Do you kiss opposite sex friends good bye on the lips? No, I don’t kiss anybody in the lips unless I’m interested in that person. I kiss my friends and relatives (male or female) on the cheek, unless I know it is not part of their upbringing. And sometimes I kiss them on both cheeks, if I know that is the custom in their culture (Spain and Brasil, mostly). And heck, I even kiss people on the cheek that I’ve just met (as it is sometimes the custom).
Roughly where do you live? GA, but grew up in Puerto Rico and have lived in FL and LA (and other places).
I’m more floored at those that see even kissing on the cheek as pretentious, when it is done between friends. I can understand it being seen as insincere if he/she is a stranger (while I see it as formal etiquette), but between friends? To me, those kisses ARE pure and sincere, and a way of conveying my feelings for them in a way a hello or goodbye would seem too distant and cold.
Kissing anyone other than an interest on the lips is icky to me, though.
I only kiss my husband on the lips, and only family and close friends on the cheek. I have had kisses on the lips from opposite sex family member (in-laws), but I try to avoid it.
Kiss on the cheek? I do that plenty! Coming from a mixed European and French Canadian background, it’s pretty much par for the course with both friends and family who have similar backgrounds (that includes The Boy’s folks too, since they’re all from Montreal too). Even friends who don’t do the cheek-kiss will usually get a hug as part of hello/goodbye.
Kiss on the mouth? Definitely not. That’s reserved for SOs only, at this point… I did grow up kissing my parents on the mouth as a sign of affection, but that stopped well before I hit puberty - kissing my dad on the lips would have become outright creepy at that age.
As mentioned above, I’m mixed Portuguese and French Canadian background, born in Montreal and raised in Toronto.
Do you kiss opposite sex friends good bye on the lips?
No way- if anything, just a peck on the cheek.
Roughly where do you live?
Born & raised on East coast, PA/NJ region.
I only kiss my wife, and occasionally my young daughters on the lips (no, don’t get squicky, it’s just a peck, and half the time it’s on their cheek/forehead/top of their head).
My MIL always kisses me on the lips, which I can’t stand. I always make a big deal of turning my head so she gets my cheek but somehow she always zooms in and gets me before I can turn away. Ten-plus years and she still doesn’t get the hint.
I kiss no one but my husband. I have one sorority sister who always kisses me on the lips, and for years I tried to avoid it. But she is in her 80s and a wonderful person, so a couple of years ago I figured, why is this bothering me? Now I just let her. She’s great, she won’t be around forever, she can kiss me. Nobody else ever tries . . . or better.
Mostly not; there’s one guy who I dated for a while, several years ago, who does, and I always find it a bit odd. There are several people I’ll give a kiss on the cheek while hugging hello/goodbye.
Do you kiss opposite sex friends good bye on the lips? - No, only on the cheek, and even then only when I’m on pretty friendly terms with them, not mere acquaintances. Otherwise, I say goodbye with a wave or a handshake. Only my wife gets kisses from me on the lips.
Do you kiss opposite sex friends good bye on the lips? - Yes. Often. Opposite and same sex friends. But only if I know they are ok with it. I’m very affectionate in general, hold hands, hug, put my arm around most people when I am with them. I think it’s part of my dago upbringing. However, I have friends who aren’t ok then, so I refrain with them.
I’m 33, and live in NY. I’ve only gotten used to cheek-kissing as an adult. It Just Wasn’t Done, when I was growing up. I remember visiting with a friend, and her mom kissed all her kids on the lips - brief pecks - as they said goodbye, and kissed me on the lips, too. I was surprised but not displeased.
Personally, I don’t think I would mind if it became more prevalent. I like cheek kissing and like affection. I still wouldn’t kiss just anyone, but the people I kiss on the cheek, I’d kiss on the mouth too. No tongue!
I don’t like being so proper and formal with the people I really care about.
I’m 21. I kissed my best friend very briefly on her smile a few days ago, because I won’t get to see her again until Christmas. I was raised in Northern Virginia, but now I’m in northwestern.
No, nor same sex. Cheek on occasion - I’m a hugger, but when someone plants on my my cheek there’s always a bit of a ::blink, blink:: instant before I reciprocate. It’s just not something I’m accustomed to.
Never. Kissing on the mouth is reserved for my hubby. I’ve never been one to kiss much in public, either. I don’t kiss people on the cheek, nor does anyone I know kiss people on the cheek. I don’t think I’d like others doing it to me, but that’s because they’d be “in my bubble” so to speak. I don’t think I’d willingly kiss other people on the cheek - it would seem like I was being intrusive to them. I never kiss my children, parents, or siblings on the cheek, much less the lips, nor they me.
My second husband’s Dad used to kiss him on the lips. I thought that was very strange but I understood that it was just their way of showing affection. It just seems a bit too intimate.
Unequivocal no - 26
Unequivocal yes - 2
Mostly no, with a small exception (drunk, one particular friend, etc–these I’d lop in with “no” but wanted to be clear) - 7
Do you kiss opposite sex friends good bye on the lips? - no, and even same-sex friends the closest I’d get would be a hug with an air kiss/brief touching of cheeks, unless it’s a typical Spanish shake and kiss the cheek thing
Roughly where do you live? - New England
I will occasionally kiss my Mom on the mouth since I don’t see her enough and it shows I love her. But no one else unless it’s a possible/actual romantic partner. I kiss little kids and babies on their ears or head. I believe that’s the extent of my lip use.
