Men’s cuddling group aims to redefine masculinity

Philly.com

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Twice a month, half a dozen men gather in Plymouth Meeting to help each other work through past traumas.

Their chosen method of healing? Cuddles.

It may seem odd, but members of the Men’s Therapeutic Cuddle Group say the practice has helped them cope with everything from childhood sexual abuse to the loss of family members when they were young.
The two-year-old group draws men from various backgrounds: a 37-year-old Mormon who works as an airport gate agent, a 57-year-old married father of three, a 62-year-old retiree.

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......What?!

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There is a range of sexual orientations.

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SPOILER ALERT! No there isn’t.

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At a time when traditional ideas of manhood are facing scrutiny and such terms as toxic masculinity are becoming more widely known through the MeToo movement, the group aims to provide new ways for men to express themselves.

“So often, we’re taught that to be an emotional stoic is the mark of manhood,” said Scott Turner, a 46-year-old interior designer and cofounder of the group.

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Yeah, not gay at all.

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Unlike professional cuddling services, which are gaining popularity in cities across the United States

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Sweet frick

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The cuddling started with men pairing up to do “the motorcycle hold,” in which one man sits with his back against another man’s chest, as if they were riding together on a motorcycle. Some massaged their partner’s shoulders or hands, while others stroked the other person’s beard. Many closed their eyes as the room fell into silence. After 15 minutes, they switched to a new partner.

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Yeah, I am so comfortable spooning with another man while he gives me a shoulder massage and caresses my beard, but I’m totally not gay! Save for anal penetration, I can’t think of any gayer behavior than this.

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For the second half of the session, the men cuddled as one large group in what they call a “puppy pile.” Men lay with their heads in each other’s laps, chatted, and joked.

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...with each other’s dicks in their mouths.

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It’s meant to be a space where men feel safe sharing their innermost thoughts, said Kevin Eitzenberger, 57, who founded the group with Turner. That can be challenging in other areas of their lives, where they’re expected to be “the strong provider.”

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Maybe you should have been honest with yourselves and never have married a woman you’re repulsed by.

I mean Jesus Christ, get therapy and frick who you want to frick, but don’t try to destroy all masculinity. This is not healthy behavior for heterosexual men, and I couldn’t imagine doing this with any of my friends and not being totally repulsed, nevertheless with strangers. There are healthy portions of masculinity, but they want to destroy them. Adam Carolla was fricking wrong; he should have left out the 0 when he wrote this book in 2011.