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I joined a 'cuddle puddle' with strangers - woim - 02-06-2025
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.
Helen Jane Campbell, who is single, wasn't quite sure what she was getting into when she turned up at a 'cuddle party'. (Supplied)
Cuddling is on the rise in the UK. If you find yourself single and touch-starved, you can now find platonic touch events – so-called 'cuddle puddles' – for adults across the UK. Non-sexual with clothes-on, these are not sex parties. They’re about consent, communication and the soothing power of being held by another human. Or several humans. Was I brave enough to spoon strangers? It felt scary, but piqued my curiosity, so I apprehensively signed up for a Sunday afternoon cuddle in Brighton.
I’m often touch-hungry. Currently single, mid-forties and child-free, I know it’s important for my wellbeing. So I followed the link on the 'How To Find Oneself In A Queer Cuddle Puddle' poster, stuck to a toilet door in a gay bar I go to. I wasn't actually sure what a cuddle puddle was, so I read up on it, discovering that a couple of relationship coaches in New York began holding cuddle parties in 2004, spreading a new trend across the US.
https://uk.style.yahoo.com/cuddle-puddle-strangers-162834847.html