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Hiring a stranger to cuddle may not be your idea of a social life, but thanks to professional huggers, it's one option for Saturday nights. The growth in cuddlers for hire is staggering with people ...

Paul Craig, 94, holds Lane, a life-like doll, as he talks with his daughter, Mary Craig Coleman, at the Lantern Alzheimer's Center in Hixson, a division of Morning Pointe Senior Living. Coleman says ...

Polish entrepreneur Aleksandra Kasperek runs a professional cuddling salon, which has become so popular that there's a waitlist for lonely customers seeking some safe-for-work human contact. Jam Press ...

Aleksandra Kasperek realized that sometimes people just need a hug. The Polish entrepreneur runs a professional cuddling salon, which has become so popular that there’s a waitlist for lonely customers ...