emotional/artistic work is still work / types of cuddles: giving, receiving, sharing, passive

[belenen]

icon: "nuzzle (a photo of two snow leopards, one facing the camera and the other in profile, nuzzling the first so much that the first one is leaning over)"
[been thinking about cuddling for a living]I've been thinking about cuddling for a living since I found out that there is a service near where I live that is hiring. I posted on facebook asking people if they'd be interested or knew

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[delicatexflower]

oh sweet bel, my reaction wasn't telling you your skills are NOT enough or worthy.you look an incredible hugger. i hope one day to be hugged by you so i can feel your good energy flow through me. you can't put a price on that--that is WHAT i meant. if you want to do it for a living, you know i support it. people get paid for being a massage therapist, right? again, i'm so sorry my comment on facebook made you feel so bad :( hug? *open arms*

[belenen]

aw, don't feel bad, I understood logically what you meant, it's just a common thread that got plucked. *hugs close*

[kaceyjane]

Just keep in mind that your demographic likely won't touch your own group of friends. :)

[belenen]

as in, it's likely to be a privileged group who can afford to purchase cuddle time? I agree. I think that would be the hardest part for me, but I also think it would be good for such people to get a little empathy practice which hopefully I could create.

[xprincessdoomx]

Hey. Just wanted to stop and leave a comment letting you know, I saw your posts in a few "add me" type communities and you seemed very interesting. :)

[hardigrin]

So this was fascinating, because it made me realize something I hadn't thought out before--I would find setting up a plan to receive and not give cuddles stressful and honestly kind of draining. I think it's mostly association based; the only times I don't have a strong desire to reciprocate cuddles is when something's pretty wrong

[eristic_writer]

Hey, it's Zawn. New livejournal