Appy to meet you: Cuddlr had 200,000 downloads in its first week but quickly disappeared, dogged by bad press about its 'creepy' motivations (Alamy) It could have been “Smugglr”, an Airbnb-like app ...

Helen Jane Campbell, who is single, wasn't quite sure what she was getting into when she turned up at a 'cuddle party'. (Supplied) Cuddling is on the rise in the UK. If you find yourself single and ...

FOR MANY MEN, intimacy has long been synonymous with physical closeness. If you were "intimate" with someone, it meant you'd had sex. But intimacy has undergone a rebrand, and is now thought of as ...

Date night or a takeaway in, many of the best romantic evenings end with a snuggle on the sofa. But does the way you and your beau cuddle up reveal hidden signs about your relationship? A leading UK ...

Apps such as Tinder and Grindr have created a ‘hook-up’ culture, but sometimes you may not want sex, or even a relationship - sometimes you just want a cuddle. And that’s where the Cuddlr app comes in ...

Trevor Hooton, known as Treasure, practices cuddle therapy and has clients queueing up to pay £75 for an hour-long hug. (SWNS) A 'professional cuddler', who has clients queueing up to pay £75 for an ...

Social distancing nixed a calming practice based on physical touch, forcing practitioners and clients to find a virtual option When Jean Franzblau, the founder of Cuddle Sanctuary in Los Angeles, ...

DEAR DEIDRE: MY wife wakes me in the night shouting at me just because I cuddle her. I love her personality and the way she looks and she’s a great mum to our two daughters. My wife gets angry if I ...

A woman in Portland, Oregon, has opened up a professional cuddling shop called Cuddle Up To Me. An hour long session will give you anything from hair strokes to a range of cuddling positions like ...

As intimate experiences go, this one really takes the Hobnob. Eyes closed, head resting on a cushion, I’m aware of at least three hands on my body: one is playfully toying with the thick tussles of my ...