Younger = More ticklish??

[deadlywiffeathr]

Is this true? Do u think as we get older somehow we become less ticklish than when we wer young?

Any thoughts/comments welcomed! 😀

 

[TMF Jeff]

I don't think the physical aspects of ticklishness change, but I do think that as people get older, they become more able/more likely to exert control over their ticklishness which affects the mental and psychological aspects of ticklishness.

 

[-Hari-]

I just as ticklish but once upon a time it mattered less who it was doing it, the wonders of young innocense.

I think the eventual realisation of sexual craving and the link that was made with tickling made me far more selective about it.

 

[4Pawz]

My sensativity has not changed since I was young nor do I see it deciding to unless I end up with nerve damage. I don't necessarily react the same way, as I can control it under certain circumstances, but those circumstances are few and far between..... That is more of a learned survival response than any kind of a biological change.

 

[maniactickler]

I dont think age is an issue.

 

[TklDuo-Ann]

I think we're simply less self-conscious and anal when we're younger. The older we get, the more chances we've had of being taught that "we must always be in control"...which is total BS, but often the opinion anyway.

 

[wishfoot88]

i can't remember ever being tickled, so i have nothing to compare.
but i suppose that tickling loses its place as we grow. i mean it would be weird if your parents tickled you when you are like 30.
only a gifted few keep tickling alive as they age. and they inhabit this webdite.

 

[Musicroxmysox]

I don't think so at all. It depends on how much you keep it in your life to. Just cause you get older doesn't mean you have to be straitlaced. In fact far from it.

 

[nenezinho]

Trully what changes is our mindset. Altough i believe something can also change on our body, usually as a children we have tender skin, likely all nerve endings are young and over reactive...likely, i don´t know for sure but i´d say there´s a good chance we will always be a bit more ticklish as children.

But what really matters is how we are lately taught over dominance and control, as others said. I know personaly because this happened with me. I was taught to hide my emotions and feelings, i was taught a boy doesn´t cry, a boy is never defenseless, things like that. Due to this kind of training i have really a hard time to enjoy my lee side as most of the times i can take it even without moving. Of course, whenever a friend gets me by surprise i still feel my full ticklishness there so it´s not dead. I came from deadly ticklish as a kid to barely ticklish as a grown up (this can change at the right hands/minds).

Our minds are really complex and one should be really careful on what we wish for...we might be strong enough to change both ourselves and our surroundings.

 

[WheresThe Clip?]

I think that in order to stay ticklish you need to be tickled regularly. Thus it is a known fact that the older people get (male or female) the less physical contact they recieve from anyone (save for their doctor).

 

[taz_tickler]

I don't think age matters.....for me its all about my mood at the time and how I feel with the playmate at the time. There have been times I could lay there and let my ler have her way for a while and other times I had to be tied from the start because I would be "over the top" ticklish....not sure why the different levels of intensity.

 

[Sandrock74]

Age isn't too much a factor. I know women my age (30's) and they are very ticklish. If they are less ticklish now than they used to be, I don't know how they would have survived childhood!

 

[chicago]

I think as people get older, their sense of humor and fun withers away just like their bodies, and thus they are less apt to give in to the awesomeness of tickling.

 

[Ledega]

I would say age does not matter with ticklishness.I agree that in certain situations you can control how you react to the tickling, but that would depend on who was doing the tickling and on what scale of tickling being done.I mean if someone is good at discovering someones magic spots they just can't control it, ya know.Like, have you ever tickled someone when they are mad?If they are truely ticklish, and you are a good tickler, they usually laugh.Tickling is mental and physical and alot of the time the physical feeling wins. ; )

 

[Love2DayTrade]

I just had to comment on this topic. In this post I will not speculate on whether or not age affects ticklishness. I will simply comment on my personal experiences that relate to this topic.

Over the past few years I have dated girls between the ages of 18-41. In my experience, it does seem as though age affects ticklishness. This does not of course prove that age affects ticklishness, I’m simply saying that in my experience, the younger girls were more ticklish than the older girls.
Let’s begin with the three 18 year olds that I have tickled relatively recently (past four years). One of them was without a doubt the most ticklish person that I have tickled in years. All of the usual spots were extremely ticklish. I remember attacking her when she was sitting in a large comfy chair in my living room and she completely lost it. Sides, stomach, underarms, and feet were all attacked and all very ticklish. She ended up on the floor struggling to escape but could only squirm around and laugh. The second 18 year old was somewhat ticklish on her sides and stomach and extremely ticklish on her underarms and feet. Her underarms were so ticklish that she would freeze up and scream in silent laughter when I tickled her there. We had to come to an agreement that her underarms were “off-limits”. Her feet were also very ticklish and she tried to make her feet another “off-limit” spot…a proposal that I didn’t agree to. The third 18 year old was just as ticklish as the second girl I described. She was a very pretty girl who had a very sensitive mid-section. She would simply collapse and laugh when I attacked her underarms, stomach, and sides.

I dated a 21 year old former “dancer” two years ago. Very very ticklish girl. All over. She would scream, squirm, and laugh when tickled.

I tickled a 22 year old recently. She was also very very ticklish. Not as ticklish as the first 18 year old that I described but still very ticklish. Any poke to her stomach and sides made her squirm and giggle. She would break out in spasmodic laughter if you tickled her stomach, sides, underarms and feet. She would really struggle when you attacked her above the equator but when you tickled her feet she would just lay there and laugh really hard. She was so cute and didn’t want to admit that she was ticklish but it was obvious once you touched her tummy that she was very sensitive.

The 26 year old that I tickled was very ticklish. It was cute because she was very quick to mention how ticklish she was. Like one of the 18 year olds her armpits were an off-limit spot. She was very ticklish there and didn’t like to be tickled underarms. This girl really liked to tickle and often initiated tickle fights. Her ribs, sides, tummy, underarms, knees, back, and neck were all very ticklish. Her feet were ticklish sometimes but at other times were not that ticklish at all.

Two of the three girls that I have dated in their 30s haven’t been that ticklish. Both were occasionally ticklish but most of the time would simply lie there when I tried to tickle them. Both were very good ticklers and seem to take delight in watching me laugh and squirm. One was usually ticklish after sex. Both girls told me that they used to be very ticklish when they were younger. One of them said that she was very ticklish until she was about 16 and at that time realized that she could control it.

I dated a 41 year old MILF recently. Her underarms, ribs, sides, and tummy were not ticklish at all. Her feet were ticklish but not extremely ticklish like the feet of some girls. Interestingly, her boobs were ticklish. Not super ticklish but enough to make her giggle and squirm.

So let’s see….of the ten girls that I have tickled recently, there does seem to be a relationship between age and ticklishness. Does anyone else have similar results?

 

[BostonTickling]

In my personal experience most of the older women (women in their 30's and 40's) I have tickled have been more ticklish. Maybe it's just been luck of the draw. I'm not really sure if age is a factor. This is definitely a question to ponder.

 

[Sultrybrunette]

Well I cant speak from experience as far as being young, since I was never tickled when I was younger....but as a 50 year old, there is no disputing how ticklish I am. Even if I was tickled when I was younger, I think I am more accepting of it now than what I would be back then. I am more relaxed and more open to feelings and sensations. Part of it might also be how you were raised and how you feel about yourself.

 

[Love2DayTrade]

I forgot to mention, I once asked the 41 year old if she used to be ticklish. She quickly replied in the affirmative.

 

[Mitchell]

I think it really depends. Sometimes skin can become less sensitive with age. However, I do know of one case where age is not a factor in ticklishness.

My best friend has told me that through the years, his sister, who is now 43, has never been very ticklish. Even when she was in her 20s, and younger, she might move her foot away, if someone surprised her with tickling, but they couldnt get a genuine ticklish reaction out of her.

His mother, on the other hand, who is now 65, is one of the most ticklish people I've ever heard of. My friend told me he tickled her a few times when she was, say, in her 40s, and she went ballistic. More recently, he told me they were taking a yoga class together, and as part of a demonstration, the yoga instructor touched my friend's mother's bare foot and her toes, and she went ballistic with ticklish laughter. His mother also said that her sister, my friend's aunt, who is also in her 60s, is supposedly very ticklish too.

While age may have some factor in ticklishness, I think it also depends on family history, and individual skin sensitivity. There is no hard and fast rule that every 18 year old daughter is automatically more ticklish, then say, her 45 year old mother. Many factors play into ticklishness, other than just age.

Mitch

 

[kis123]

I think a lot of you are simply speculating!

Ticklishness does NOT change with age! Now unless you have some "scientific proof" to your claim, then it's merely supposition. Next month I'll be celebrating my 46th birthday and trust me, I'm not only "not less ticklish" than in my childhood and younger adulthood, I'm probably even moreso.

There can be many reasons for loss of ticklishness; could be a neurological issue or others. But you can find a ticklish 80 year old like you can find a ticklish 20 year old if you're really looking.

 

[tickmankyle1]

i agree age does not change ticklishness

 

[mrmiguu]

my answer is...

NO

 

[huskys]

I think we're simply less self-conscious and anal when we're younger. The older we get, the more chances we've had of being taught that "we must always be in control"...which is total BS, but often the opinion anyway.

I agree.
I think the level of ticklishness remains the same. But as adults we make more of a conscious effort to 'hold it in' so to speak.
Its a shame really, theres nothing like a good 'tickle' to relieve the tension sometimes. lol

 

[Skipadeedoodah]

The older that I get the more able I am to figure out ways to control my reactions (somewhat 😛 LOL) and re-focus my attention elsewhere to ignore the tickling. But overall, the more often I'm tickled, the more ticklish I seem to be getting, regardless of getting older.

 

[luvgirlsfeet]

i think i'm just as ticklish now as i was when i was younger