if you say "tummy" like a child., I'd expect you'd get tickled and otherwise treated like a child.

I agree 100%. I'm the same as you. Tickling is one of the most unpleasant things ever. I would honestly rather be punched or thrown around than tickled...which is generally why I fight so hard to get away. I usually do end up throwing myself into a wall, table, or the floor. Then my friend will stop and be like "Dang, are you okay?" And I'm like "Yeah, I am NOW, you jerk." I don't get why people tickle. It's not funny. It's not cute. It's unpleasant and mean. I also flail and have very little control of what I do when tickled. One of my friends has learned not to tickle me because I've accidentally nailed him in the nuts one too many times. My other friend still hasn't gotten it, and every time he tickles me (or steals my shit) it makes me like him considerably less. One time, I was at a friend's birthday party and they all decided to play "The Tickle Game." Apparently, I was first. Unfortunately, my friend, the birthday girl, happened to be at my feet. I (unintentionally) kicked her in the face. But you know what, that's what you get. OP, I have no sympathy for you WHATSOEVER.

Some people don't have a problem with being tickled. Some people can't be tickled. Personally, whether it's an issue for me depends on who's doing it. So, yeah, it CAN be cute and fun. Just because you guys aren't able to enjoy it means everyone else is extremely sensitive like that.

I agree. My girlfriend and I both like to have tickle fights. I think part of the reason its enjoyable is that they are short tickle attacks by both of us instead of one of us dominating the other for extended periods of time. I feel sorry for the people that have been 'scarred' by tickling, because they are missing out on a potentially fun and innocent activity.

But your girlfriend doesn't hurt when she is tickled. Some people don't like it, they weren't saying that tickling is evil and no one should do it, they are saying they do not enjoy it and wish people would stop doing it to them. I HATE being tickled. People always do it and they think I am "kidding" when I say stop because it sounds like I am laughing--its called not being able to breathe. The problem is, when people say stop they MEAN stop. Some people really just don't like it. I don't the people above you don't, and just because your girlfriend likes it does not mean people like me and Op's girlfriend and the people above you are overreacting. you hate being kicked in the balls, we hate being tickled. It probably hurts the same for us as ball kicking does for you.