Why has professional cuddling gotten so popular lately?

katvskatvs
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I'm writing an article about professional cuddling and I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on this. It seems like 20 years ago, just getting a massage was seen as a little strange. Why have people gotten into professional cuddling in the last few years, what changed to make that happen?

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  • PinkLipstick22PinkLipstick22

    My opinion only:

    Technology has created the need for cuddling. Since technology became more widely used, face to face and in-person interaction has become much less frequent, creating the now felt need for human touch and intentional interaction.

  • [Deleted User]indiansfan4life (deleted user)

    I second what pinklipstick said

  • valhealingvalhealing

    I think there are.more people that don't have children or a partner and they are hungry for accepting touch. There are also more people that have been breastfed and or massages at they're comfy asking for touch.

  • sheedssheeds

    Prior Days: Cuddling = Hookers
    Recent Past: Cuddling = Massages
    Today: Cuddling = Platonic Cuddling (:

  • CuddleStellaCuddleStella

    In LA, I always thought the high cost of living meant folks dedicated more time to working instead of their personal time. Cuddling was a way to work around that when they booked a specific time to cuddle with a cuddler.

  • UKGuyUKGuy

    Who says it is popular and how have you measured the rise in popularity you claim? I'd never heard of it until I stumbled on this site purely by accident. There are a tiny number of pro cuddlers compared to the general population and compared to established professions like massage therapists. Many of the pro cuddlers on this site have no friends or karma and don't respond to messages, so how active are they?

  • mickcuddlemickcuddle

    I agree with @pinkfootball24 and others about how technology has created a void in personal interaction. But the other part of you question was why PROFESSIONAL Cuddling? I think it is seen (accurately) to be safer than matching with whomever. You can often see reviews or “Karma” on the pros, since they derive all or a portion of their livelihood from cuddling, they are much less likely to no-show or treat you badly.

  • [Deleted User]galowglass (deleted user)

    It isn't a progression from prostitution to cuddling. "hookers", "massages" are a different animal.
    They are not platonic. They don't relate to platonic cuddling at all.

    The last part of your question is easy. "Why have people gotten into professional cuddling in the last few years, what changed to make that happen?"

    People have gotten into professional cuddling because there is now a demand, where there was none before. It is a large-enough demand, that it is commercially-viable/profitable.

  • calineurcalineur

    From my perspective, professional cuddling isn’t accessible enough to be called “popular” just yet.

    I was introduced to platonic cuddling with my massage therapist - my idea, not hers. But I was surprised to see how many of them (well over 50%) were open to it during our sessions. So I am not so convinced of massage being “a different animal”. Also, it is more convenient than the current process of hiring a cuddling professional.

  • MarkMark Mod

  • [Deleted User]galowglass (deleted user)

    @Mark (in sullen tones) Wow. That's depressing.

  • UKGuyUKGuy
    edited September 2018

    @Mark - unfortunately your graph is meaningless unless we know how you arrived at the 'often feel left out' and 'often feel lonely' answers. Both questions are very vague and the answers subjective. Your graph also implies the old fallacy that just because A is followed by B, A must have caused B. How many people took part in this survey and in what country? So many unanswered questions.

  • MarkMark Mod
    edited September 2018

    I have no opinion on the scientific process behind these observations but I'm inclined to think the correlation is real and meaningful. You can read more about it here.

    More charts below for those who are in the mood for images over words.

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