Professional Cuddling is Strange

[@shinkaiatsuya950]

America: Professional Cuddling Japan: Rent a Family

[@Truecrimeresearcher224]

Japan also has rent a boyfriend

[@shinkaiatsuya950]

​@@Truecrimeresearcher224 Maybe that could be an anime, already have rent a girlfriend.

[@Mate397]

@@Truecrimeresearcher224 You saw Connor's video didn't you?

[@Truecrimeresearcher224]

@@Mate397 yes yes I did

[@kenterminateddq5311]

@@shinkaiatsuya950 I can imagine the Pro Cuddling job is exclusively for women since people will feel creeped out over a male cuddling over them. I'm Japanese too and I know most wouldn't even accept hugs from friends.

[@Mate397]

Hold up, female cuddle is 80 bucks an hour but male cuddle is 60? The male workers are getting screwed over!

[@Vaguer_Weevil]

It's probably a demand thing, I'd imagine men are much more likely to pay for something like this than women. That's kinda fucked up for different reasons.

[@lama99654]

@@Vaguer_Weevil that definently shows it is at least a little sexual or romantic. If it where purely for not being lonely it wouldn’t matter, I assume.

[@theblackvalkyrie69]

@@lama99654 True, if they are truly after the non-sexual cuddling aspect of it, does gender matter?

[@rickjohnson1719]

@@theblackvalkyrie69 i think on average men would be lonlier than women, which would explain the higher male succesful suicide rate.

[@thealarm7057]

See, wage gap is real.

[@TrippyShasta]

Elvis' dog barks like it's being murdered.

[@dhansen1991]

I was like wtf 😂😂😂😂😂

[@IfUSeekAndy]

Lol I noticed that too

[@tincano-beans2114]

Giant rat dogs ways do.

[@o3o930]

@@tincano-beans2114 😢 That dog is such a cutie!!!

[@JoeyJ0J0]

Really speaks to how lonely and desperate most people are for affection.

[@barbararab6390]

It makes me feel bad for them

[@AvelierPlays]

Capitalism, exploiting people’s needs 24/7

[@acidsteve9837]

​@@AvelierPlays She could charge less than 80 dollars at least . tststs

[@rickjohnson1719]

Dude i see you fucking EVERYWHERE i go. I think we must watch all the same channels

[@acidsteve9837]

@@rickjohnson1719 SORRY , i guess ill stop watching them?

[@Synthia17]

I don't understand doing this while you're not single and when you are, it seems more of a torture than anything. It's like a placebo, feels like you can easily get attached if you're really lonely and then suddenly a cold fucking bucket when the cuddler goes, yep time's up, that's 80$. That can't be good for your mental health and that's the tamest of the potential issues here.

[@cosmicpepe3973]

I’m a professional cuddle avoider.

[@sof6371]

Ey we have a similar cosmic thing going on

[@cosmicpepe3973]

@@sof6371 when you’ve incarnated as much as I have it’s impossible to wash off. It’s cool you picked that up.

[@Kikkelantti]

Not by choice i imagine

[@zking2929]

@@sof6371 you're both energetically aligned there's no such thing as a coincidence

[@doctorrogers1562]

Professional basement dweller part time i assume?

[@adrianr2626]

the biggest issue I have with this is the stranger aspect of it, and it goes both ways. the customer doesn't know this person and vise versa. to me it's a bad scenario eventually waiting to happen. also yeah it kinda seems like covert cheating for the married ones.

[@TheGermanFabian]

Quick way to ruin your life is to mess with a cuddler, Im pretty sure.

[@KaytheWooper]

I don’t want to imagine how much sweat they must feel on their skin every day

[@sof6371]

Screams in acne

[@MegaGinia]

Ewwwww!

[@gracepeterson4213]

Elvis's dog barks like it's skin is being torn off

[@TonyTones123]

I read this while hearing his dogs bark and I spat my drink out of my mouth

[@scarlett_ink]

I get people need emotional support but this seems like such a dangerous way to get it like you go to some random persons house and then just doesn’t let you leave? You could be seriously assaulted or even killed there are crazy people out there

[@theblackvalkyrie69]

My thoughts exactly

[@joel4541]

maybe they don‘t go there alone..

[@JohnGalt916]

That can happen as an uber eat driver. You're acting like this isn't a scheduled appointment via an agency. If you're really concerned about this you would hate to find out how many random houses a pizza hut driver goes to in a 8 hour shift.

[@scarlett_ink]

@@JohnGalt916 the thing is with websites like that, their companies aren’t as big as things like Pizza Hut and Uber eats and don’t always have the same tracking of people. And with food delivery you aren’t staying at a persons house for hours before you have to leave. You just drop the food off and go. Most of the time when dropping food off you don’t even go in the house so there’s not much of a way to be trapped in there should the person you’re delivering to have malicious intentions. Hell, services on websites that are big still result in dangerous situations when you’re going into a strangers house for hours at a time, you can look up Craigslist murders to see. At the end of the day it’s all a matter of opinion and if you think it’s ok and safe I respect that but I believe there is a need to be cautious

[@stacie7766]

@@scarlett_ink They more than likely operate like an escort service does. Where they give them a business phone, with a tracker on it. Some of the companies give the workers a driver/security that waits outside for them. If they (the worker) don't come out or call when they are suppose to be done, they come knocking, and/or do whatever necessary to ensure they are safe. I'm sure they have steps for their safety in place to make sure they are safe.

[@Kresbok]

-I would protect him with my life... (tries to shed a tear) -So 2 hours of cuddling that would be $160 bucks.

[@aimlessf]

Going from "I don't like this" to "we're hiring Dwigth" was way too funny

[@AiyeePapaya]

I happened to look into this back when I was really desperate for cash. It was another website but they had a shit ton of rules outlining certain clothing you have to wear and how both the client and the cuddler had to have a certain level of hygiene. It even went into if you want to pursue a relationship with the client you couldn’t do anymore appointments with them. There’s a lot more that I probably forgot but I definitely found it interesting enough to want to do it. The only thing stopping me was that I didn’t have a car

[@IknowIamkindagreat]

you busy tonight?

[@ajarofmayonnaise3250]

@@IknowIamkindagreat dude....

[@IknowIamkindagreat]

@@ajarofmayonnaise3250 come on, shit was funny....

[@emrahalien2972]

Bro imagine being like.. Yeah so i met her while cuddling all your homies would be looking at you like..

[@sebswede9005]

"We want you tell us the difference between this picture and this picture". *Professional Cuddler* and *Escort* "They're the same picture".

[@AP-wc1kf]

I feel like this is the actual definition of unrequited love lmao

[@InkyYurei]

You guys should honestly try and interview Dwight. We need to see what it's like from the male cuddler's prospective in the profession... then we also get to meet Dwight, win-win!

[@serenegeneration]

As a person thats spent nearly 21 years alone with very little relationship i can definitely see the benefit of this service. But it would still be uncomfortable i think im unsure.

[@mjg-98]

I mean hey I cuddle platonically with my friends on the couch and stuff when we are hanging watching tv but if my partner was hiring some random person to cuddle them id be like…. Uhhh

[@kya-chan3444]

Me too

[@safyra6691]

The fact the woman admits there isn't a way to do this and NOT get attached to the person is already taking away all the so called "professionalism", it's a nice idea and can be helpful to some people, but the execution and the amount of what can go wrong is honestly insane

[@menheramorii]

i feel like it should be practiced at like... a select building with other professional cuddlers. yknow? rooms decked out with certain aesthetics that people can rent, where if things get bad you can tell a client to leave, they get a membership revoked and there are staff to interfere so no one gets hurt. it sounds like it CAN work but there just needs to be some order in place.

[@BrianQuest64]

Significant Other: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@MrKimidoriMK]

Honestly I like cuddling more than sex lol, I agree with Elvis's "WHAT!?"

[@marypatten7051]

YES

[@SouthernOregonOrgani]

Cuddling is really nice, but moooore than sex like really? I’d say there equally nice but not better

[@MadGrubble]

lol, I know it’s weird but I really really dislike having sex 😖 it’s sticky, smelly, sweaty and kind of boring. Plus (for me anyway) it just doesn’t feel all that good. a really nice foot or back massage feels way better to me than sex ever does. I do love to be cuddled though. In my relationship sex is kind of a trade off, I’m willing to have sex with my partner because they enjoy it but since I don’t enjoy it, my pleasure comes from the snuggling and massages I get afterwards. ☺️

[@commando_dogo7070]

Don’t mind the dog he’s fine

[@sanecatlady]

I actually considered becoming a professional cuddler but I'm glad my dad talked me out of it. I was pretty naïve thinking people wanted to be cuddled because they want to feel physical affection but this can easily become dangerous, especially for a woman. Sure, it makes great money but I think the costs outweigh the benefits.

[@emrahalien2972]

cock just you know slips out and he's like.. what?

[@slashingkatie7872]

Now Neckbeards will search this site for an Asian girl.

[@brandonminor1412]

Dude im single and lately been really craving intimacy but not fake like this😂😂the jazz in the back was a nice touch lol

[@dragonrishiji]

I need alien to get a neon sign too

[@CryptoTonight9393]

Dont understand what the problem is if someone makes a move on your S.O. if they turn that person down and dont reciprocate those feelings. I would only be uncomfortable with it if I didnt trust my S.O. not to cheat on me.

[@red_river3387]

For me it wouldn't be that I don't trust them, i personally express my love to physical touch and I would feel extremely uncomfortable with my S.O cuddling with a stranger

[@emrahalien2972]

Mine is if i don't do something Then i consider if she does it cheating or disrespectful to me, for context i barly do much related to other people but if like lets say she does feet pics for money i kinda get uncomfortable fast not cheating just not happy about it or comfortable with it.. may sound extreme but the thing is if you consider it extreme then you obviously don't think like me or realize i don't exactly see "money" as the biggest motivator so if she does it its a big BIG sign we don't work the same and will have loads of problems, so it works. since i can do the feet thing right now.. but i don't.. cause.. easy money doesn't motivate me, and it would make me uncomfortable morally to do it even if it did motivate me I still couldn't based on my principles. plus I see cuddling as a relationship thing and intimate..

[@CosmicAli_TheObserver]

They have "Cuddle Motels" in Japan so this isn't new at all, just here in the states maybe... This makes me sad. If people are in relationships and doing this, what is it saying about our modern state of marriage? So many people are married for financial reasons and not for love, so people have to go find someone else to hold them? What about friends? We as humans need 7 hugs a day to be healthy and happy. We are getting so closed off to others, people have to buy hugs now? That sucks man. Besides that, it's just dangerous, or it would be so easy for people to turn it into prostitution with "extras and perks".

[@rickjohnson1719]

7 hugs a day to be healthy!? How am i not dead yet?

[@CosmicAli_TheObserver]

@@rickjohnson1719 oh NO!😳 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 Come get these ones everyday man.😁

[@armouredjester1622]

If I get 7 hugs a day I'm gonna start killing people. Don't touch me.

[@-Hyperdryve-]

"We as humans need 7 hugs a day to be healthy and happy." Well I'm doomed. I get like 1 hug every 2-3 years

[@CosmicAli_TheObserver]

@@-Hyperdryve- Well if you see me, I will give you a hug and so will my dog.😁

[@wisconsinking323]

And I thought I was lonely and desperate.

[@theblackvalkyrie69]

I thought Alien walked off camera and started barking 🤣🤣🤣

[@epilepsyboi929]

Imaging a t shirt of an alien and pig cuddling 😳👀👀

[@skyrain8272]

thats a big nope for me, it would hurt me more than benefit me

[@MJ-mp1fx]

In college one of the male dorm rooms had a sign up sheet for spooning sessions. I always assumed it was a joke, but maybe he was an entrepreneur.

[@l3fthand906]

Dwight looks so cuddlable

[@erikthewriter]

I honestly don't see the problem. It's not for me, but I can see people needing it.

[@timthedim]

Just adopt a pet if you need cuddles

[@benroth1102]

This is the highest level of getting friendzoned in the bedroom i have ever seen

[@MasonRHarper]

please make a video with dwight _please_

[@ThePrinceHerb]

An Alien Bacon video before work😌 loving life❤️

[@aspen7284]

why did the lady sound like she was going to cry

[@n33n77]

Could anyone else hear the dog screaming in the background at 0:42?

[@jetwhy4780]

This got me thinking about the kinda situations it would be needed, like my mind goes to elderly folk that may have lost a partner etc, or even like an extrememly long distance thing possibly?? but then the price tag is just absolutely maddening lmao

[@CoilCannon]

1:36 Thank you for conveniently saying that as my younger cousin walked in the room-

[@siko-society5635]

This could be a horror film the guy invits her to his house and she bear hugs him to death

[@happydawg2663]

This "job" is an emotional time bomb.

[@kangazoos2083]

I feel like being a cuddlist is being polyamorous but without actually being in the multi-way relationship

[@howrylo]

If you are married this is totally unacceptable behavior. Don't apologize for saying this is cheating... This is cheating.

[@nolancho]

Yes these femboys dancing around the subject is insufferable. Middle school minds.

[@emrahalien2972]

@@nolancho I mean if the husband is like "nah this cool" but i mean if your that husbands wife saying like " yeah you know i get all close" then you know.. maybe this ain't okay. and the husband is not aware of how she really feels after.

[@melissakennedy3676]

An aggressive cuddler

[@T-minus-infinite]

I totally get what pig is saying, if you catch you partner having sex, theres the knowledge that maybe there was nothing really there, no emotional connection and theyre just doing it to scratch an itch.

[@emrahalien2972]

you explained it like he wouldent be breaking up with his gf or divorcing his wife after.

[@T-minus-infinite]

@@emrahalien2972 Im just saying you would at least have something to take comfort in

[@Nikitas3961]

The laziest form of sex work.

[@amiri957]

i need one certified cuddlist pls

[@shonthatforrestlad9050]

Like I’m a very touch starved person and single, but honestly I’d rather just cuddle one of my friends

[@Pablovru]

What if you wouldn't have friends tho

[@5H4NKTH35HARK]

@@Pablovru Rent a friend also exists

[@luanandradegaetti8784]

It's just weird, I get it, you're lonely, I'm lonely, but in my perspective, lying to yourself it's not helpful, it's sucks indeed, but that ain't real son

[@jillsandwich6808]

The only way I think this could work is a 3rd party monitoring. Like life alert 🤣

[@florian9540]

There are actually cuddle parties in Germany. The thing is; no one is getting paid (and i would assume a lot of the attendees are hoping to finde a partner) Thats cool i guess. Different type of meetup. The biggest problem for me is that i personally view cuddeling as very intimate - like you two - and i wouldnt be ok either paying someone to cuddle with me or letting my partner getting paid for that.

[@Til_What]

I'd pay double for them to not cuddle me. That's just the saddest thing I've ever seen. How much can you possibly crave being touched.

[@theblackvalkyrie69]

People who have been abandoned/neglected would do anything to have that security. Cuddling can be equivalent to safety.

[@Til_What]

@@theblackvalkyrie69 Maybe. But when it comes to touching I can't get over the need for an emotional connection. What's the point of being held by someone who doesn't care? Sex, I get. That's just two near strangers hooking up with an implicit agreement to have a good time. But just the thought of paying for fake intimacy makes me so uncomfortable. But then again I don't like being touched by pretty much anyone in the first place (with the rare exception).

[@theblackvalkyrie69]

@@Til_What I totally agree. It makes me uncomfortable as well and I wouldn’t do it myself. However, there are people out there who crave that intimacy. Perhaps building relationships with others may be impossible for them. Those same people are *that* desperate that any kind of affection will do, even from strangers.

[@mar9357]

The amount of bacteria these people get on their body each day must be huge

[@klarabutty4549]

Please. For the love of god hire Dwight.

[@xerces27]

There are maaany lonely married people.

[@pvchii]

Dawg just buy a body pillow.

[@Akira-xm9ck]

Amen brother

[@wisconsinking323]

Only anime/manga fans have those.

[@CronusScrewsSharks]

@@wisconsinking323 and furries

[@Akira-xm9ck]

@@wisconsinking323 its only weaboos i feel like anime fans get labeled as losers just for liking it because of losers that give the stereotype of body pillow

[@wisconsinking323]

@@CronusScrewsSharks You're right almost forgot about them.

[@moxiemaxie3543]

Yes its a thing, im one and its therapy for people who need comfort. Its better than having aggressive incels all over the place.

[@andysixxstalkerangeloftrag5833]

Ah. I can hear the Neckbeards

[@StefanSte]

I would only be a cuddleist if i had a garddog

[@Bhslion]

You actually do take cuddle courses. 😅 it’s a weird thing they have goin on there for sure. I looked it up after watching this. Lol

[@milesmeralis5334]

10000 says they do more than cuddling off camera

[@vrinnmetagen]

Listen to her voice especially when she talks about her husband she takes on an accused tone as if she is defending herself. She knows how inappropriate her "profession" is for someone who is presumably in a closed relationship. Now if she said she and her husband were poly or something then it would seem less weird but she never makes that claim.

[@Truecrimeresearcher224]

It's 80 dollars an hour her husband probably likes the money

[@Synthia17]

And all the nervous laughs, trembling voice and ridiculous emotional attachment to her client. It really feels off, at least in that instance, like she's lying to herself about that bond with her husband.

[@kikiblair5132]

I would consider this cheating if my girlfriend did it.

[@VskutkuTrigen]

when she talks about her husband she start crying

[@sunnivamhagatun]

this really could go so wrong

[@kermitisin1388]

Her: babe wanna cuddle Him: take a shower first

[@9psychonaut1]

U gotta pay 149$ for the training in order to become a cuddlist haha it's a pyramid scheme

[@Tenhornet]

Cuddle your homies.

[@TheGermanFabian]

Idk, I think this is pretty cool overall.

[@mega_bird700]

0:40 my sister's dogs be like that

[@Goofybespitenothavinganyfish]

can i hire dwight please

[@tiy-ee1075]

Keep em' coming bois! 😆

[@vrinnmetagen]

Crazy stuff

[@armouredjester1622]

God, that must be the most boring job ever

[@braden_tmoore]

tbh though $80/hr is so much money

[@YourLordMobius]

Some shops charge the same amount for car repairs. Some even more.

[@stanpines9011]

Desperation is a powerful thing

[@choccyraspberry5158]

Do people hire extreme introverts for things

[@garyredfield1498]

Damn, there are some really lonely people out there

[@tylerbabitz5875]

I think after this video I'm going to be a professional cudlist

[@tylerbabitz5875]

But im going to be dressed in a fish costume

[@IsaacClodfelter]

I was gonna become a licensed cuddler. Then there was a pandemic so I decided against it. I just like making people feel better (._.)

[@lizc6393]

I need a cuddle 🥺

[@IsaacClodfelter]

@@lizc6393 I have no license to cuddle, but I still would. Thing is, it is a whole lot harder to be safe as an individual running around hugging people that ask for it. But for you friend I would give you a cuddle if only I could get to you. But I don't think this is one of the situations where just the thought counts, imagine someone giving you a cuddle i guess.

[@lizc6393]

@@IsaacClodfelter Oh man, I legit teared up a little. The thought definitely does count. Unrelated and quiet random: but Isaac is my favorite male name. It means "he who laughs." Anyway, I hope you have a delightful evening!

[@IsaacClodfelter]

@@lizc6393 why thank you! I hope you have a wonderful day as well.

[@jesscarter2427]

I was thinking about becoming one too for the same reason! It's so hard remembering I can't hug people anymore. TT_TT

[@nolancho]

Alien is mentally a 6th grader and Pig is a mentally a 8th grader with insecurity.

[@veit1019]

Well i personally think it is great because i am single and just want to hug or cuddle at least for a tiny bit so in my opinion it is great

[@XepteXDubstep]

Yea, they are closeted polygamists.

[@KillThemNazis]

7:30 This is another part of why prostitution should be legal, so they are booking legitimate customers and not fake names on faux-vers-the-counter debit cards.

[@emrahalien2972]

yeah Eric im sure Youd LOVE for prostitution to be legal.

[@gilly678]

The first dude is Harry Redknapp 😂

[@thevanessarosette]

Yussss Dwightttttt

[@Sophia-vk5bq]

I mean two people who're married could be in a situation where one person has a lot of anxiety around being touched due to either trauma or other psychological conditions. Or one person could be Ace or Aro so they don't enjoy that kind of intimacy. Maybe they're soulmates in other ways though so the marriage still makes sense? I feel like this entire industry is a bad idea. lol

[@WertySensei]

I hate this video because I'm from New York and I want Dwight...

[@UglyPotato34]

Why the dog screaming like that

[@notsosadbart6343]

At least with the woman it's her job. So she has that degree of separation, while I personally wouldn't be ok with my spouse or partner doing this, I wouldn't think that people who work this job are cheating on their partners and spouses. But the people paying for this service? Who are in relationships and seeking out cuddlers? It's cheating, 100% if you are looking for any form of intimacy (emotional or sexual) outside of your relationship, that's cheating.

[@christianhodge4185]

This is just fucking sad.

[@wafflemypancakesuponthesun875]

We need more spike TV content

[@JJeter-qi7ez]

This shit makes me depressed, maybe i ought to try this shit out...i know my weird ass town got some "cuddlists"

[@luanandradegaetti8784]

Ight bois, let's go

[@frankhenzel2197]

Just get a waifu pillow

[@matthewhibiscus8316]

That dog is not fine

[@Truecrimeresearcher224]

Anyone want 80 dollars an hour to cuddle Well here we go

[@THATRANDOMDUDE99999]

Your pfp scares me