@TattooSqueeze @MeltMyWay No worries at all! I appreciate you both letting me know!
In the upcoming days, I'll be posting another survey link with potential dates so everyone can vote on what works best.
If either of you can make it, I'd love to see you there! If not, I completely understand. No pressure!
@MeltMyWay I'm also sorry to hear about your sister in law's passing and everything going on with your mom. That's a lot to deal with, especially so close together, and I can imagine how overwhelming it must be.
Please take care of yourself and your family first! If your schedule and energy line up, we'd love to have you. Otherwise, there's always the next one! I'm hoping this can eventually become a recurring gathering anyway.
Thank you both again for offering to help!
Hey everyone! Just wanted to share another update as we continue planning our SoCal CC Community Meetup!
Based on everyone's feedback so far, January 2027 is still our leading month, with Sundays being the most popular day. We're currently looking into venues around Orange County, possibly South OC.
We've already received interest from around 15 people, and a few community members have been helping research potential venues and activities. Thank you to everyone who has contributed ideas or offered to help!
We're now moving on to the next step: choosing the actual date!
I've created a short follow up survey to help us narrow down which Sunday in January works best for everyone.
Please select ALL Sundays you're available, rather than just your favorite date. This will help us find the greatest overlap before moving forward with venue pricing and reservations.
January Availability Survey: https://formspry.com/f/cmvpo518a00053mzp9xbkw5f7
We've also been discussing the possibility of having smaller, unofficial gatherings around the main meetup, especially for anyone traveling into Southern California.
For example, we could have a casual dinner or social gathering on Friday, something fun on Saturday, and possibly another hangout on Monday.
These would be completely optional and separate from the main Sunday gathering. Nothing would require the same level of planning or financial commitment as the main event.
The second survey also asks whether you'd be interested in these smaller gatherings and which days might work for you.
That way, anyone traveling can make a weekend out of it if they'd like, while others can simply attend the main meetup!
We're still considering the venue options that have been shared, including private spaces through Peerspace and other public gathering locations.
Our current estimate is around 15 to 20 attendees, although that may change as more people express interest.
Affordability remains one of our priorities. We'd like to keep the main gathering as accessible and inexpensive as possible, while allowing anyone interested in additional activities to participate separately.
Once we narrow down the date, we can start comparing actual venue availability, pricing, capacity, and estimated costs per person.
Nothing has been booked or finalized yet!
If you haven't had a chance to complete our original meetup interest survey, please feel free to do so as well!
The first survey helps us understand everyone's preferences regarding location, activities, budget, accessibility, and other considerations.
Original Meetup Interest Survey: https://formspry.com/f/cmv2713wj000fe6jlf86l5wqt
If you've already completed the first survey, there's no need to fill it out again. Just complete the second survey with your January availability!
Quick reminder: The main meetup is intended to be a casual, welcoming gathering for professional cuddlers, clients, and anyone interested in the platonic cuddling community. Socializing, games, and physical touch will all be optional, with consent and personal boundaries respected.
I'd love to hear from everyone who's interested, including those who haven't participated in the discussion yet!
And as always, if you have additional ideas, suggestions, or would like to help with planning, please feel free to chime in!
Thank you again to everyone helping make this happen!
@AuthenticLucy thanks hun 🫂
Damn woman, that is one great flyer!
Also, do we finally get to meet the people we’ve blocked? How interesting would that be?!
I’ve haven’t had to block anyone on cc (yet) but at all the meet and greets we have had , I’ve had a few experiences where I wasn’t sure if I was going to get along with some people who were attending. 🤔
But meeting folks in person is so much different than the interaction on forums obviously. I met folks I was hesitate in meeting in person but now I consider them friends and look forward to meeting them again !
Meet and greets are such a great way to meet lots of members here in a short period of time. Giving best wishes and lots of success to the planners and hosts for this one ☝️ 😊
I seen in the comments that you are looking for some recommendations as for an arcade and I as a former employee of two chains will make a few suggestions. Now I know that Chuck E Cheese is not particularly adult centered but hear me out, the food is excellent and the nearest CEC that has been newly remodeled is at:
930 N. San Fernando Blvd. Burbank, CA 91504
You've gotta try the stuffed crust pizza with pepperoni sausage and pineapple! Much better than Pizza Hut it's also a big location with a party area, plenty of seating and if there's any CEC employee going, they should be able to use their 50% discount to help save on the cost of food.
Also there's a Tilt located at:
531 Plaza Dr. West Covina, CA 91790
Now I don't know if they have a seating or party area, we didn't at our location but there is a Tilt Studio but it's much further away in Tempe, Arizona.
I don't recommend Dave and Busters though as I had a bad interview experience earlier this year, although they have good food, the environment is particularly noisy.
Wherever you decide to have the event, I'd love to see comments from everyone here in my thread or my inbox if you find a Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection or a Golden Key machine 😊
Oh I thought of an idea.
Dave & Busters would be a good spot. Arcade, food, and drinks all in one spot
Also, some comments about seeing people that have been blocked raises a good question. How would that work?
@sdc2004 thank you for your suggestions! I think for the actual meetup, we would be leaning more toward orange county area.
Round One would be a good alternative for arcade places as well since they have a variety of options. I think they might have some adult options for drinks. Not sure about the whole seating area. I also imagine that showing up as a group rather than reserving the entire place, children will be involved, but this would be a more casual meet up than the actual meetup. So either works really!
I think we can leave the smaller meetups for later discussion though.
Thank you for your suggestions!
@EagleCuddles
I think if someone has someone who is blocked and they might attend, they have the freedom to not associate with that person at the meetup.
If they have them blocked for a safety issue or that this person was deemed an unsafe person in any way, I would hope that someone would reach out to me or one of the coordinators to let us know.
I want to keep everyone safe and comfortable with each other, but I also understand that someone's cup of tea might not be another's.
But please, send me any potential usernames that are deemed unsafe or not fit for the vibe. I will take all suggestions seriously.
And as @OhioMike mentioned, sometimes people turn out to be a different vibe offline vs online esp in the forums.
But at the end of the day, I hope that all of our guests can be adults and if there isnt someone they want to mingle with, that is their boundary. And within the rules, I think establishing that to not make it a big deal or take it personal if someone does not want to engage with you is important.
I will also look at the feedback i received in a couple days. I think i will be giving until the end of this week to kind of see what is going on.
@AuthenticLucy You're welcome for the suggestions! I'm always happy to share my knowledge and experience with arcades 😊 I've never visited a Round One but I have heard that it is the gold standard in Family Entertainment Centers.
One of the nearest ones that should be closer to Orange County is in Santa Ana, California.
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