# Would you kiss someone not of your preferred gender under the mistletoe? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 18, 2008, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821 "2008-12-18T22:39:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![CAT\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@CAT\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CAT_1)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821/41 "2008-12-19T03:54:30Z")
Sure…I would kiss another woman under the mistletoe. I would also kiss a man, a child, and probably even a well groomed pet. No lips kisses for the last one. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821/42 "2008-12-19T04:16:20Z")
I kiss male relatives on the cheek, rarely male friends. Unless the circumstances were quite exceptional, probably not. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821/43 "2008-12-19T04:21:55Z")
> [@Kiwi\_Fruit](#): > > Does no one do the continental 2 or 3 kiss side-to-side, cheek kiss? In America that makes you gay. > [@](#): > > Those who are totally icked out, how do you think you’d cope with that? Poorly. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821/44 "2008-12-19T04:40:07Z")
No problem. I’ve kissed girls before, hell I’ve made out with girls for the heck of it as well. ---
**Author:** ![gravitycrash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@gravitycrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gravitycrash)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821/45 "2008-12-19T04:58:26Z")
> [@Antinor01](#): > > No problem. I’ve kissed girls before, hell I’ve made out with girls for the heck of it as well. Yeah but that is hot.😉 ---
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821/46 "2008-12-19T05:02:43Z")
How many drinks? If I were a bit lit, I wouldn’t have problem kissing a gay male friend on the lips, provided there were a lady in the audience who thought it was hot and I wanted to get it on with. ---
**Author:** ![Stauderhorse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821/47 "2008-12-19T05:03:20Z")
Sure, if I knew her a little bit. Kissing a complete stranger would just be weird for me, but a quick festive peck under the mistletoe with a friend or acquaintance wouldn’t be a big deal. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821/48 "2008-12-19T05:40:52Z")
> [@Antinor01](#): > > No problem. I’ve kissed girls before, hell I’ve made out with girls for the heck of it as well. I don’t believe you. I need to see photographic evidence. ---
**Author:** ![Influential\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Influential\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Influential_Panda)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821/49 "2008-12-19T05:44:01Z")
Yes. A big, sloppy, wet Bugs Bunny smooch on the cheek. ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821/50 "2008-12-19T05:55:59Z")
I’ll kiss any woman under the mistletoe, whether it’s Lauren Bacall c.1945 or Bea Arthur. Men don’t kiss men. I’d ignore any gestures towards aforementioned mistletoe by any guy, gay, straight or otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821/51 "2008-12-19T06:00:23Z")
> [@gravitycrash](#): > > Yeah but that is hot.😉 > [@Leaffan](#): > > I don’t believe you. I need to see photographic evidence. Straight guys are strange. What is so exciting about a gay guy kissing a girl? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821/52 "2008-12-19T06:07:51Z")
Ha! Umm… Never mind! We just ahh, you know assumed… :smack: ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821/53 "2008-12-19T06:12:03Z")
Yep, I’d kiss anyone under mistletoe. It’s a symbol of peace, and, beyond that, to my horticultural mind, a tenacious parasitic organism that remains evergreen during the bleakest of times. Damn fine plant. A smooch under those definitions is a fine smooch indeed. Kiss up, Y’all! ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821/54 "2008-12-19T06:16:45Z")
Sure, I’d kiss a chick under the mistletoe. It might open a whole new world to me… ---
**Author:** ![MadPansy64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@MadPansy64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPansy64)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821/55 "2008-12-19T06:34:32Z")
Social kisses are all well and good, but mistletoe is all too often infested with Nargles. Nargle infestations will lead to the downfall of society, mark my words! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821/56 "2008-12-19T07:49:56Z")
Nope. There are a great many men I wouldn’t kiss either, though. ---
**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:** [December 19, 2008, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821/57 "2008-12-19T08:59:57Z")
I’d kiss a girl. Frequently have, too (minus the mistletoe). ---
**Author:** ![Jesse\_Leigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@Jesse\_Leigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesse_Leigh)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821/58 "2008-12-19T12:58:19Z")
G’morning! I wouldn’t do the ‘mistletoe thing’ with anyone - d’you realize how that ‘social custom’ originated? :eek: I _would,_ however, and do lightly kiss my female friends on the cheek upon greeting or leaving them, just as I do my male friends to whom I’m not married. I’m naturally more of a huggie person myself, but it’s the accepted norm in the social circles in which I’m frequently obliged to travel. It isn’t as much an expression of affection as it is a dictate of etiquette. When in Rome and all that… - Jesse. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821/59 "2008-12-19T13:04:08Z")
Yes. I’d not necessarily fondle the buttocks, though it depends more on the buttocks than on the gender. ---
**Author:** ![Jesse\_Leigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@Jesse\_Leigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesse_Leigh)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821/60 "2008-12-19T13:10:29Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > Yes. I’d not necessarily fondle the buttocks, though it depends more on the buttocks than on the gender. Ooooh! Now there’s a recipe for getting your face slapped if ever I saw one! :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-kiss-someone-not-of-your-preferred-gender-under-the-mistletoe/477821.md?page=4)