It’s tough to be alone. Sometimes, a hug or even a cuddle can work wonders.
An American has taken cuddling as her profession. 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.
“I really believe in the power of touch and how it can heal people,” Marie says adding that it can be as simple as me sitting on the couch just sitting next to someone. It can be holding hands with someone all the way to we’re laying horizontal on the bed and we are spooning.
Marie has been a professional cuddler for 18 months. She is pulling down an annual salary of $40,000 and cuddles with 30 clients who range in age from 20 to 75.
“I spend up to 25 hours a week cuddling clients for work, then around 10 hours a week cuddling my boyfriend and about seven hours a week cuddling my cat,” Marie says.
Marie, who has a master’s degree in counseling psychology, said she turned to professional cuddling when she realized she was “touch deprived.”
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