Welcome Knife-X
I felt much like you do now (I can empathize with Ticklish Armpits).
I was worried that I was joining the wrong group with a bunch of mal-adjusted freaks who just swapped porno-junk.
You can imagine my surprise when I learned that many (perhaps the majority, Idunno) of the members here do not like pornography (nor do I, really).
The thing that has astonished me the most is that I have made friends here, both men and women, with no intention or plan of ever meeting for a tickling session of any kind.
Don't get discouraged, though, I have had two or three serious attempts at real tickling with various women I've met here. For different reasons, I'm still looking; and the women are just fine; no insults or accusations toward anyone. Let's face it, we can't just say "You a 'Lee ? I'll be right over with the feathers !" The women I have met so far just didn't work out with what she/they and I think are appropriate for tickling. That's okay with me and them, I'm certain. There was one with whom I declined and invitation, and two who lost interest in me. Life's okay so far, I suppose.
Let me also encourage you to be patient. I was a member for something like 18 months before I started making friends. I did participate in the forums, and I tried the chatroom for a long time (and still hit it from time to time) but it was just a regular presence for those 18 months that "bought" me some friendships.
Oh, a touch on the dark side; there are also some members here who think I'm just awful and there are some others whom I just deliberately avoid like the plague (for good reason). You'll see the society for what it is: real people.
Let me assure you, Knife-X, that the bright side is much much brighter than the dark side of the TMF.
At this moment, the sum total effect of the TMF on me is quite positive, and I predict it will continue to be so for a long while. I think my experiences have been quite common among the membership at large.
Welcome Knife-X