WHY DO WE KISS?

Date: 11-01-2010 5:34 pm (14 years ago) | Author: Princess Faith
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Pecking, smooching, Frenching, and playing tonsil-hockey—there are as many names for kissing as there are ways to do it. Whether we use it as an informal greeting or an intensely romantic gesture, kissing is one of those ingrained human behaviors that seems to defy explanation. Its many purposes—a blow and peck for good luck on dice, lips to ground after a rocky boat ride, kisses in the air to an acquaintance, and the long slow smooches of Hollywood—have different meanings yet are similar in nature. So why is it that we love to pucker up?

A Kiss Isn’t Just a Kiss
Philematologists, the scientists who study kissing, aren’t exactly sure why humans started locking lips in the first place. The most likely theory is that it stems from primate mothers passing along chewed food to their toothless babies. The lip-to-lip contact may have been passed on through evolution, not only as a necessary means of survival, but also as a general way to promote social bonding and as an expression of love.

But something’s obviously happened to kissing since the time of the chewed-food pass. Now, it’s believed that kissing helps transfer critical information, rather than just meat bits. The kissing we associate with romantic courtship may help us to choose a good mate, send chemical signals, and foster long-term relationships. All of this is important in evolution’s ultimate goal—successful procreation.

Kissing allows us to get close enough to a mate to assess essential characteristics about them, none of which we’re consciously processing. Part of this information exchange is most likely facilitated by pheromones, chemical signals that are passed between animals to help send messages. We know that animals use pheromones to alert their peers of things like mating, food sources, and danger, and researchers hypothesize that pheromones can play a role in human behavior as well. Although the vomeronasal organs, which are responsible for pheromone detection and brain function in animals, are thought to be vestigial and inactive in humans, research indicates we do communicate with chemicals.


Posted: at 11-01-2010 05:34 PM (14 years ago) | Upcoming
- xter at 11-01-2010 05:37 PM (14 years ago)
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we kiss  bcos......after rubbing minds together,we also need to rub lips together

Posted: at 11-01-2010 05:37 PM (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- cyndi3 at 11-01-2010 05:39 PM (14 years ago)
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Quote from: xter on 11-01-2010 05:37 PM
we kiss  bcos......after rubbing minds together,we also need to rub lips together
ur incorrigible Grin Grin
Posted: at 11-01-2010 05:39 PM (14 years ago) | Hero
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- xter at 11-01-2010 05:40 PM (14 years ago)
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maybe or maybe not lol

Posted: at 11-01-2010 05:40 PM (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- around_d_corner at 11-01-2010 05:43 PM (14 years ago)
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jus to show affection.
Posted: at 11-01-2010 05:43 PM (14 years ago) | Hero
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- dirtykid at 11-01-2010 05:52 PM (14 years ago)
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hmmm

Posted: at 11-01-2010 05:52 PM (14 years ago) | Hero
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- around_d_corner at 11-01-2010 06:03 PM (14 years ago)
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YES.....
Posted: at 11-01-2010 06:03 PM (14 years ago) | Hero
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- oyez at 11-01-2010 06:04 PM (14 years ago)
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I don't know why I kiss, but I'd rather kiss than to do what dogs and goats do...they smell each other's bums.
who u like that?

Posted: at 11-01-2010 06:04 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- SAmyrocko at 11-01-2010 06:05 PM (14 years ago)
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Quote from: oyez on 11-01-2010 06:04 PM
I don't know why I kiss, but I'd rather kiss than to do what dogs and goats do...they smell each other's bums.
who u like that?

 Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin

Posted: at 11-01-2010 06:05 PM (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- erikaakpan at 11-01-2010 06:07 PM (14 years ago)
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we kiss becuz....we kiss

Posted: at 11-01-2010 06:07 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- SAmyrocko at 11-01-2010 06:08 PM (14 years ago)
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i kiss becus i love to kiss the kiss

Posted: at 11-01-2010 06:08 PM (14 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- cyndi3 at 11-01-2010 06:13 PM (14 years ago)
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Quote from: SAmyrocko on 11-01-2010 06:08 PM
i kiss becus i love to kiss the kiss
too many kisses Cheesy
Posted: at 11-01-2010 06:13 PM (14 years ago) | Hero
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- Akpan01 at 11-01-2010 06:26 PM (14 years ago)
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cause we feel like

Posted: at 11-01-2010 06:26 PM (14 years ago) | Hero
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- dirtykid at 11-01-2010 06:27 PM (14 years ago)
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Quote from: erikaakpan on 11-01-2010 06:07 PM
we kiss becuz....we kiss

kissing and kissing non stop  Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss

Posted: at 11-01-2010 06:27 PM (14 years ago) | Hero
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- dirtykid at 11-01-2010 06:28 PM (14 years ago)
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Quote from: oyez on 11-01-2010 06:04 PM
I don't know why I kiss, but I'd rather kiss than to do what dogs and goats do...they smell each other's bums.
who u like that?

Kaii  Grin Grin Grin Grin . dude so na wetin u dey always go do for goat house.. to dey check them wetin dem dey do there.  Grin Grin

Posted: at 11-01-2010 06:28 PM (14 years ago) | Hero
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- Akpan01 at 11-01-2010 06:29 PM (14 years ago)
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Quote from: SAmyrocko on 11-01-2010 06:08 PM
i kiss becus i love to kiss the kiss
how u mean am Shocked

Posted: at 11-01-2010 06:29 PM (14 years ago) | Hero
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- erikaakpan at 11-01-2010 06:51 PM (14 years ago)
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Quote from: dirtykid on 11-01-2010 06:27 PM
Quote from: erikaakpan on 11-01-2010 06:07 PM
we kiss becuz....we kiss

kissing and kissing non stop  Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss

hahaha  Kiss Kiss

Posted: at 11-01-2010 06:51 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- dirtykid at 11-01-2010 07:06 PM (14 years ago)
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Quote from: erikaakpan on 11-01-2010 06:51 PM
Quote from: dirtykid on 11-01-2010 06:27 PM
Quote from: erikaakpan on 11-01-2010 06:07 PM
we kiss becuz....we kiss

kissing and kissing non stop  Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss

hahaha  Kiss Kiss

 Grin.. How re u doing there? hp gr8.  Kiss

Posted: at 11-01-2010 07:06 PM (14 years ago) | Hero
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- eddybabs at 11-01-2010 07:06 PM (14 years ago)
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kissing
Posted: at 11-01-2010 07:06 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- erikaakpan at 11-01-2010 07:07 PM (14 years ago)
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Quote from: dirtykid on 11-01-2010 07:06 PM
Quote from: erikaakpan on 11-01-2010 06:51 PM
Quote from: dirtykid on 11-01-2010 06:27 PM
Quote from: erikaakpan on 11-01-2010 06:07 PM
we kiss becuz....we kiss

kissing and kissing non stop  Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss Kiss

hahaha  Kiss Kiss

 Grin.. How re u doing there? hp gr8.  Kiss

im doing GREAT! how about urself? Kiss

Posted: at 11-01-2010 07:07 PM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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