At what age were you into L & C

[nkl84]

I was about 5 years old, when a girl of 8 years lifted me in cradle style during a holiday. It was an immensly beautiful feeling and I think this triggered everything.

In fact, I am happy that I have (or have discovered) the passion for lift & carry, since it is something powerful enough to pull me away from negative/sad thoughts ever since.

I was only very rarely lifted by girls as a kid (I remeber three situations), but, approximately beginning at the age of 22, a long series of lifts and carries in various situations and settings began lasting until today. I guess, it is part of my lifestyle.

[zebra]

Originally Posted by nkl84

I was about 5 years old, when a girl of 8 years lifted me in cradle style during a holiday. It was an immensly beautiful feeling and I think this triggered everything.

In fact, I am happy that I have (or have discovered) the passion for lift & carry, since it is something powerful enough to pull me away from negative/sad thoughts ever since.

I was only very rarely lifted by girls as a kid (I remeber three situations), but, approximately beginning at the age of 22, a long series of lifts and carries in various situations and settings began lasting until today. I guess, it is part of my lifestyle.

That's the same way with me. Female cousins and older girls lifted and carried me a few times when I was a kid. It was a taboo for me, but I still enjoyed it. I never was lifted in my adult life, though.

[nkl84]

Originally Posted by zebra

That's the same way with me. Female cousins and older girls lifted and carried me a few times when I was a kid. It was a taboo for me, but I still enjoyed it. I never was lifted in my adult life, though.

I really hope, you will find possibilities to make lovely lifting experiences in your adult life. Fingers crossed!

For me, it still is so fascinating. It really never gets old and boring. And, I think it is possible to "attract" being lifted just by allowing oneself to be open and, most importantly, to feel not ashamed for asking it or opening up about it. It is, after all, such a harmless thing, I'd think.

[zebra]

Originally Posted by nkl84

I really hope, you will find possibilities to make lovely lifting experiences in your adult life. Fingers crossed!

For me, it still is so fascinating. It really never gets old and boring. And, I think it is possible to "attract" being lifted just by allowing oneself to be open and, most importantly, to feel not ashamed for asking it or opening up about it. It is, after all, such a harmless thing, I'd think.

I agree with you. It's a rather harmless activity, although some people try to pathologize it like it's a mental problem or a social taboo. It's fine if it's kept in perspective and there's no obsession. It's not even a real fetish if you don't need it in order to become aroused.

I always wanted my girlfriend or my wife to have a lifting and wrestling session, but I never had the guts to mention it. I thought that there was a slight chance that they would freak out over it. I showed a F/F lifting tape to a date back in the day, and she was really turned off by it. I acted like it confused me too.

I put an ad in a small alt newspaper way back when that was a thing. I asked to meet women who were into lift and carry. A girl called, and she said that she liked to do that with her girlfriend and that I should join them. She didn't leave a contact number!

[nkl84]

Originally Posted by zebra

I agree with you. It's a rather harmless activity, although some people try to pathologize it like it's a mental problem or a social taboo. It's fine if it's kept in perspective and there's no obsession. It's not even a real fetish if you don't need it in order to become aroused.

I always wanted my girlfriend or my wife to have a lifting and wrestling session, but I never had the guts to mention it. I thought that there was a slight chance that they would freak out over it. I showed a F/F lifting tape to a date back in the day, and she was really turned off by it. I acted like it confused me too.

I put an ad in a small alt newspaper way back when that was a thing. I asked to meet women who were into lift and carry. A girl called, and she said that she liked to do that with her girlfriend and that I should join them. She didn't leave a contact number!

I completely understand your situation and I also agree to your view that it is not a real fetish, since it is not needed to be aroused. I also think that the phenomenon involves much more than a sexual aspect: For example: emotional relief, handing over control to another person, a feeling of security, which is so intense, that it is normally not reachable in adult life.

In various longer or shorter relationships, I only had one explicitly negative experience (in this case I asked for a little bit of wrestling). In the biggest part the reactions were positive to very positive, maybe neutral in a few cases, but - apart from this one case - always friendly.

Maybe try contact improvisation classes? Or a "thai and fly" or "therapeutic flying" massage? I also was once lifted by a professional cuddler. I really hope you get to experience being lifted soon.

[zebra]

Originally Posted by nkl84

I completely understand your situation and I also agree to your view that it is not a real fetish, since it is not needed to be aroused. I also think that the phenomenon involves much more than a sexual aspect: For example: emotional relief, handing over control to another person, a feeling of security, which is so intense, that it is normally not reachable in adult life.

In various longer or shorter relationships, I only had one explicitly negative experience (in this case I asked for a little bit of wrestling). In the biggest part the reactions were positive to very positive, maybe neutral in a few cases, but - apart from this one case - always friendly.

Maybe try contact improvisation classes? Or a "thai and fly" or "therapeutic flying" massage? I also was once lifted by a professional cuddler. I really hope you get to experience being lifted soon.

Those are good points (emotional aspects of lifting). I think that the breaking of taboos plays a part too. I and a second forum member think that it isn't "manly" to be in the role of the liftee. He's more strict than I am, though.

It wouldn't really bother me to be lifted and carried by a woman, even a bigger and stronger one. Frankly, the embarrassment might be a turn-on. That means that I'm not REALLY that against it. It's not THAT much of a taboo.

I've been this way since I was a kid. Then, bigger and stronger older female cousins would lift and carry me, and one of my dad's friend's daughters would too. It was a semi-taboo, but I still enjoyed it. You don't have much of a choice if they're four to eight years older before you turn 13.

I would have definitely had a session with a Las Vegas professional lifter when I was in my early twenties. She was known to be one of the best in lifts and carries. I would have met up with the women who messaged me without a contact number too because they wanted to have me join their lifting fun. I'm still not averse to the idea.

[nkl84]

Originally Posted by zebra

Those are good points (emotional aspects of lifting). I think that the breaking of taboos plays a part too. I and a second forum member think that it isn't "manly" to be in the role of the liftee. He's more strict than I am, though.

It wouldn't really bother me to be lifted and carried by a woman, even a bigger and stronger one. Frankly, the embarrassment might be a turn-on. That means that I'm not REALLY that against it. It's not THAT much of a taboo.

I've been this way since I was a kid. Then, bigger and stronger older female cousins would lift and carry me, and one of my dad's friend's daughters would too. It was a semi-taboo, but I still enjoyed it. You don't have much of a choice if they're four to eight years older before you turn 13.

I would have definitely had a session with a Las Vegas professional lifter when I was in my early twenties. She was known to be one of the best in lifts and carries. I would have met up with the women who messaged me without a contact number too because they wanted to have me join their lifting fun. I'm still not averse to the idea.

Thank you, I fully understand your thoughts. I more than once had the situation, that I was lifted by a bigger and stronger woman in public, and I also had this feeling, that the embarrassment was a turn-on. I also think, it is "manly" to enjoy being lifted by a strong female, since it means, that there is enough self-confidence to show weakness. Childhood experiences are also wonderful, I remember, that I have a few, too, for example a piggyback in primary school.

Regarding a lift&carry session: The ones I had (plenty) were always great, even though an (unplanned) lift in a daily situation without a commercial/professional background is for me even a bit more intense. On the other hand, a lift&carry session from a very strong woman is something magical in another sense/in another function (for example with Xena, https://landcforum.com/showpost.php?...9&postcount=17)

[nkl84]

Originally Posted by zebra

Those are good points (emotional aspects of lifting). I think that the breaking of taboos plays a part too. I and a second forum member think that it isn't "manly" to be in the role of the liftee. He's more strict than I am, though.

It wouldn't really bother me to be lifted and carried by a woman, even a bigger and stronger one. Frankly, the embarrassment might be a turn-on. That means that I'm not REALLY that against it. It's not THAT much of a taboo.

I've been this way since I was a kid. Then, bigger and stronger older female cousins would lift and carry me, and one of my dad's friend's daughters would too. It was a semi-taboo, but I still enjoyed it. You don't have much of a choice if they're four to eight years older before you turn 13.

I would have definitely had a session with a Las Vegas professional lifter when I was in my early twenties. She was known to be one of the best in lifts and carries. I would have met up with the women who messaged me without a contact number too because they wanted to have me join their lifting fun. I'm still not averse to the idea.

Thank you, these are super interesting aspects for me. There is also such a feeling in me, that I might be seen as not manly when being carried - whereas I also would rather, like you, not be too strict in this respect. And, in this respect, I fully understand that the embarrassment can be a turn on. I was sometimes carried by a tall (approximately 2 cm taller than I am) and strong woman in public with other people (and also all of her friends regularly) seeing it. Particularly in these moments, exactly this feeling came up, but it also ignited fascination in me and made it even more intense to surrender to her strength.

Furthermore, I share the feeling you had as a kid. It was very similar in my life.

Is the Las Vegas professional lifter still active?