"Cuddle parties" are not a substitute for sex, for men or women. Nor are "strong friendships", as you insinuate above. Emotional intimacy, physical closeness,

"Cuddle parties" are not a substitute for sex, for men or women. Nor are "strong friendships", as you insinuate above. Emotional intimacy, physical closeness, and sex are distinct and separable. Though they are linked for most people, for many no one of those is a substitute for any other.