# Kissing **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 23, 1999, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissing/11567 "1999-11-23T02:43:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 1999, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissing/11567/41 "1999-11-24T23:47:00Z")
## Seale, your a GUY for Gods sake. Now go and change your Top3 IMMEDIATELY šŸ™‚ Coldfire * * * ā€œYou know how complex women areā€ - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissing/11567/42 "1999-11-25T02:38:00Z")
Sometimes, how good a kiss is depends on where you plant itā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissing/11567/43 "1999-11-25T02:56:00Z")
I adore kissing. Often I like it better than the actual sex, which in my case often makes me feel as though parts of my anatomy are going to fall off from exertion. But I could just lie there naked with him and kiss for hoursā€¦ what a picture. Excuse me, I have to go now. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissing/11567/44 "1999-11-25T13:20:00Z")
Coldfire, notice Seale didnā€™t say, ā€œin descending order.ā€ šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Byzantine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@Byzantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Byzantine)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissing/11567/45 "1999-11-25T16:41:00Z")
Sealemon88- God! Donā€™t stop NOW! * * * Best! Byz ---
**Author:** ![Globe-trotter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cab0a1/32.png) [@Globe-trotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Globe-trotter)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissing/11567/46 "1999-11-25T16:46:00Z")
Kissing is greatā€¦ I love it. However, kissing someone who doesnā€™t know how to do it properly or canā€™t be bothered to kiss you before going straight for the bullseye is a drag. * * * If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error. ā€“ John Kenneth Galbraith ---
**Author:** ![CanadianSue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@CanadianSue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanadianSue)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissing/11567/47 "1999-11-25T16:56:00Z")
Coldā€¦ thats cuz when you are great at all threeā€¦ you dont need to number themā€¦ just do them all at once. šŸ˜‰ * * * I am meā€¦ accept it or not. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 1999, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissing/11567/48 "1999-11-26T06:58:00Z")
Re: the ā€œoriginsā€ of kissing. I donā€™t see why there would necessarily be a _practical need_ that evolved into what we now know as a kiss. All kinds of animals display various impractical behaviors during mating rituals. I think Nature approves of _fun_. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissing/11567/49 "1999-11-25T19:05:00Z")
And before anyone says it, I will beat you to it: I realize that kisses involve suction and that _Nature abhors a vacuum_ā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![GOD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/34f0e0/32.png) [@GOD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GOD)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 1999, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissing/11567/50 "1999-11-25T19:16:00Z")
In the spirit of _Thanksgiving_, Iā€™m just trying to put this one back on top. One of humanityā€™s greatest inventions. Good work, kids. Bravo. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 1999, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissing/11567/51 "1999-11-26T21:08:00Z")
I gotta admit, I really really miss smooching. The last time I got to kiss a woman was March 20th, and countingā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 1999, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissing/11567/52 "1999-11-29T22:54:00Z")
Ivick wrote: > [@](#): > > The last woman I fell in love with had a mouth like a piece of rotten fruit You have _such_ a romantic way with words. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 1999, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissing/11567/53 "1999-11-29T23:42:00Z")
tracer: KISS!! was it good for you,too? šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![RonaldBarnhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@RonaldBarnhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RonaldBarnhardt)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 1999, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissing/11567/54 "1999-11-30T00:56:00Z")
Kelli, you told me you would never come back, not even lurk, and now youā€™re backā€¦well, so am I(new user name) and Iā€™ll come up to NB and nibble on your ear if you can guess who I really am! ---
**Author:** ![David](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@David](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 1999, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissing/11567/55 "1999-11-30T02:12:00Z")
Speaking of kissing, I will be in New York City for New Yearā€™s Eve and unless something radical happens in the next couple of weeks, I wonā€™t have anyone to kiss. Iā€™ve decided I am just going to start approaching women who appear to be single and asks if any of them will kiss me at midnight. That is really all I am looking for, a kiss. But a real kiss, a passionate open-mouth, tongue kiss. Wish me luck. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 1999, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissing/11567/56 "1999-11-30T02:13:00Z")
I shared in my most memorable kiss when I arrived back at the Minneapolis airport after two months of basic training in Missouri. My girlfriend was waiting for me as I walked up the concourse. When I stepped out of the walkway, she flung herself into my arms and kissed me with a passion I didnā€™t know existed. I even tasted the saltiness of the tears that were streaming down her cheeks. She cried, hugged me tight, and kissed me again and again. I remember feeling several emotions: Supreme joy, boundless pride, relief, and a kind of spiritual union. _sigh_ I got a ā€œDear Johnā€ letter a few weeks later after I had returned to base. But, ah, that kissā€¦_exquisite!_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kissing/11567.md?page=2)