Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the search for new and exciting ways to make money, a unique side hustle is gaining traction in the US: professional cuddling.

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - It's only natural that my interview with Alexis, a certified "Cuddlist," begins with a hug. It's her version of a handshake: firm, brisk and genuine. We conduct the interview in ...

At Cuddle Up To Me, trained cuddlers hold, stroke, and embrace customers in a nonsexual way. When Samantha Hess's marriage ended five years ago, she felt she was lacking a basic human need: Physical ...

New Year’s Eve can be a lonely night for New Yorkers — and a lucrative one for professional cuddlers. Requests for sessions with “cuddlists” have surged by 50 percent this year, from 60 in 2017 to 90 ...

For many lonely souls out there, ours is a cold, clammy world bereft of snuggles; a barren landscape in which not a single cuddle session can be seen on the horizon. As parched for affection as these ...

Ivy Dremon opens the door to her South Philadelphia apartment and greets the stranger she will be cuddling for the next hour. "I'm super-excited," Dremon, 24, a professional "cuddlist," tells her ...

Ninety-one percent of Cuddlist clients are male, and three-quarters of its providers are female. To explain why, Kassandra Brown, a Cuddlist provider in Boulder, recalled a client who said, "I'm here ...