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 ...

Sign up for the Gazette's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. As the sun sets over the Hidden Temple in Florence, 14 adults in their comfiest pajamas ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — If Reid Mihalko is right, nearly all of us are desperate for someone, anyone, even someone we've just met, to hold us, rub our feet, stroke our hair. And because this is about healing, ...

The parties, now held worldwide, are billed as an opportunity to share safe, moderated, by-permission-only touch in a notoriously snuggle-deprived society - taking into consideration, of course, that ...

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 ...

A 25-year-old woman has revealed that she regularly smells her mother during their bizarre routine 'snuggle parties' because it helps her relieve her anxiety and 'makes her feel safe'. Appearing on ...

My mom joined me at Ko Pha-ngan, which is known as Thailand's "Party Island." The island is famous for sex parties, tantra courses, and all-night jungle raves. We spent our trip dancing and exploring ...