You\u2019ve locked eyes. You\u2019re moving closer. Your heart is beating faster. And now you would like to take your lips and push them against other lips and hold them together with the option to get your tongue involved. It feels pretty good, actually. So good, in fact, you forget to ask, \u201cWhat possessed me to do this?\u201d “Why do people kiss?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kissing scientists, or philematologists as they’re called, are somewhat conflicted on the issue…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It bonds us. <\/strong> It’s only natural. <\/strong> We\u2019re secretly judging each other.<\/strong> We want to seal the deal.<\/strong> Whatever prompts you to smooch\u2014keep doing it! The answer to why do people kiss is easy… Lots of kissing is a tell-tale sign of a healthy and happy relationship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ever wondered why? We have some interesting theories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":13659,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[902],"tags":[760,484,589],"class_list":["post-5630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science-love","tag-men","tag-science","tag-women"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nSome scientists argue that we\u2019ve come to learn this behavior from our prehistoric ancestors who chewed and passed food to their babies mouth-to-mouth style. Even after the babies started teething, mothers would comfort their little ones by putting their mouths on their babies’ mouths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nOr, is kissing instinctive? Other species\u2014like the bonobos \u2014kiss each other after fighting and after meeting to establish close ties. Birds will touch bills and snails will rub each other’s antennae. Kissing-like behavior is popular among animals that want to cultivate social bonds–and pave the way for romantic relations down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nA third school of thought concludes that kissing is another way to evaluate a mate. Whereas the early stages of dating are dominated by external cues, kissing is your first foray into evaluating your mate on a deeper level. The close proximity allows you to sniff your potential mate\u2019s pheromones; if you are able to subconsciously detect the right smell, you can get a sense of his or her genetic potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nFinally, there\u2019s an easier theory: people kiss each other because it feels good and it\u2019s arousing<\/em>. Men tend to initiate kissing before having sex to increase the likelihood of actually having sex. Women, however, tend to initiate kissing after sex to maintain a romantic bond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n