The single least successful attempt to get a tickle going I've ever seen (not M/F, to F's immense frustration)

[hopefulscrambl]

It's not quite a tickling story, but it's both one of the weirdest and least believable tickling-related things I've ever seen so I'm putting it up anyway. Now, I know that it's easy to project onto vanilla people. You have to remember that most people see tickling as a fun thing, most people don't see any significance in saying they're ticklish or tickling people, tickling someone or letting someone tickle you doesn't mean you're into it. But sometimes you see someone who's clearly one of us, and unfortunately, it's usually when they're really bad at it.

So, this was a fresher's week event (for those outside the UK, first week of uni, so 18) which, like most such events, was full of people I'll never meet again. Among them was a couple, who's names I don't recall - both emos, a tall guy with red hair and his girlfriend, short and stocky with neon blue. They seemed nice enough, and apparently this was the first real relationship for both of them so they were still learning the ropes. That is, they hadn't quite mastered communication. This quickly became apparent.

At one point we were all sat down, and girlfriend took off her shoes to put her socked feet in her boyfriend's lap. Nothing weird about that. Boyfriend did a standard, non-ticklish caress while continuing the conversation - again, totally normal- and then she started bouncing her feet up and down until boyfriend turned to ask what she was doing.

Girlfriend: Did you forget I was ticklish?
Boyfriend, confused: No?
Girlfriend: Bounces feet up and down.
Boyfriend: Goes back to reading his book.

Ok then. Well, that certainly raised some flags, but I don't want to read into things. Maybe she just wanted attention or something. Eventually, girlfriend got tired of bouncing her feet up and down and getting only affection in return so left to chat with some friends, before coming back to boyfriend to begin poking him to annoy him. He threatened to poke back and she, for I think the third time since the event started, squeaked out that she was ticklish. She brought this up quite a lot, I was starting to notice.

Boyfriend: Are you trying to get me to tickle you or something?
Girlfriend, blushes and trips over her words before getting out: Well...
Boyfriend: Does not tickle her. Goes back to reading his book.

Well, this is now really veering on the kinky side. But still, nothing concrete. Vanilla couples playfully tickle each other all the time, after all. There's probably also a perfectly vanilla explanation for girlfriend's repeatedly lying on boyfriend's lap with her hands behind her head and putting her feet near his hands while repeatedly bringing up how ticklish she is at the slightest pretext. You know. I don't want to read into things.

He certainly wasn't.

But then this happened, which you'll kind of have to take my word I'm not just making up. The conversation had got to discussing hobbies, and the boyfriend had started discussing about he was into home DIY. Girlfriend's eyes lit up at one final opportunity, and she lept into the conversation she'd previously been kind of half-listening to.

Girlfriend: So you have rope at home?!
Boyfriend: I mean, I could easily get some, sure. Why?
Girlfriend: I'm ticklish!
Boyfriend: I know?
Girlfriend, doing an admirable job of hiding the increasingly manic tone in her voice: If you tied me up, I wouldn't be able to stop you tickling me!
Boyfriend: Huh. No, I suppose you wouldn't. Anyway, when repairing a desk...
Girlfriend: Is sort of stunned into silence before sitting down and trying not to look sulky.

I think we may be running out of plausible vanilla explanations here. One of boyfriend's friends said "that was kind of weird", to which boyfriend shrugged. "Oh, she's always saying stuff like that. I've just learnt to tune it out". Girlfriend groaned. Boyfriend asked if she was getting tired.

The two of them left shortly after, leaving me with a combination of "did I hallucinate that entire evening?" and "How does everyone in the room know your girlfriend's kink except you?" I never saw either of them again, so I'll never know if he ever managed to figure out what was going on.

But if she's here, which I guess she might well be: Hi! I hope that you finally hired the marching band you needed to get the message across!

 

[milagros317]

"Oh, she's always saying stuff like that. I've just learnt to tune it out". Girlfriend groaned.

What a fool he was (from my point of view). I hope she broke up with him before another month passed.

 

[BlueLine7045]

I mean he can't be that stupid. She's straight up asking him to tickle her repeatedly and also suggesting he tie her up with rope.

It could have been embarrassing for him with her bringing it up around other people so he ignored it, or he just isn't into it the way she is. Either way, if it means that much to her and she's craving it that bad, maybe she should move on.

 

[FFT32]

For us here who are into it, all I can say is WOW! Who wouldn't consider themselves "lottery ticket" lucky to have someone playfully ask for tickles like that?

 

[retry0]

Have you guys considered that he gets it and they do it, but he was unconfortable? Would guys immedately admit your fetish in public, or pretend that she's only fooling around? I can tell in first hand because I've been in the same position with a loudmouth gf and I acted the exact same way. She btw turned out to be an absolutely nasty person. I don't even have a problem talking about enjoying tickling, but I garantee you that a woman that tells everyone about your fetish is not reliable.

 

[retry0]

My point is: It seems that It was not the case of a friend trying to induce some tickle play with another. A chick begging to be tied and tickled by her bf in front of everyone is not usual between fetishists. how many of you guys feel free to talk like that in front of a bunch of women? even worse if they are your girlfriend's friends.

 

[Abadarel]

Now when im almost 32 i could not care less about people opinion, but when i was younger, talking about tickling was no go for me.

 

[rockshock28]

Good stuff! Kind of a weird question for you, but I wanted to ask it anyways, logged into an old account for this. I remember you posting a bunch of true stories in the past, and then it looks like you deleted them. I liked those stories, did you delete them for a reason? If it’s based on ethics or a worry about being discovered, I 100% understand that, but they were really great stories, and if it was a confidence thing or something like that, I’d love to see them re-written or posted again! Hope this isn’t an annoying message for you, hope all is well!