A professional cuddler explains their one-year-old business serving lonely men, people with anxiety, and those on the autism spectrum seeking non-sexual physical contact. They charge $100 an hour from a dedicated cuddle room in their townhouse, earning around $60,000 annually.
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So I started as a professional cuddler a little over a year ago. I— You know, I don't know what a professional cuddler is. Yeah, so it tends to be lonely guys who like, they work a lot, they work so much they have no time for dating or like maybe they have anxiety, they're, you know, on the spectrum, something where they have some barriers between like interpersonal relationships. Yeah. So they want a comforting touch. They want someone to hug, they want someone to hold them. They want a personal relationship that they're struggling to get. They don't have time for dating and all that kind of stuff.
So you cuddle with them?
Yeah, I cuddle with them. I used to travel, and either they would host or I would go to a hotel. But I actually— this year I just moved into a townhouse. I have a spare bedroom now that I made the cuddle room. So since August, I've been hosting. They'll come to me a lot of the time.
So I don't want to get too personal, but do you get paid?
It's good money. It's good money. I make $100 an hour.
You make $100 an hour? $100 an hour. So you could be making anywhere like $60K cuddling?