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Why is tickling so hard to 'fess up to in comparison to other 'kinks'?

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A conversation with Artoo Detoo inspired this thread.

For those of us that have intrigues along with tickling, was it easier to admit about those instead of your tickling fetish?

If so, why do you think that is?

Perhaps it is due to what tickling initially start's out as; Nothing more then child's play?
 
... it is more than some, but ide rather fess up to being into tickling than something like peeing on people or something,

i guess theres different levels, its not hard admitting you like soethign simple like candlewax or spanking, but then on the extreme ofther side youve got your water sports and beastiality and bloodyplay etc, ticklings somewhere inbetween id liek to think 😀

i found it harder to admit than other stuff case it feels so silly until you know more about it and have develpoed more confidence with it, now i dont care who i tell 😀 its down to how comfortable you are with it
 
Because you're all pansies, that's why.

I tell random people on the street that I am into tickle torture. I just stopped caring what they think.:triangle:
 
Well... I've admitted to my friends that I like bondage and some of them think it's cool
while others are more... well .. at least they're happy as long as they don't have to participate ;P
To confess to another person that tickling turns me on would be too embarrassing,
perhaps due to the fact that it starts out as children's play - like you said.
To admit it would also be to possibly make other people feel unconfortable in my presence -
if I were to like.. poke them in a friendly or teasing way they would think that I'm getting
turned on by it and everything would just feel awkward.

Sooo, basically I don't do it because it's a fetish that's not restricted to the bedroom and your
partner, as the most "known-of" fetishes that belong to the BDSM-scene are.
 
Honestly i dont think i have ever had a problem letting others know what i like or i'm into especially tickling, but i think it's really easier for a person to admit his/her fetishes, intrigues etc to those who they feel most comfortable in speaking too
 
ViperGTS said:
Because you're all pansies, that's why.

I tell random people on the street that I am into tickle torture. I just stopped caring what they think.:triangle:
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Easy, bro.

We all can't be free flowin' in that aspect like you.

Kudos to ya though, babes.
 
CrystalLight said:
Easy, bro.

We all can't be free flowin' in that aspect like you.

Kudos to ya though, babes.
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ROFL. I am just teasin', you know that.

I don't assault random passeby with the depths of my perversion - but if someone asks me, I'm not afraid to tell them. Took a long time to get to that point, but what you have to remember is, if they matter, they won't care, and if they care, they probably don't matter.
 
I've given this a little thought over the years.

And I have yet to come up with any definitive answers. But I think at least in part, it's because it's such a STRANGE thing to be aroused by. Somebody finds out it's your kink, and you're afraid that they're gonna be all, "Tickling? Really?!? TICKLING?!? You can't be serious! Embarrassment, maybe? I mean, come on... this IS weird, no matter which side of the equation you're on. 'Lees-- They enjoy being touched in a way that makes your body involuntarily go through all sorts of convulsions and spasms, they crave a touch that, once it begins, they're DESPARATE to get away from/stop from happening. Let's face it... that's just strange desire. 'Lers--we're just as odd, wanting to be the one causing all those things to happen. I can't even describe my desire to do this to MYSELF adequately, much less to someone who doesn't get it at all! So yeah, I think a part of it, at least, is being a little embarrassed/ashamed of our little kink being such a simple but strange thing. In the mainstream media, if someone mentions whips, chains, spanking, BDSM, etc... with regards to sex, they don't really even bat an eye anymore these days. You pair up sex and tickling, and they're like, "What?" It doesn't occur to most.

Their loss. :grouphug:

EDIT-- What RUNOFFSTAGE said made me think of something else, too. If people who know you KNOW that you're into tickling in the bedroom, that totally throws any innocent tickles that happen, the regular horseplay, out of context, and they might start thinking that you're getting your jollies from something that's really innocent.
 
ViperGTS said:
I tell random people on the street that I am into tickle torture. I just stopped caring what they think.:triangle:
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Was that YOU??? Lol.

I can say with some certainty that I'm working towards that stage of not caring. I certainly care a lot less than I used to (A year or so ago, I wasn't even out to myself about this lil' kink of mine). But for the most part, I still feel weird admitting my love of tickling.

I think the only real reason is that it is my biggest fetish, the other stuff I'm into pales in comparison with it. And because I feel weird about sharing anything particularly intimate with people I don't know, I feel weird about sharing this fetish.
 
I never had a problem with it. The worst I got was "that's weird", at which point I laugh (because, you know, it is weird) and all ends well. I don't make a big deal out of it, they don't make a big deal of it. Even had a few girls like it too. Not as much as me, but like it enough to play for awhile.
 
ViperGTS said:
Because you're all pansies, that's why.
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Total agreement there, at least in respect to myself. You'll never find a pansier pansy than myself. Far too shy and bashful to admit to such things.

Plus I don't have anyone to admit it to (besides family). 😀
 
Another reason for me personally is that if I do admit to it..it'll almost be like I'm asking for it.

And I don't do that.
 
Never had much use for the hard banging, ass pumping, cock sucking porn that originally saturated the industry. I always felt a bit strange when my fraternity bros would get all hyped up to see some “Deep Throat” type flick. Since I always thought I was alone in my perversion, I wanted avoid standing out as the “weird one”.

With seeing all the flavors of kink available now, I probably would have been less inhibited at that age, but I feel I’m getting a bit too old to be bringing any sexual topics into general discussion unless I’m sure all involved are up for it, especially since my children are now at the age of “sexual enlightenment”.
 
This is such a good question. I've been thinking about it all day now, and I really can't come up with a good answer.

The only thing I can fathom is that it's so ... different and not as mainstream as BDSM and all of the socially acceptable ones. It's a lot more difficult to explain to others than the mainstream ones.

Maybe another reason would be that BDSM, etc. are most definitely sexual whereas tickling to most others can be construed as entirely innocent so most can't relate tickling to sex or anything arousing. I know that I've gotten a few "uh, what?" kind of reactions. People don't want to relate what they do to their children or siblings as anything they can use in a sexual way. And they don't want to tickle a person with a tickle fetish and wonder if they're getting off from it.
 
Reasons I can think of...

1. It has an infantile aspect to it

2. Tickling + Bondage = 2 fetishes? Having to fess up to more?

3. Not as common as other fetishes, i.e. bondage, feet, roleplaying

4. Person may find it harder to tell others if they haven't accepted it themselves.
 
It's a taboo that I've carried around with me since I was aware of it. Also, my tickling fetish focuses on feet, and most 'vanillas' don't get that. Which is fine, but it opens me up to ridicule, even now. My wife knows, only after a few years of being with her though.

So I guess I've gotten used to it being 'underground' to save me from snide remarks. It's a hard nut to crack I'm afraid.

Nice thread, Crystal.
 
I think tickling is as hard as any other kink to admit with the exception nowadays of light bondage

I would think someone telling another they enjoy tickling would\could be just as difficult to say as "I wish i was the cup in two girls 1 cup" type of deal.

Its something that people perceive as abnormal and people fear ridicule by their peers so the fear of ridicule is what makes it hard hence why the net is valuable to many because ridicule is simply words on a site.
 
I think it may be hard to admit to personel fetishes and interests to people because some may be concerned about what everyone else thinks of them. I know that there are those who don't care what others think about them, but ome people are self concious.
 
I just don't understand how something as "hardcore" as Bondage or D/s is easier to admit to..but tickling isn't.

If someone were to ask me, I'd more then likely say D/s before I even consider telling them tickling.

Perhaps it's just because tickling for the most part is seen almost as "pure" along with innocent, and many people couldn't fathom it being something to use with intimacy.
 
Great topic. If I had an answer it wouldn't be as hard to admit to as the thread makes it out to be. But I have nothing concrete either, just theories. Others touch on all the things that go through people's minds. Will he/she think I'm a freak? How could you be like that? Are they getting their jollies off from tickling me, even playfully?

Only thing I can come up with for easier/harder than other fetishes may not depend on how "hardcore" it is, but how "mainstream" it is. Getting tied up, like spanking, or a foot fetish is very mainstream in even how it's talked about. I've seen all three incorporated into many prime time TV shows, not to mention others. I have "vanilla" friends who have talked about it like they were discussing a sport not quite big here, like say Cricket. It's like "yea I saw it on HBO, I'd give it a try" or "my girlfriend/boyfriend wants to try it out lightly to see what its like". Now that's not to say that they are not hard to disclose for those who love them, just a observation.

I'm as baffled as many of you because I'm not one easily embarrassed by anything, but this is it's own animal.
 
i have thought about telling someone at work when i wear my elmo shirt but it would be all over before you knew it. meaning that everyone would know. no one keeps anything to them selves. later hugggggssss and happy tickles ugly kid joe
 
I haven't told anyone I know about my tickle fetish but I have told many people that I am kinky and I usually just leave it at that. I may hint at Tickling,Bondage and even the use of a feather but I wouldn't actually come out and say I have a tickling fetish. I met up with a beautiful girl from TMF a few months ago and she told me that she had told her friends she was meeting a man for a Spanking session. When I asked her why she said that she told me that Spanking is a more acceptable reason as far as telling her friends. I kind of agreed with her. Spanking is always looked upon as a fairly harmless and fun peek into S/m play. Tickling has never gained that kind of acceptence and it probably never will be :sadcry:
 
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