This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LAWRENCE, Kan. – A woman in Lawrence, Kansas ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Gina Maray is a pet portrait/energy artist, Reiki practitioner and a single mom living in Kewaskum, a small town near West Bend. She’s also a professional cuddler. For $100/hour, Maray brings clients ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. - A woman in Lawrence, Kansas, is getting paid to cuddle with people. Robin Marie is a 'professional cuddler.' She provides a safe place for clients to receive platonic touch while also ...