Everyone tickles but no one talks about it Sort of like the weather but opposite This book will increase the talking It describes the role of tickling in the lives of overwomen from all over the world It compares different regions of the world for how ticklish women are how often they are tickled how much they like tickling and who does the tickling Some personality traits were found to be strongly related to ticklishness or enjoyment of being tickled For many women tickling had important roles in bonding with their parents children childhood friends lovers and longtime husbands There are also reports of unpleasant unwanted and abusive tickling Although the book is based on a scientific study it is written for the general reader It contains information about tickling that is interesting and socially important and information that is just interesting The general theme is that tickling was not forced on humans by some horrible ancestor or bad luck Instead it had a purpose that