Anikó Rose, 42, is a cuddle therapist and lives in Manchester.
Here she explains how she helps clients through non-sexual physical touch therapy.
“As we sat on the sofa, the man I’d just met leaned against me and I began to play with his hair. I asked if he wanted a cuddle and we hugged, before lying down close together so his forehead was touching the side of my face. Then I put my arms around him and felt his tense body melt into mine.
After an hour, he got up to leave and asked me …