If you can’t get close enough to your significant other (or non-significant other), scientific studies have your back, quite literally. As it turns out, cuddling might as well be a miracle drug.
Most of us already know that cuddling with someone, be it our pets, best friends, partners or kids, makes us feel cozy, safe and warm. It’s what we want to do when it’s drafty in our apartments, or when The Walking Dead is on and we can’t handle watching zombies take big sloppy bites out of humans alone, or when we’re just bummed out and need a soft surface to lay our heads.
But could snuggling be scientifically proven to be healthy? Thank goodness — the answer is yes. Here are five reasons why.
For the full story (and the five reasons why), visit MIC.com.
