My First Client

In talking with some of the more established cuddlers, they told me to be careful with members who have no reviews or karma as it’s called on the site.  They recommend meeting in public a time or two before a private session happens.  That makes sense for safety; there isn’t a lot of screening of new clients.  Members can get banned from the site for inappropriate behavior that doesn’t follow the published code of conduct.  However, if they haven’t actually had a chance for any behavior it’s hard to tell what kind of behavior could be encountered.  I figure that I can’t be a professional cuddler if I never meet potential clients, so when I got a kind message from an engineer who was local I figured it was worth the risk.  I was a little hesitant when after I accepted he said that he required certain clothing, and no jewelry, and offered clean sheets or I could bring my own.  That wasn't enough for me to decline though, I still went forward.  The clothing my client wanted clothing was shorts and t-shirt/tank top, which at least was clothing that made sense for cuddling.  More comfortable and less clothing meant maybe more skin to skin contact, and active wear if you sweat in it no big deal. We met by a Subway that was a few blocks from his home, and just sat for a while and chatted about our expectations, and why my client wanted a cuddling session.  It all seems very safe, so I agree to the session.  We drive back to his place, and he puts a visitor parking pass in my car.  We walk in, and he offers me a private area to change.  I set a reminder to return the pass on my phone.  Then we start cuddling.  He doesn’t want music, and just seems to want to move around a lot.  It feels more like contact improv to me then cuddling.  There were new positions about every 2 minutes!  Eventually I say “Gee, it’s hot, can we just relax? And don’t you think some music might be nice?”  He agrees, and gets up to put on some Kelly Clarkson music, and turn up the fan.  Then we just lay still for a while, which was the nicest part of the session.  After about 5 songs have played, I start thinking that maybe my phone didn’t sound an alarm.  Oh no, I was right, we are 30 minutes overtime.  Lesson learned, set an alarm or have a clock that is visible or a tv show playing that you know the length of.  I let him know I won’t charge him for the extra time, since it was partially my fault.  It was my first official session, and I knew I would have a lot to learn.  We walk out together so I can return the parking pass.  Later that day we both give each other 5 star reviews.  And given how review driven the site is, I am grateful for the review.