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Would You Cuddle With a Stranger?

"Would you cuddle with a stranger?" I overheard the short-order cook say as I walked into the cafeteria. She was talking to the other short-order cook who worked there.

"Would you cuddle with a stranger?!" I laughed. "If you are cuddling with someone then it isn't a stranger anymore."

She told me about a magazine article that the cashier was reading to them. It was about "cuddle parties," and apparently they are becoming trendy in New York. I had never heard of them.

She said as a joke, "Go ask the cashier to cuddle with you."

I looked over at the man standing by the cash register and said, "That one? Over there by the last cash register?"

"No," she said, "the one here by the nearest cash register."

I looked at the woman sitting there and then at the woman who made the request. "Ok."

I walked up to her. I put my tray on the counter and I asked her, "Would you cuddle with me?" We laughed and talked about the article.

The cook explained that she wouldn't mind cuddling with friends. Sometimes they do that if they rent a beach house and there aren't enough beds.

"I'm not so sure I would," I said. "I like to cuddle but not with a stranger."

According to about.com

August 09, 2004
What is a Cuddle Party?

At first glance a Cuddle Party appears to be a non-sexual orgy setting. At least this is the way I'm understanding this new business venture started up by Reid Mihalko and Marcia Baczynski. They are banking on the idea of bringing people together to share intimacy, affection, and appropriate touching to off balance a society of individuals who have become touch-and-snuggle deprived...

Attire is required, perferably pajamas. There are very specific rules that are enforced to assure the party environment is a safe one. Cuddling party sessions last approximately three hours. And in case you are wondering if this cuddling craze is some new type of healing touch therapy I have noted in the FAQ page of the Cuddle Party Web site it states that "Cuddle Parties are not intended as substitutes for therapy."

Visit the Web site:Cuddle Party

Posted by elsie at August 25, 2005 04:27 PM