Warning, this thread is to pose the question in the title but I'm also venting difficult feelings. They're admittedly judgemental, I just want to be up front about my feelings, cuz they're there
I can't say the idea of being a pro cuddler hasn't crossed my mind. I have mixed feelings. When I see a woman on this website that I feel like I might be interested in, and then her profile suddenly becomes a Pro one, I feel cheated. Especially when their profile says something like "I get just as much from the cuddling as you do". I can't help but feel like its sleazy. Like women just want to cash in because they know theres plenty of lonely guys that'll pay them 80 dollars and up for an hour of cuddling. You can keep up acting like you care about someone for an hour if it means that amount of bank, right? ("Okay hours up!" *boot)
But maybe part of it is resentment that I feel like males - or perhaps at least this male - would not have the privelege of doing the same thing. How many lonely women would actually pay for cuddles? Would my clientele just be gay men? Of course I also realize its platonic but we usually want to cuddle the "opposite gender" or the gender that we're attracted to, right? I'm not against cuddling men, I would just probably have to get a little used to it for one, but more importantly I also have a fear that a male cuddler would attract creepy clientele. As in, women wouldn't pay for cuddles, most men would pay women, and only weirdos would express interest in my services. I don't mean to sound judgemental, thats just my fear, and I don't particularly want to like, be abused or something.
Perhaps its also obvious in my venting that I have money issues. I can barely comprehend monetary situations outside of the very lacking one thats ingrained in me. My mom never had money when I was growing up, and currently I get SSI, so after rent, I have like 400 dollars left, a month. Yay for spending a quarter of my monthly living money on an hour of cuddles.
So basically, I got on this website looking for genuine connection through cuddles (no results), am upset to see all the women asking for money for something I was seeking and also willing to do for free... but am also wondering if I could actually charge people for cuddling and if it would work for me. I never said I wasn't a man of contradictions. : /
Thank you for listening to me ... it would be quite awesome if there were male pro cuddlers reading this, who could tell me: is it working? How many clients do you get? What are they like? Do they give you any trouble? I might have more questions if this thread is fruitful at all ... and you may ask me questions too if any arise..