Ticklishness is subjective

[The_Musician]

Hello TMF's
I've read some past posts on ticklishness and thought I might throw my two cents in.
How do you know how ticklish your ticklee is ? What I may consider an extremely ticklish person you may think that person is just very ticklish. On a ticklish scale of 1 through 10
with ten being the highest what I say is an 8 you may say is a 5. Does a lot of screaming and thrashing tell you or how about the laughter? My barometer is the type of giggling and laughter.Screaming I find very annoing and silent laughter is to easy too fake ticklishness as is someone screaming(Watch out for your hard earn money on this type)unless of course that's what you like.
One thing we all can agree on is that if a person lays there and looks up at you like your stupid when your tickling and the person is like tickling a piece of wood that person is Not ticklish.So what is the way you determine the ticklishness of someone ? I say it's in the eyes and ears of the beholder,and it all is subjective...........the musician

 

[GEORGIATKLER]

if the nih would only give us a grant we could bring smiles to almost ereryone

Immediate blushing is a good indicator. I agree that since there is no standard scientific measure of ticklishness( as there is for pain) it becomes more difficult to compare peoples ticklishness threshholds. Bondage will help eliminate those faking an escape. There will still be varying levels of sensitivity in the same person on different body parts, with different levels of touch or implements used as well as at different times due to sickness, stress, boredom etc. Sounds made or not made by lees also have a wide range. how much a lee really enjoys it versus seeing it as tickle torture will come into play. When meeting someone for the first time, the reaction to a "surprise" tickle may be a good approximation of their sensitivity. Then there is the issue of declining sensitivity as the play goes on, which also varies widely. Thanks for a great thread idea.

 

[jaba]

Hello TMF's
I've read some past posts on ticklishness and thought I might throw my two cents in.
How do you know how ticklish your ticklee is ? What I may consider an extremely ticklish person you may think that person is just very ticklish. On a ticklish scale of 1 through 10
with ten being the highest what I say is an 8 you may say is a 5. Does a lot of screaming and thrashing tell you or how about the laughter? My barometer is the type of giggling and laughter.Screaming I find very annoing and silent laughter is to easy too fake ticklishness as is someone screaming(Watch out for your hard earn money on this type)unless of course that's what you like.
One thing we all can agree on is that if a person lays there and looks up at you like your stupid when your tickling and the person is like tickling a piece of wood that person is Not ticklish.So what is the way you determine the ticklishness of someone ? I say it's in the eyes and ears of the beholder,and it all is subjective...........the musician

I imagine those who view a lot of tickle media content or who have extensive experience in tickling lees may be better suited to rate ticklishness in general, but I think both ticklishness and rating the ticklish is very subjective. Kinda reminds me of shows like american Idol or the olympics where you can get wildly divergent opinions by many judges on the one same act everyone is watching. I have watched clips where folks were raving over a thrashing, screaming lee, yet I know any number of ladyfriends who could mimic those reactions without anyone touching them. Especially if they were paid to do it! 😛

I know what I prefer.....I love ladies with nice ticklish laughs, no matter the level of ticklishness.... not all ladies have great tickle laughs, and I prefer them over screaming thrashers.

Thats all I really care about at this stage....if a lee is genuinely ticklish (and I can usually tell by her laugh) and has a laugh that works for me, i'm happy, no matter what anyone else thinks about my lee's reactions.

But I agree, Musician....rating ticklishness is subjective....find the lee you love, and thats your "10"!