I desperately need a hair cut but I've been touch starved long enough that I may just black out from the endorphin rush the moment some poor stylist touches my hair.

There's a great documentary about a host club in Osaka, and how a lot of the customers are women who are also in the industry. Despite knowing how everything works they're also basically starved for real human connection so they pay for it anyway.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Happiness_Space

he should be looking for escorts then, they do non-sex things too, pay them to chat with the guys/gals, accompany them to functions or dinners.

I'm offering free hugs for all in need

Becoming emotionally dependent on someone you pay for intimacy is an extremely precarious thing, not just for the client but also the seller.
Please do not give yourself or them the risk of being tempted by that.
Go to a community center instead, volunteer at an animal center, go to a soup kitchen, donate some clothes at a shelter.
All these places can give you a sense of belonging if you are seeking a genuine connection, don't worry about being desperate, as long as you respect peoples boundaries it will get better with time.

Listening to sex workers, this is what the job can be for some of them at least.

And if you watch old French or Italian films, you'll know sex work can be sub rosa juggling multiple generous boyfriends.

If you have to ask, you can’t afford it.

Can't say I haven't fantasized about doing something like this before.

Lemmy responses to comics always make things light hearted and humorous.

This one’s for free but you gotta pay it forward

Butters?

It changes the tone of the comic whether the background consists of damaged wall plaster or cum stains.