Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The author in her pajamas. Courtesy of Megan McCarthy I couldn't get anyone to go with me. As a writer about pleasure, I felt ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In 2008 I was struggling with codependency, attention deficit ...

Cuddle Party attendees, from left, Lorelie, Phy, Chris, Ray, David and Julia, relax during a recent event in Florence. PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER EVANS As the sun sets over the Hidden Temple in Florence, 14 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Helen Jane Campbell, who is single, wasn't quite sure what she was getting into when she turned up at a 'cuddle party'. (Supplied) ...

In a living room just outside of Dallas, Texas, about 20 of us crowded on couches, chairs, and blankets, and wore pajamas, sweatpants, and no shoes. The group was mostly middle-aged, a near-even split ...

I can’t say that rule No. 7-“NO DRY HUMPING!”-assuaged my fears. I was looking at a Web site about something called a “cuddle party,” a party I was going to be attending a few days later, hosted by ...

It had been 10 years since I walked away from the seminary; seven since I’d had a date. I was 33, and had moved to New York only six months before. I read about a Cuddle Party in Hell’s Kitchen and I ...

Colleen Kimmett writes about food, sustainability, agriculture and now cuddle parties for The Tyee and others. Email her or find her on Twitter @colleenkimmett. When my housemate asked if she could ...

The author in her pajamas. 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 ...