A letter on the internet (which means there's a 50 percent chance it's fake, and 100 percent chance you don't know the situation) is written by a girl about her ticklish boyfriend, and here come the get out he's a rapist female empowerment police.

All men are still boys. Not to conform to a stereotype, but it's fucking true. That doesn't mean he's in the right, and that men don't need to "man up" but at heart, every man is still a child in many ways.
I had older brothers who tickle tortured me all the time, but I don't think it was a sign of some deeper rapist wife beating instinct.

You have no idea of this person. Maybe he's just an idiot who likes to tickle. Men are also typically not smart, particularly about relationships. He could be making her dinner every day, giving full body massages, then they go to bed, and he likes to tickle. Or he could be a sociopath. but the letter sure as hell doesn't make it sound one way or the other. and he only does it when they are laying in bed or on the couch, etc. It's not like he jumps on her and freaks the fuck out.

Abuse is something that is horrible, and everyone should be safe and not controlled by manipulative partners. But just because some of you on here dated lunatics doesn't equate this guy as being one.

If tickling is the only thing this guy does, just knee him once if it's that bad and it's done.

For fucks sake why does female empowerment have to include treating every man with stupid habits as a potential fucking rapist/wife beating sociopath?

Just because you had a tickling sociopath for a bf doesn't mean all men are, any more than the fact that my two first major girlfriends both cheated on me multiple times makes all women whores.

Just curious what Jesus Christ has to do with this?

Oh come on, everyone knows Jesus was a notorious tickler - luke 3:17 "and yay Jesus did hold down Judas, and commence to have the other disciples commence one holy tickle torture for thou hadest to be initiated into jesuseth discipleth group"

Read your bible!

Dude, we read the Bibo in these here parts.

We generally pretend the fake letters are real, because otherwise, what would we discuss?

And we typically take them at their word, with a grain of salt because nearly ecveryone spins stories to make themselves look better.

However, If he lies down on top of her and she has explained many times how she feels and he tells her she needs to get over it, then sorry. He's a not a run-of-the-mill overgrown child, but a guy on a power trip. I still say, if this is how he acts when they are just dating, I can't imagine how bad it would get when he quits trying to make a good impression!

The guy is a complete and total asshole. NOW, he might be a clueless dumbshit but if she has told him she doesn't like it OFTEN ( and I tend to believe her because girlfriends are known to go on and on, and on and on until they get what they want!), and the boyfriend continues he has now crossed over into the asshole stage.

She should leave him since regardless of WHY he continues to be a pain in the ass, he is either a dumbass, asshole or both.

Where do you get the rest of your BS????? No where does Prudie claim every man is an asshole. You are the sociopath here buddy. Really you must feel so much guilt for your crimes to be that paranoid.

jazzguitarman:

The guy is a complete and total asshole. NOW, he might be a clueless dumbshit but if she has told him she doesn't like it OFTEN ( and I tend to believe her because girlfriends are known to go on and on, and on and on until they get what they want!), and the boyfriend continues he has now crossed over into the asshole stage.

She should leave him since regardless of WHY he continues to be a pain in the ass, he is either a dumbass, asshole or both.

Where do you get the rest of your BS????? No where does Prudie claim every man is an asshole. You are the sociopath here buddy. Really you must feel so much guilt for your crimes to be that paranoid.

haha way to walk directly into my quote about the other posters here. I'm clearly a sociopath, because I have no idea of the guys situation, but somehow I think there are worse things than tickling. God you're a dumb ass. And Jazz guitar is for fairies.

Everyone knows that the Sax and Trumpet are the best jazz instruments, mainly when played 3 at the same time by one guy.

It isn't about the tickling but about the guy showing the gal no respect. It doesn't matter WHAT the guy was doing. If the gal has asked to NOT to do something because it bugs here AND he continues do to it over and over, regardless, the guy is an asshole and is showing the gal NO repect. Why is that so hard for you to understand?

The Sax and Trumpet are the best sounding jazz instuments but they cannot play chords unless you have multiple players. A jazz guitar can play the harmony all by themselves. It is hard to play but fun. You should try it. Oh, forget it, that would be hard.

The Beaytles, hey, we are all children at heart, women as much as men. The idea is to pleasure each other, not just one at the expense of the other.... Give it a try, satisfy a woman and you'll be amazed how playful she'll be.

But hurt her against her wishes, and no, she won't be playful at all.

It's not hard for me to understand at all. I'm not trying to defend the guy, I just don't know that I would make the leap to call him a sociopath. I was trying to infer that he might be a bad guy, he might not, I just dont' think the whole situation is clear. If he's just tickling her too much, he's irritating amongst other negative things, and may even be a sociopath. But without more it's hard to make a judgment.

Kati - I know we all are. And that's why I don't do anything except try to satisfy my women all I can, and I like to think I do a good job, but maybe no one ever knows.

I thought the method coltrane used involved chords? I don't know what the point of saying "it's too hard" was. I don't think I came across as lazy. Jazz chords are extremely complex, I'm well aware of that. I've played guitar (admittedly not well) for a long time, but never played jazz with it. Taken a piano class, and even though I didn't play jazz, I know the chords they use include shapes (both for piano and guitar) that are way too stretched out with the 9ths, 13ths, etc for my small stubby fingers. I certainly do not have hendrix's 12 inch long fingers to wrap all the way around the neck of the guitar.

"God you're a dumb ass. And Jazz guitar is for fairies." Go back under your bridge now.

uh that was a joke. lighten up. Despite not listening to a lot of wes montgomery, I am a fan of Django Reinhardt, the thinking mans jazz.soda.

Ok, sorry about the smart-ass it's too hard comment. Yea, playing all those jazz shapes does require one to stretch out the fingers! Those luckly guys with long fingers!

Now on this guy he might just be clueless and NOT an asshole but the gal did say she has mentioned it to him multiple times. Of course some guys are clueless i.e. 'what you mean that really didn't bug you,,,, oh, I wasn't getting that'.

jazzguitarman:

Ok, sorry about the smart-ass it's too hard comment. Yea, playing all those jazz shapes does require one to stretch out the fingers! Those luckly guys with long fingers!

Now on this guy he might just be clueless and NOT an asshole but the gal did say she has mentioned it to him multiple times. Of course some guys are clueless i.e. 'what you mean that really didn't bug you,,,, oh, I wasn't getting that'.

haha I know! stupid awesome guitar players with a 20 inch finger wingspan! God knows how far I could have gotten with hendrix fingers, not these hobbit hands....and maybe a sense of rhythm...and vocal chords....