I cuddled with strangers at a San Francisco cuddle party alongside other members of the city's intimacy-starved workforce. No, it wasn't that weird.

· Cuddle parties are intimate gatherings where strangers meet, practice consent, and enjoy human touch.
· There are some hosted in San Francisco, a city with a long track record of bucking social norms and celebrating innovation — in technology, sex, intimacy, or otherwise.
· The events are non-sexual, and while they may...