Sharing personal information brings people closer together. Verified by Psychology Today. Insight Therapy. The erotic kiss as opposed to the kiss of respect, friendship , courtesy, or parent-child is recognized in most cultures around the world. The vast majority of adults all over the globe have experienced the awkwardness, excitement, confusion, and pleasure of it.
Foreplay is like an appetizer to the main course. Sure, your medium-rare filet mignon will taste okay alone. And well, sex works just like food does. Sometimes, it can even be better than the sex itself.
A good kiss feels amazing in all of its forms: short kisses, long kisses, passionate kisses, soft kisses, sexy kisses, birthday kisses, good morning kisses—the possibilities are pleasantly endless. But a bad kiss can make you want to sew your lips shut. Think sloppy kisses, wet kisses, bad-breath kisses, drunk kisses. Kissing says a lot about who you are, your body, and your relationship with another person.
Anthropological studies suggest that kissing is an acceptable practice in up to 90 per cent of cultures. Photograph: iStock. In early human societies, it is believed mothers weaned their babies by chewing up their food and then passing it to their babies by lip-to-lip contact. Yes and no. Most other primates use kissing as a form of conflict resolution and bonding rather than foreplay to sexual intimacy.