there was a general criticism on list of the notion of paying that much money to attend a cuddle party. one of the organizers did a pretty good job of negotiating her way through all the criticism. another organizer, her mentor i think, came onlist briefly and tried to get all authoritative, and that didn't go over well.

there are a number of people on that list who are quick to criticize any group where people are paying to learn something about intimacy, including HAI.