The Art of Kissing

Kissing is the simplest act of romance, yet it can be the most erotic, sensual, and loving act of romance. Many times, we forget just how wonderful kissing can truly be... whether it's a good make out session or a tender kiss to say "I Love You".

Definition of a Kiss
-v. 1. to touch or caress with the lips, as in affection or greeting.

But a kiss can be so much more. A kiss can express and arouse so many different emotions and feelings.

One of the best things about kissing is that it never gets boring! There are so many different ways to vary a simple kiss that will keep you occupied for hours!


A Liftetime of Kissing
The average person will spend an estimated 20,160 min kissing in their lifetime.

Healthy Kissing
Kissing helps reduce tooth decay because the extra saliva helps clean out your mouth.

Kissing & Calories
You burn 26 calories in a one minute kiss.

Kissing Chemicals
Kissing releases the same neurotransmitters (chemical messengers in the brain) as those that are released when you engage in intense exercise such as running a marathon or skydiving. This causes your heart to beat faster and your breathing to become deep and irregular.

Kissing Muscles
You use only two muscles on your face when you give a peck kiss but you use all of your facial muscles and burn more calories during a passionate kiss.

Night Kissing
Our brains have special neurons that help us find eachothers lips in the dark

Science of Kissing
The science of kissing is called philematology.

Turning Heads while Kissing
Onur Guentuerkuen of Ruhr-University Bochum in Bochum, Germany, studied hundreds of couples kissing. In his study, he found that two-thirds of people turn their heads to the right when kissing.

World's Longest Kiss
April 5, 1999: Karmit Tsubera and Dror Orpaz kissed for a record 30 hours and 45 minutes to win a kissing contest in Rubin Square, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Meanings of Kisses
Have you ever gotten a kissed and wondered what it she really meant or what feelings he had behind the kiss? Here's our guide to what various kisses mean:

Kiss on the hand - I adore you.
Kiss on the cheek- I just want to be friends.
Kiss on the neck - Iwant you
Kiss on the lips - I love you.
Kiss on the ears - Let's have some fun.
Kiss on the nose - Let's get silly.
Kiss anywhere else - You're the best.