Hello fellow cuddlers and cuddlees!
It’s me, Andi, back with another question. ?
In my profile it states that I will need to see your ID when I meet you so that I can send your name to my safety buddy when I first start a session.
I know some (probably most?) professional cuddlers don’t ask for ID, although I know I’m not alone in asking for ID, either.
I recently had a really nice potential client reach out and say that he’d like to book me and is it really necessary for me to see his ID? (I thought it was great that he asked! Especially since it meant he read my looooong profile.)
It made me think — is it?
I know that it makes me feel a lot safer, at least right now when I only do out-calls or book Airbnbs.
However, I also know that professional cuddling is ‘new’ and many, possibly most, people don’t feel comfortable with other people knowing that they have hired a cuddler. Maybe because of society, maybe their job, maybe their significant other... And I understand their need for discretion.
The easy out is to say, “That’s what makes me comfortable, so that’s my line in the sand.” And I could do that. And I might still. There are a lot of clients who aren’t the right fit for me and vice-versa. That’s life as a professional cuddler.
But I was wondering, is there an alternative? A compromise that we could make? If I asked, instead, for you to pay by PayPal or credit card (I have a Square reader), would that be better? Or worse? What if I had you send me an email?
I’m not looking to out anyone. Or blackmail them! BUT just like I have my safety concerns, and I take those seriously, I want to take my clients’ privacy needs seriously.
What do you think? What makes you comfortable — either as a client or a professional?