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What qualities make someone seem like a tickler?

Gitana

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I’m often times fascinated by the way the vanilla world views tickling. Due to having the fetish my whole life, I only view tickling through the lense of someone who is into it sexually. So I always like to observe how the other side looks at it and wonder what makes a vanilla person more prone to being a tickler? We all know people who seem to really enjoy tickling other people but we know they don’t share the fetish. So why is that? Do certain personality traits make someone the type that is more likely to enjoy tickling others?

From my personal experience I’ve found a lot of times people who are very touchy feely and outgoing are more prone to tickle versus people who are shy and keep to themselves. I also see more men than women tickle people whether it be while flirting or platonically. A lot of vanilla people think tickling is funny and amusing. Some of my guy friends even tickle each other because they like to be annoying and get a rise out of each other. I’ve found that in general, people who like to annoy and push other people’s buttons like to tickle a lot.

Im curious to hear what are some of the traits or qualities that you have noticed that make up a person who likes to tickle? (Besides having the fetish)
 
I have no idea, like you I've had the fetish my whole life. To see it as anything other than sexual? I just can't do it. I'm curious to see how other people respond.
 
A general flirtatious nature and physical presence (proximity + touch), lots of playful banter and a wicked sense of humor usually indicate someone who's prone to tickle.
 
Interesting topic! I actually think vanilla tickling is pretty adorable. I agree with a lot of what Wolf and Gitana said as I think people who are generally outgoing, playful and flirty will tickle others for fun

Another trait I think is common is attention seeking. I don't mean that in a pejorative sense, but more of it's just a way to have fun in a social setting. I remember being in my mid 20's at a social gathering of sorts. It was outdoors by a pool and a couple of guys a few years younger than me were horsing around and teasing each other, definitely kind of monopolizing the group's attention. They began playfully wrestling and it's wasn't long before one guy started playfully tickling the other's ribs. They eventually ended up in a heap on the ground tickling each and laughing while the group just watched laughed (your's truly may have said a thing or two to egg them on.) Anyway, my point is while it is totally possible hey were doing that to flirt with each other (that would have been super cool and adorable actually) my guess is they liked being the center of attention in the group setting. Whatever the case, I still remember that day fondly lol
 
I guess I have always attributed ticklers to being a bit more evil in general terms, since like Gitana mentioned, they seem to like getting a rise out of people.
 
Interesting question. I've noticed that people with a flirtatious, teasing, or extroverted personality are more prone to tickle. It was usually done to be silly or playfully annoy someone.
 
It's funny -- I'm inclined to say people who are playful, boisterous, and good-natured, or people who are competitive and teasey and sardonic. But when I think about the people I've actually known who've revealed themselves in daily life to have a tickling predilection, some of them have been (by those standards) unlikely candidates -- buttoned-up, demure, reticent, even repressed; or serious and cerebral and righteous.
 
Hi, everyone. I'm a lifelong (foot-)tickler, and I've had the fetish since birth.

Much of this post has been constructed by way of reacting to what others have already posted, and it's not in any particular order.

I'm not a touchy-feely person, unless the woman I am with has given informed consent to me. That's very important to me.

I will admit to having a flirtatious nature. What can I say? I can't help it...

I am definitely NOT the kind of person who likes to annoy others, push other people’s buttons, stir the pot, get a rise out of people, pick fights, etc. That's DEFINITELY not my style at all! I'm not an evil or malicious person in any way.

I have a wide, yet eclectic, sense of humor. I am vanilla on Facebook, and I will post at least one funny thing per day -- usually a joke or pun I've stolen from Reddit, or a graphic I've seen elsewhere on the Intertoobz.

I'm not an attention seeker at all. Again -- not my style. (There is an exception, but it's in a completely different context: I like acting and doing stand-up comedy. I minored in acting in college, in part because acting was my primary clique in high school.)

I would like to say that I'm a blend of introvert and extrovert. I'd like to say that, because I really want that to be true about me... but sadly, it is not. I am more introverted than I'd like to be. (I have a long story that explains that. However, due to space constraints and decent manners, I shall refrain from sharing it.) Nevertheless, I also label myself as good-natured, considerate, polite, and intelligent.

If any of you are curious to learn more about me, my profile on FetLife has all kinds of juicy details. (I should know. I wrote it.) :p

It can be found at: https://fetlife.com/AdamSterling
 
I’ve known some very shy people who given the chance to tie me up and tickle me, totally changed and weren’t shy very long in private.
 
Thanks for everyone’s replies. Very interesting to hear the different perspectives. I mostly was interested in hearing what goes through the head of a vanilla tickler versus someone with the fetish. I’m a switch and I love to tickle people, but I do not harbor any of the characteristics that I have observed in others who were vanilla ticklers. My motivation comes from the fetish so it’s a little different. I’m not going to go out of my way to tickle people in public or tickle people I’m not attracted to. These people do obviously otherwise we would not observe them in the act. So I was just curious as to why or what personality traits make them more prone to be that way. But seems like there are some commonalities people have found similar to what I have noticed and others who have observed the opposite. Very cool!
 
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Funny enough, I've been writing a remembrance of all the vanilla ticklers I've encountered over the years. All I can say is that they all get that wicked grin on their faces we all know so well.

A sneak preview of some of my remembrances:

- I'm in a car with a buddy of mine, someone who I never saw tickle anybody, incidentally. I ask him what traits he looks for in a girlfriend. He thinks for a second and says "She's got to be ticklish." I ask him why, and he becomes inarticulate. "I don't know....it's just fun." Years later, he looks me up and I drop a bit of a hint, dropping in the acronym "TMF", but he didn't seem to know what I was talking about. Personality wise, he was a gregarious goofball, had a string of girlfriends during the time I knew him....and I'm happy to know that they all got tickled! lol

-My girlfriend's college roommate loved to tickle her boyfriend, and the two of us bonded over our love of tickling our significant others. It was very cool. She wasn't an outwardly gregarious personality, kinda quiet....but this poor guy couldn't get into bed with her without getting tickled. One day, my girlfriend asked her what turned her on (it was just the three of us, her boyfriend wasn't there), and she thought for a second and then answered "Tickling." My girlfriend replied "Really? Anything else?" The roommate thought for a second and said, "Not really. Just tickling." Now....maybe she wasn't a "vanilla", but she didn't seem particularly in touch with it as a "fetish", as she had to ponder it for a moment. All I can say is that for a kinda quiet, shy girl, she really came alive when she tickled him, and obviously relished it.

-A guy friend of mine was always tickle attacking other dudes at this club we all used to work at/play in/hang out at. One day, we were all in a van, on tour, and he tickle attacked this drummer friend, a frequent target of his attacks.... then he suddenly turned, reached behind and started squeezing my knee. I looked at him laconically and said "Sorry, that shit don't work on me. " lol. The whole van went "Whooooah!". Anyways, I asked what that was all about, him tickling people all the time (I only saw him tickle guys, never his gorgeous brunette girlfriend). He didn't know the answer, but then it came out that he was a twin, and he was just used to naturally horseplaying around. (One time I saw him tickle attack the same guy in front of the guy's girlfriend....the girlfriend looked on lovingly for quite a while before suddenly deciding to lean in and join in the tickling herself.....)

- A female friend of mine tickle attacked another female friend of mine, spectacularly (you can read about it here), and seemed fascinated by the reactions she was getting; she also taunted her through the whole thing.

-I've repeatedly told guy friends about my fetish over the years....and when I do, they light up. Like a lightbulb goes over their head. i remember once telling a bartender who was driving me home that I had wanted to go over and blow a raspberry on a gorgeous female that had been wearing a devastating cropped top, revealing a super hot tummy. My friend banged the steering wheel and exclaimed "That is exactly what should have been done! Wearing a top like that!" lol.

I'd love to know more about this as well, since, as a 'ler, I am obsessed with vanilla ticklees, and as a friend of 'lees, I am fascinated by the psychology of the vanilla 'lers they encounter. I always asked all my girlfriends about their tickle history, and even went out with an escort who got tickled "on the job" a few times. In most cases, the guys that tickled them tickled them regularly, not just as a one-time thing. (there was only one exception to the rule, and I think he was influenced by hearing about me, her ex, having a tickle fetish). The same girlfriend had worked in the fashion industry, sometimes as a fit model, and when her ticklishness was discovered by her designer boss, it was routinely exploited. (here's that whole story)

I think people get a rise out of seeing a friend (or crush/significant other) rendered helpless and laughing, and twitching around. I love the fact that often bystanders look on with fascination at the tickling in front of them. The next memory I'm finishing up writing about for the True Story forum is actually a spectacular vanilla tickling I witnessed (along with other people), and everyone just looked on affectionately as this adorable friend of ours got tickled over and over by her boyfriend over the course of an hour, it was incredible.
 
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Its no secret that tickling is a power dynamic for the most part. From my experience watching vanilla people tickle each other usually has to do with flirting with someone you like or being playful. I dont think some of them get aroused by it or subconsciously maybe they do but it isn't strong enough to pursue it any further. I think they just use it like spanking during sex, it's something to enjoy for the moment however don't pursue getting into any bdsm lifestyle.
 
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