You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss … or is it?

An exchanged kiss can change everything. Sometimes it’s spine-tinglingly magical and sends shivers from your neck to your toes. The unspoken lusty promise of what is yet to come is intriguing and magnetising. And sometimes a lingering kiss from your partner makes you feel warm, contented and fuzzy. It’s so sweet you just never want it to stop. Kissing can be one of the most intimate, sensual, and just plain fun things you can do with another person.

Our lips contain hundreds of nerve endings. That’s why smooching before, during, and after sex can be extremely arousing and satisfying. It helps create a bond and level of intimacy that is special and unique.

Facts on kissing:
– When you kiss someone for the first time, you get a spike in the neurotransmitter dopamine, making you crave more.
– Two thirds of people tilt their head to the right when they kiss.
– When you kiss someone your heart beats faster and more oxygen reaches your brain.
– Kissing makes your pupils dilate.
– Endorphins released during kissing bring on waves of euphoria.
– More kissing in a relationship is related to how satisfied people say that they are in that relationship.
– Over time, kissing lowers your levels of stress hormone cortisol, making you feel all safe and secure.
– Hugs and kisses or xoxo is a term used for expressing sincerity, faith, love, or good friendship at the end of a written letter, email or text message. Most commonly the O is considered to stand for “Kiss” and the X for “Hug” but some people see them the other way around.