Intimacy belongs in friendships and platonic relationships too. Essentially, intimacy in platonic relationships, or platonic love, is non-sexual intimacy. A heightened sense of platonic intimacy is ...

Cuddle Parties create space for people to gather for hours of purportedly nonsexual physical touch. Credit: Pexels / Ketut Subiyanto First, let’s first state the obvious. “Cuddle parties” — a growing ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Filmmaker Aaron Johnson is intent on portraying tenderness in black men and normalizing platonic touch among them. The black brute narrative has had a stronghold over the way black men ...

The cuddling is strictly platonic, and Robin Marie, a "professional cuddler," gives clients a safe place to snuggle while making sure boundaries are set and understood. Cuddler and client are fully ...

My ex and I broke up over a year ago, but we still invite each other over for sleepovers. They are platonic and not sexual, and they help us fulfill our need for touch. I feel close and safe with my ...

Every fortnight, Samii Wood snuggles up with a group of strangers for a "cuddle puddle". These gatherings see attendees melt into a large nest of cushions and blankets, offering each other platonic ...

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