I don't think it's even an opinion, as the points you made have been made by many others.
@g_w_t_w - Do you know a male pro who got any female clients?
Yes, Mike, I do.