If you think being tickled by your partner is a little silly and uncomfortable, you might want to reconsider. It could be the path to sexual nirvana, study suggests.
The researchers contacted more than 700 people online who had expressed interest in tickling and asked them about their enjoyment of tickling sensations, as well as their preference for being “the tickler” or “the tickler.” “, and the consideration of tickling as a sexual activity. .
And they found that a sizable minority of men and women could have an orgasm from tickling alone.
Researchers found that a significant minority of men and women could have an orgasm from tickling alone (file photo)
“A quarter of respondents reported experiencing orgasms exclusively through tickling, while around 88 percent expressed sexual satisfaction through tickling alone,” said researchers at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (pictured) in Germany.
“A quarter of respondents reported having experienced orgasms exclusively through tickling, while around 88 percent expressed sexual satisfaction solely through tickling,” said the researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany.
They added that tickling contributes to “the emotional complexities of intimate encounters.”
The findings are published in the journal Frontiers In Psychology.