The new orgy....for the sexually repressed, or incapable.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- It's not about sex and all about the touchy-feely
experience of snuggling up to perfect strangers wearing pajamas.
The grab
fests are called cuddle parties, and since they started in New York in
February,
hundreds of people have paid $30 each to touch and embrace others
in intimate
gatherings.
Everyone needs to be cuddled, especially in
lonely New York, say
creators Reid Mihalko and Marcia Baczynski, who say
it's a good way to meet new
and interesting people.
But the rules are
clear. The PJs stay on the whole
time.
In case things get too steamy, a
small chime is kept on hand. Before
the cuddling begins, the chime is struck
several times so everyone gets the
message.
"We've never used it," said
Mihalko, who said sexual arousal does
occur.
The idea for cuddle parties
loosely came about after Mihalko, a
14-year masseur, began giving massages
to other masseurs who never got the
chance to receive them.
Signs that
people need to be touched were brought
home one day when Mihalko said he
noticed a woman bawling from the emotional
release that a massage provided
her at an outdoor stand in midtown
Manhattan.
"It started out as a joke,"
Baczynski said. "Now we talk about
cuddling all the time. It's just been
amazing."
Curiosity is a big driver for
people who attend cuddle parties,
and it is a better way to meet people than
going to a bar, getting drunk and
spending the night with someone just because
of the need for some affection,
she said.
A cuddle party is really about
communication and not therapy,
say the organizers.
Before any touching
begins, participants gather in a
circle to hear the rules and voice any
questions or concerns. The first rule
is that the event is not clothing
optional, pajamas must stay on and sex is
not permitted.
Participants team up
into pairs, and to ensure the
boundaries of what is permissible are clear, they
practice saying "no" to
the question, "May I kiss you?"
An introduction to
cuddling ensues, first
by hugging three people. People then get in a circle on
their hands and
knees, rub shoulders and moo like cows. After a bit of swaying,
everyone
falls to their side, which puts them into an easy cuddling
position.
Cuddle parties are intended for people who are emotionally
sound.
People in therapy or who are seeing a mental health professional are
asked to
consult their doctor before signing up for a party and to tell
organizers of
their situation.
One group on an overcast Sunday drew a mix
of mostly single
people in their 30s and a smattering of older people.
A
repeat customer who
called herself a born-again Christian said it was good
to cuddle up to another
person, albeit a perfect stranger, after a hectic
week.
"I felt good. I had a
particularly stressful week," said the woman,
who did not wish to be
named.
Friends had warned her that the parties
would be nothing more than
thinly disguised preludes to sex, but she
dismissed those worries as alarmist
and unfounded, saying, "It's not about
sex."
Like others, the chance to meet
someone was a consideration in
attending a cuddle party.
"People in a way are
looking for a connection,"
Fernando said. "It's weird, but not unusual."
A
man named Dwayne H., who
described himself as introverted, said he thought the
parties would help him
relax before strangers and help him express his
feelings.
"I have a
problem showing emotion," he said.

If this doesn't just beat all. "Everyone needs to be cuddled", my ass. "We've never used it" (the anti-sex chime), probably because nobody there has balls. I mean, this is basically lesbian sex without all the licking.

This my friends, is the worst idea ever. It's like asking,

"Hey, could you give me blue balls please?"

I wonder if they're liberals. Corkscrew says yes, yes they are. Filthy, treehugging, hippy-liberals. The worst kind.

How much of a fucking loser do you have to be to go to this event? Does it not occur to these people that they are paying for...what? not sex...not any real experience....just some grope fest? It would be sad if I didn't find it so funny.