Are you open about your tickling fetish?

[ticklekat]

I wear my lust for tickling on my sleeve. I am sad that 4 out of 5 of us feel any shame or feel compelled to hide some of the most intense feelings and desires we will ever have. There was a time in my life when I hid my tickle needs and denied them but I quickly figured out if I wasn't open about them, I got no tickling. None, zero, zip, nada. And like all of us in this forum, I need tickling. You do too I bet.

Some of you have seen the photos I've posted on here of my "Smile If You're Ticklish" t-shirt or my "TICKLR" license plate, or my little foot tickle toy that sits right on the shelf in my den. If not, go check them out when you have a moment. I relish the opportunity to share this most intense and vital part of my personality with those around me and use these innocent and non-threatening things to open conversation with potential tickle playmates. And you know what? They work.

Tickling hurts no one. To the contrary, anyone who has ever been on the receiving end of an intense tickle session knows what a tremendous tension release you feel afterwards. Medical people tout the beneficial byproducts of laughter on the human body. Let's face it, we're all a little stressed out these days. Couldn't everyone benefit from a nice endorphin release, not to mention a great workout?

Tickling hurts no one. We might fantasize about non consentual tickling, in fact, some of my favorite tickling fiction involves this theme. That's where tickle roleplaying with your partner can be such a delightful outlet for these fantasies in a safe environment for both ticklee and tickler. What goes on behind the bedroom door between two consenting adults is no one else's business.

Tickling hurts no one. It puts us more in touch (no pun intended) with our partners. I hope more of you will be more open about this driving desire everyone in this forum has. So what if we march to a little different drummer?

Here's a little saying I'd like to share with the 80% out there who don't feel comfortable about sharing their tickling fetish with the closest people in their lives. It goes a little something like this.

Those who matter don't judge me, and those who judge me don't matter. Now go forth and create your own magic and lust and laughter.

 

[glennekeu56]

only to my closest friends and family

 

[glennekeu56]

I wear my lust for tickling on my sleeve. I am sad that 4 out of 5 of us feel any shame or feel compelled to hide some of the most intense feelings and desires we will ever have. There was a time in my life when I hid my tickle needs and denied them but I quickly figured out if I wasn't open about them, I got no tickling. None, zero, zip, nada. And like all of us in this forum, I need tickling. You do too I bet.

Some of you have seen the photos I've posted on here of my "Smile If You're Ticklish" t-shirt or my "TICKLR" license plate, or my little foot tickle toy that sits right on the shelf in my den. If not, go check them out when you have a moment. I relish the opportunity to share this most intense and vital part of my personality with those around me and use these innocent and non-threatening things to open conversation with potential tickle playmates. And you know what? They work.

Tickling hurts no one. To the contrary, anyone who has ever been on the receiving end of an intense tickle session knows what a tremendous tension release you feel afterwards. Medical people tout the beneficial byproducts of laughter on the human body. Let's face it, we're all a little stressed out these days. Couldn't everyone benefit from a nice endorphin release, not to mention a great workout?

Tickling hurts no one. We might fantasize about non consentual tickling, in fact, some of my favorite tickling fiction involves this theme. That's where tickle roleplaying with your partner can be such a delightful outlet for these fantasies in a safe environment for both ticklee and tickler. What goes on behind the bedroom door between two consenting adults is no one else's business.

Tickling hurts no one. It puts us more in touch (no pun intended) with our partners. I hope more of you will be more open about this driving desire everyone in this forum has. So what if we march to a little different drummer?

Here's a little saying I'd like to share with the 80% out there who don't feel comfortable about sharing their tickling fetish with the closest people in their lives. It goes a little something like this.

Those who matter don't judge me, and those who judge me don't matter. Now go forth and create your own magic and lust and laughter.

now if we could get someone to tell this on worldwide tv we would live in a better world. tickling is still too much related to sex while small children and teens use it to play with each other.

 

[Wildebeast]

Its hard to be open with something like this, especially to family. I have told a couple of girlfriends, and a couple got weirded out and wanted to break it off. To be honest with a girlfriend is a double-edged sword cause you can turn some off with the mention, but if you got the right girl or an open-minded one then it can be a blessing.

 

[Ivanho22]

never will tell my family, it's really none of they're business and if anything is found out about it i just tell them to shrug it off. As for friends most of them are open minded and i've told the ones that i've really trusted or maybe the ones i would like to open up with too but that never goes through, they mostly just say "oh" and thats the end of that. My girlfriends that i have told have experemented with me but aren't the fanatic anywhere near that i am so i'm kinda stuck on a mild side.

 

[AdamN]

I initially voted "no" on this poll last year. That's still pretty much the case, though I have been more open about it lately. I've been making some friends in the local BDSM community, so it's a hell of a lot easier to talk about around them. In some cases, they've experienced the very same type of tickle play themselves, so it's no big deal at all to them. Feels good to have folks outside the site to talk to.

 

[simplegoat]

only one person knows of my fetish, and that is all.
Yeah, I'm still in high school so it get's a little too taboo if someone knows about it.
Good or bad I wouldn't like the attention from having outed my fetish.

 

[Desert Tickler]

I have always been fairly open about my feet and tickling fetishes. I keep my sexual life private from my family and there are professional boundaries to be had too. Those are basic things I think most sensical people would adhere.

Beyond that scope, it is anything goes with me. If I am with a girl and like her feet, I let her know quickly and if she is affirmative in response I confess my fetish. If I find myself engagd in conversation where feet come up with anyone beside family and co-workers, I often divulge my interest. I have been doing it like this since Age 14, when I came out of the closet (the shoe closet) about my fetish, which I realize I have had since about Age 12.

I find most people are receptive to the notion of this fetish and most girls I have known, dated, been married too, or otherwise ended up in "relations" with, have had no issues with it at all and enjoyed the feet and tickling play, some more than others, a few got really into it, and one girlfriend I had for a couple years had a foot fetish of her own.

I am hard-pressed to think of any seriously negative reactions. I have had one girl say "Nobody touches my feet". She was history at the end of the first date. And I had one girl who. oddly, let me suck her toes and tickle her very pretty feet one time and seemed to enjoy it, then went to the "Ewwwwwwwww, that's weird!" card the next time out. Also, history. I can count on at least 10, maybe 20 women who I was very open with about my fetish and they really liked the honesty, the intrigue, the kink, and the fun.

My male buddies also know of my fetish and only one thinks it is odd. My best buddy doesn't have the fetish but has said things like "Hey, feet can be cool. Go for it." Real simply-like, then moves on with whatever we are talking about. As for the few and far between negative reactions? Who cares? You can find that in virtually any subject on earth where people opine.

 

[HXCkid]

nope cant do it, cant say it outloud, it sucks but i dont think anyone should know about it unless its from personal experience. I admire your courage though.

 

[kittiekatpaws]

no one in my family or friend knows, cuz 2 times i've been caught and they looked like it like i was in a porn site, that's why i'm keep it to myself

 

[TheGodfeather]

I must agree with Meis -- for some reason the foot fetish is looked down upon -- this can be seen in the way it is portrayed in movies. Usually the villain has a "weird thing" for feet and enacts his ways on his victims in such ways. Or think about Sandler's Mr. Deeds and the way it portrayed the foot fetish. The same pretty much goes for tickling and such fetishes. For this reason, it is difficult to even admit I have a foot fetish, let alone a tickle fetish. I think it's catching on, though -- Attack of the Show covered Tickling as a fetish, and Howard Stern has always been there for us ticklephiles (whether intentionally or not).

 

[emsindahouse]

me

my wife knows about it....she let's me tickle her..but...I can tell she would prefer if I didn't...she's called me "freak" on occasion...I do not tell my friends they definitely wouldn't understand...years ago a cousin of mine found one of my tickle videos and responded negatively...he acted as though he had found something nasty...like it was covered in snot or something...he's teased me on the subject..but I act as though I didn't know what he was talking about....I haven't spoken to him in years...eh...he was an asshole anyway ...no big loss there.....

 

[tickledawg]

I have always been fairly open about my feet and tickling fetishes. I keep my sexual life private from my family and there are professional boundaries to be had too. Those are basic things I think most sensical people would adhere.

Beyond that scope, it is anything goes with me. If I am with a girl and like her feet, I let her know quickly and if she is affirmative in response I confess my fetish. If I find myself engagd in conversation where feet come up with anyone beside family and co-workers, I often divulge my interest. I have been doing it like this since Age 14, when I came out of the closet (the shoe closet) about my fetish, which I realize I have had since about Age 12.

I find most people are receptive to the notion of this fetish and most girls I have known, dated, been married too, or otherwise ended up in "relations" with, have had no issues with it at all and enjoyed the feet and tickling play, some more than others, a few got really into it, and one girlfriend I had for a couple years had a foot fetish of her own.

I am hard-pressed to think of any seriously negative reactions. I have had one girl say "Nobody touches my feet". She was history at the end of the first date. And I had one girl who. oddly, let me suck her toes and tickle her very pretty feet one time and seemed to enjoy it, then went to the "Ewwwwwwwww, that's weird!" card the next time out. Also, history. I can count on at least 10, maybe 20 women who I was very open with about my fetish and they really liked the honesty, the intrigue, the kink, and the fun.

My male buddies also know of my fetish and only one thinks it is odd. My best buddy doesn't have the fetish but has said things like "Hey, feet can be cool. Go for it." Real simply-like, then moves on with whatever we are talking about. As for the few and far between negative reactions? Who cares? You can find that in virtually any subject on earth where people opine.

I echo this exactly...especially the male buddies part. It's a joke at times for them to tease me. BUT...still we all realize we are into different things.

 

[tff69]

Now that I'm sepparated, I am so open to it now!

 

[kiatech]

I've always been pretty open about it. No worse than some fetishes out there.

People don't really react the way you think.

 

[ThirdRebel]

It's socially unacceptable and it's better secret anyway.

 

[Eddie410]

I have meet a couple of people who have the same fetish as me. But my answer would remain no. Cause I am not going to tell people that I have a tickle fetish and a foot fetish. Even when I think about my foot fetish, I ask myself "why does female feet turn me on soo much?." My fiance knows about my foot/tickle fetish. I took a chance on her when we started dating. We were dirty talking. I told her that if she keeps it up I would have to tie her up and punish her. She asked me what I would do. Then I told her that I would tickle her for a long time. Well I did. She let me. She never had a tickle fetish until I came around. So I asked her to marry me. Cause I know it is rare for a female to have a tickle fetish. Sad to say that the world is judgemental. And can treat people differently for what they believe in. But I believe that one day we would all be able to express our selves without shameless looks upon us.

 

[Less_Careless]

On a side note, I should point out my respect fro Grandizer's picture. I have the poster. Well done.

 

[Diavna1]

It's not really so much a fetish for me as it is for my Master. I do enjoy it VERY much though. His fets are being Dom & tickling, mine is bondage and being sub. He gets what he wants, i get what I want and the bondage and tickling is where we meet in the middle. :wub

With that being said, one of our fetishes can't be explained without bringing the other person into so, no I am not open about my fet except with a certain few that I am comfortable with telling my own. Master is his own person and it is not my place to discuss his personal preferences with people unless he has already brought it up on his own.

 

[melanie2]

It's socially unacceptable and it's better secret anyway.

Where is that written?

 

[GoldenTXT]

Does it have to be a fetish?
I'd never say "I like tickling" to anyone but I would definitely take the opportunity to tickle a pretty girl if I could.
Makes me feel dominant.

 

[Diavna1]

It's socially unacceptable and it's better secret anyway.

are you referring to fetishes in general or tickling fetish.

 

[GoldenTXT]

I don't really consider it a fetish.

 

[ticklishnavel1]

No, I am extremely shy so I have only told my sexual partners but only after a long time being with them. It is something I only discuss with others online.

 

[Bansama1]

Not at all. :blush

Not too long ago, a guy asked me if I was ticklish. I immediately felt my cheeks grow hot as I lied and said no.