Cuddle Party

[ysabetwordsmith]

Everyone needs contact comfort sometimes.  Not everyone has ample opportunities for this in facetime.  So here is a chance for a cuddle party in cyberspace.  Virtual cuddling can help people feel better.

We have a cuddle room that comes with fort cushions, fort frames, sheets for draping, and a weighted blanket.  It has a basket of grooming brushes, hairbrushes, and styling combs.  A bin holds textured pillows. There is a big basket of craft supplies along with art markers, coloring pages, and blank paper.  The kitchen has a popcorn machine. Labels are available to mark dietary needs, recipe ingredients, and level of spiciness. Here is the bathroom, open to everyone.  There is a lawn tent and an outdoor hot tub. Bathers should post a sign for nude or clothed activity.  Come snuggle up!

Comments

Re: Does virtual touch make you feel better?

[dialecticdreamer]

Personally, I associate the written variations of *hugs* as slightly different things, with {{{hugs}}} implying a stronger or longer embrace, but it happens automatically, just the way I process written English.

Everyone's feedback here is telling me that

- This meets a need in people's lives, not merely fills a few minutes of relaxation time.

- People are, as usual, more comfortable in different sensory modes, so adding more detail does more than prolong reading time; it makes it easier for a reader to visualize easily.

- When I made offers in the cuddle party, it was delightfully satisfying to have someone take me up on the offer. I lack outgoing touch more than incoming, and that affected everything in the cuddle room.

Re: Does virtual touch make you feel better?

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> Everyone's feedback here is telling me that

- This meets a need in people's lives, not merely fills a few minutes of relaxation time. <<

I'm getting the same impression. It's why I have bumped up the schedule from fifth-week Wednesdays to every third Wednesday.

>> - People are, as usual, more comfortable in different sensory modes, so adding more detail does more than prolong reading time; it makes it easier for a reader to visualize easily. <<

That's true too.

>> - When I made offers in the cuddle party, it was delightfully satisfying to have someone take me up on the offer. I lack outgoing touch more than incoming, and that affected everything in the cuddle room.<<

Yay! It's fixable, especially if you let people know about your particular needs. I'm usually up for being touched.