Kissing

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A kiss is the touching of one person's lips to another place, which is used as an expression of affection or to show respect, and as a greeting or a farewell; kissing can be used to express romantic affection or sexual desire. The word comes from Old English cyssan "to kiss", in turn from coss "a kiss". It is generally considered one of the strongest ways to show affection.

Kissing is a complex behavior that requires significant muscular coordination; in fact, a total of thirty-four to thirty-six muscles working cooperatively. The most important muscle involved is the orbicularis oris muscle, which is used to pucker the lips and informally known as the kissing muscle. The tongue can also be an extremely important part of the kiss. Lips have many nerve endings so they are sensitive to touch and bite.

Want to learn more about kissing? Here you go...

"Put your sweet lips . . ." - a history of kissing

"The Kiss of Life"

"How Kissing Works, History and Anatomy of the Kiss"

"Affairs of the Lips: Why We Kiss"

Top 10 Famous Kisses

"How to Kiss Someone Passionately"

"How to French Kiss"

Online Kissing Guide (scroll down entire page for ALL its resources)

VirtualKiss.com (many resources)

The Kiss by Rodin

Look at these people! They suck each other! They eat each other's saliva and dirt! — Tsonga people of southern Africa on the European practice of kissing, 1927

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.
~ Albert Einstein