Not sure if this is mainstream or not but I found this

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Very interesting article. Thanks for the link.

Gee....this article answers virtually every question I've been posing in the Discussion forum over the last month. She doesn't know it....but it's a beautiful article!

Thinking behind it.....she must have been tickled around then to get the inspiration for that article, something set her off. Oh yeah, sorry...that's actually in the article itself.

I also love the fact that....oh maybe I shouldn't even say this.....this whole website reminds me of the girls, natch, females I constantly see now, especially where I used to live, in Brooklyn.....I live in a very "writery" city, have dated some myself, so....I kind've envision her as a girl who's going out for drinks and "having suitors" as she puts it. (and sure enough, just looked her up, she lives here in the city). That's what's happening. She's in my stomping grounds, meeting guys and getting tickled. I love it. I can sleep better this WHOLE weekend knowing that! lol.

I love that she's even worried that she's outed herself by writing the article itself! Well, she's right, she has........

Yeah, man, this is definitely mainstream, as mainstream as it comes, pure vanilla.......it's interesting to contrast her attitudes with the sisters of the Forum who like it. Their experiences overlap, it's just one enjoys it and one doesn't. Although.....maybe she enjoys it more than lets on......

Thanks Iceman, for a great find!!!

Here's the article, to save you a click.....

8 Struggles of Being Ridiculously Ticklish
8 Struggles All Ticklish People Have To Live With, Because It's Not Actually as Cute as it Sounds

"Oh my gosh.. are you ticklish?" This might sound like a casual, innocent question to anyone else, but to a ticklish person, it is the first sign of an oncoming apocalypse. You have one of two options: tell the truth, and endure the inevitable tickling that follows; or lie, and know that being found out will lead to a tickle attack that is much worse. For some reason, people think that it is hilarious to prod laughter out of ticklish people through horse bites and strategically placed pokes, and when you think about it, we're all guilty of it: Who among us can claim that they have never tickled a baby's toes to hear that adorable sound that they make? Only when you're an adult, tickling unsuspecting people isn't so cute anymore.

And it turns out, sometimes tickling is no laughing matter, if you remember that there is a serial tickler still at large in Boston who breaks into homes and wakes people up by tickling their feet. I'm guessing he's never done it to anyone as ticklish as I am, or I would have accidentally kicked him in the face before I even woke up and the case would have been solved years ago. Aside from the potential to bring tickling criminals to justice, however, most parts of being ticklish are awful. These are a few of the struggles that all ticklish people are familiar with:

Every Pedicurist In Your Town Hates You
The actual inspiration for this article came a few days ago when I got my first ever pedicure (read: was bullied into getting my first ever pedicure), even though I knew exactly what would happen. Sure enough, I proceeded to spend most of it holding my breath so I wouldn't howl out loud laughing while the woman tickled the ever-loving crap out of me.

Sometimes Even The Seams Of Your Own Clothes Tickle You
Are there tiny creatures with tiny fingers on the insides of my clothes? What is the deal here?

If Someone Horsebites You, You Fall Down The Stairs
Even if there aren't any stairs in the vicinity, you will somehow roll over in tickle agony and continue to roll and roll until you find a set and tumble down it.

Intimacy Is Nearly Impossible
At least, it is until you know the person well enough to anticipate what they'll do, and for them to know how to touch you without triggering a tickle fit. The first time I tried to even cuddle with someone intimately I was laughing literally through all of it. When somebody kisses me for the first time and dares to touch my hips, I automatically cackle into his mouth. DO YOU EVEN KNOW HOW MANY SUITORS MY TICKLISHNESS HAS SCARED AWAY?!

You Constantly Think There Is A Bug On You (And There Never Is)
At this point, I've slapped my phantom-tickled arms and legs in public often enough that everybody probably thinks I'm an insane person.

People Will Use It To Tease You
WOW! I'm glad that you're so bored with your life that your only entertainment is watching me writhe and make pained, demonic noises.

Even Worse People Will Use It To Threaten You
Now, the first time someone tickles me, I just say "DON'T EVER DO THAT" so sternly and seriously that they think I am kidding, and then realize (with mild horror) that I am not. I hate to freak them out with the seriousness of my warning, but I really do not like being tickled, especially in coercion, and I find that the only way to get this across is by being really mean about it the first time.

For Some Reason, Your Friends Feel The Need To Tell Everyone You're Ticklish
I was scared when I wrote this that I'd be "outed" and everyone would use it an excuse to tickle me, and then I realized: everybody already knows. Because if one person in your friend group knows, the rest of them will know within an hour. You are a beacon of tickling torture and nobody can save you now.

Here's another one, and a very intersting one: 5 Health Benefits of Getting Tickled:
http://www.bustle.com/articles/124332-5-health-benefits-of-getting-tickled

And yet another one, this writer likes getting tickled.
http://www.bustle.com/articles/1012...-because-laughter-really-is-the-best-medicine

I'll save you the click, that site is REALLY annoying with the ads....

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August 6, 2015 Lifestyle

It's true: couples who laugh together have a few tricks up their sleeves, and one of them is definitely not taking anything too seriously. Case in point: There is an extremely dorky selfie (wefie?) of my boyfriend and I on the top of a craggy rock formation known as Samson's Ribs in Edinburgh. My nose is red from the cold and we both look tired, but we're grinning like a couple of mega-nerds and it's impossible to miss how much fun we're having. It's not necessarily the most flattering photo of me, but the thing is, I don't care. I remember how I felt when the snap happened, and I'm not going to get caught up in a little detail like the fact that I look semi-deranged.

Or another example: I am extremely ticklish. It's only a matter of time in a relationship before the person I'm dating figures this out. But as much as I protest (and believe me, protest I do), I actually not-so-secretly like to be tickled, because it results in uncontrollable laughter. And my tickle-laugh sounds like someone is very possibly being tickled to death, which often sets off the funny bone of anyone nearby, just because it sounds so outrageous. And I think we can all agree that laughter is infectious, so if one half of a couple is chortling up a storm, it's only a matter of time before the other follows suit. In this vein, here are six things that couples who laugh together do together.

I remember that article, it was great!


At that time, the article's author posted that on Twitter: