There is a prevalent assumption on this and other cuddling sites that paying for Professional Cuddling is as valuable and valid as getting it for free.
However this flys in the face of a huge body of knowledge from clinical psychology to more esoteric energy modalities that suggests that it may not be!
There is huge scientific evidence that, biologically and psychologically, nothing beats a good cuddle, whether free or paid for.
HOWEVER having to pay for them can also have detrimental psychological effects - both for the payer...and the payee!
It creates an imbalance of power and is likely to negatively impact - even if only subconsciously - the self esteem and self image if the person who finds themselves having to pay for one of the best things in life - that should be freely available to every human on the planet.
While the paid provider, although significantly empowered, can also find their sense of self and personal relationships subtly negatively impacted by having to constantly simulate, or even on occassion impersonate, an otherwise natural and spontaneous human act.