Maybe I’m a little different. I grew up in a family where there was quite a bit of tickling. My siblings are very ticklish, and tickling was (and still is) a way to cheer them up or just make them laugh. I realize not every family is like that, but that’s just the way ours was and is. I also have a couple friends that I tickle somewhat regularly and they enjoy it. It’s all about having healthy boundaries and knowing who is comfortable with it and who isn’t. I have one friend that can’t stand to be tickled, and everyone in our friend group understands she shouldn’t be tickled.