I couldn’t get anyone to go with me. As a writer about pleasure, I felt compelled to experience a cuddle party, and I learned about one in New York City that claimed to be “a warm evening of ...

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Marion, a mother of three living in Berlin, remembers growing up in a household full of touch and affection. But as an adult, married to a partner who wasn’t as physically expressive, she started to ...

As the sun sets over the Hidden Temple in Florence, 14 adults in their comfiest pajamas sprawl on a generous bed of quilts. Outside on this crisp October Saturday, the foliage is just starting to turn ...

Reid Mihalko is the force behind a growing trend: cuddle parties. Those who take part dress up in jammies and hold each other close for several hours. The parties are meant to "empower and heal people ...

In this photo taken on Friday, July 31, 2015, Joe Tuttle massages Pam Bradford's head during a cuddle party, a regular meet-up where strangers get together and cuddle in a nonsexual way, in Lindon, ...

Missing human touch, Helen Jane Campbell, 47, a writer and life coach in Sussex, went along to an event where you cuddle up to strangers. So was it comforting or creepy? Here, she reveals all.

For many, cuddle parties are quite a striking concept. That might explain why I’ve become somewhat selective about who I share this part of my life with. It was an ex-partner of mine who introduced me ...