02-06-2025, 10:06 PM
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.
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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...34847.html
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...34847.html