Tickling: Finally Meeting One Another

[njjen3953]

I always insist on several phone calls, to give my instincts a chance to operate. In the end, if we have things in common, tickling and non-tickling, I'm usually willing to meet. My 2 cents.

and it was SOOOO worth it. 😉

 

[He-Man]

Wow,
Over a hundred people have read your thread Sunrise, but none have repsonded. I wonder why that is. Surely there are people online who have met others. Given the number of couples on the TMF who met through tickling, I'd have expected a response by now. This is a most interesting topic given that most people here would love to have a tickle partner in real time and not just in the chatroom. LOL!

I'll be the first...and hopefully not the only....to respond.

I've met many online friends, but I'll share you the story of one I'll call Jay. I met Jay in a chatroom a couple of years ago. He was several years younger than me and I never once thought even a real friendship would evolve from the chat, much less an eventual meeting. It didn't take long for me to realize what a great guy he was. There wasn't a topic we could choose that didn't spark an "at length conversation." LOL One could say we were just both too talkative, or one could say that we had a lot in common. Take your pick. We had common thoughts on music, art, pop culture, tickling, and general fun. We had conflicting thoughts on politics, family life, and issues of responsibilities. Could have been the age difference...I feel it most likely was. I viewed him as a funk young guy at NYU. He viewed me as "the older woman" who was living her passion of art. It was a friendship as unconventional as any in real time. Perfect for online you might guess..lol. It was never boring.

After nearly a year, we were taking on the phone regularly and joking about meeting. Then out of the blue one day, he asked what Ithought about him coming to visit. I said, "Sure, ok." Next thing I know we're counting the days before we get to hang out. It was FUN. When we met, it was like seeing an old friend again. It took a little whle to get accustomed to not having a receiver in my ear as we talked, but other than that it was glorious. We wwere such good friends that there was no denying that we were supposed to meet. Call it Fate or what-have-you...but sometimes people are just supposed to know other people. So there we were sitting at a carousel bar having a martini and enjoying the company of an old friend in a new setting. We had a great weekend. Yes, there was tickling and it was great fun. HOWEVER...to be honest, it was the least exciting thing about this person whom I care about deeply even still. He's one of my best friends and we keep in contact. It bears signifigance to say that we've met since then as well.

So, there you have one example. Jo

And someday soon, you might have another example...since I live only an hour and a half (or maybe 2 hrs) from Bay St. Louis, MS...which isn't too far from you, I think. Hmm...if I can get my driver's liceanse before this summer...I might have to pay a visit to Waveland and go to that beach again..or the waterpark.

Anyways, ..my name is actually Jason....and some people have called ME "Jay", like you call that friend of yours. And for those of you wondering, no it wasn't me that met her....I ain't much of a phone person. lol 😀

 

[terorizer]

Wow, this really is a good post! Where was I? Personally, I like people and meeting folks period. And as mentioned earlier, the same people we interact with online are the same people we interact with offline (in terms of character, morals, etc). So I don't make any distinction between having met online in a music club, international pen pal website, tickling message board, in the line at DMV or whatever. Really all a person has to do is show an interest meeting along with the slightest hint there will be decent conversation. I don't have any pretenses about meeting folks and I don't ever have expectations. If it's someone I've had little or no contact with, I always meet in a public place, typically a restaurant. If it's someone I'm more familiar with, I might pick them up and the airport or station and bring them home to hang out. Gatherings obviously speak for themselves. All of my experiences meeting folks have been good or great.

 

[TicklingDuo]

Thanks to Jen for resurrecting this thread. I'd seen it when it first came out and then forgot about it. Nice to hear all the tales of making connections...even though soome are ancient history for us. Those first meetings are always special.

Ann

 

[qjakal]

Meetings....

I never mind meeting people, but I hate to travel, so unless they're close to Long Island, it's doubtful. Maybe in a few years....I'm still hoping to host a big get together down here(or over here or up here, depending on your location...lol)in 2005 or 2006. There's never a real hurry....always have the net to stay in touch. Glad we're hearing nearly unanimous "success" stories from those who have met. Still quite a scary experience though. I know there's a few locals out here by me, and if any of them ever wanted to stop by and say hi, I've given them the address of at least one of my stores! Q, the not shy. 🙂

 

[njjen3953]

Thanks to Jen for resurrecting this thread. I'd seen it when it first came out and then forgot about it. Nice to hear all the tales of making connections...even though soome are ancient history for us. Those first meetings are always special.

Ann

I had never seen this thread before. I think it is important for people to know how to meet safely. Those of you may remember that a while back, I had a very bad experience. I stopped meeting for a long time after that.

Yes, many things that are said in old threads ARE ancient history. I can remember, not too long ago, that another thread was resurrected that depicted me when I first found this community. I was a very different person back then. At first, I sorta freaked at seeing what I had said about myself. Then, I just posted to it again, stating that was then. This is how it is now. We all do things that we sometimes regret. The thing is if we learn from them, it is a worthwhile mistake. I even remember the person who resurrected the thread saying, "See how much you have grown since then?"