You're Kiss Is On My List

You're Kiss Is On My List

I like kissing. I've liked kissing since I've been young. We called it making out in those days. Today it's called hooking-up which goes beyond kissing straight to intercourse. My mother liked kissing and she kissed me as a show of love for me. Her Kiss Is On My List.

Also on my list is kissing my wife. Kissing feels great, but it's even better when it's with someone you love. I like kissing my dog and love when she kisses me back. Zita's Kiss Is On My List.

Sooo, I wonder what does kissing mean and what was its origin?

"Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, sexual activity, sexual arousal, affection, respect, greeting, friendship, peace and good luck, among many others. In some situations, a kiss is a ritual, formal or symbolic gesture indicating devotion, respect, or sacrament. The word came from Old English cyssan (“to kiss”), in turn from coss (“a kiss”)."

There is so much written on the origin of kissing I'm going attempt to summarize:

"Anthropologists are divided into two schools on the origins of kissing, one believing that it is instinctual and intuitive and the other that it evolved from what is known as kiss feeding, a process used by mothers to feed their infants by passing chewed food to their babies' mouths.

The earliest reference to kissing-like behavior comes from the Vedas, Sanskrit scriptures that informed Hinduism,^[3] Buddhism and the Jain religion, around 3,500 years ago, according to Vaughn Bryant, an anthropologist at Texas A&M University who specializes in the history of the kiss.

The Romans helped to spread the habit to most of Europe and north Africa.The Romans were passionate about kissing and talked about several types of kissing. Kissing the hand or cheek was called an osculum. Kissing on the lips with mouth closed was called a basium, which was used between relatives. A kiss of passion was called a suavium.

Kissing was not always an indication of eros, or love, but also could show respect and rank as it was used in Medieval Europe."

That's probably everything you didn't give a shit to know about kissing. However, think about the best kissers in your life. Oh Yea, there are great kissers and not so great kissers. You don't have to love them. They could even be just a one night stand. But, Oh that Kiss Is Definitely On Your List.

Some say that we kiss less when we get older. I'm calling bullshit! If you're kissing less then you're taking away some of the happiest moments of your life. Never stop kissing your kids and grandkids. Never stop kissing your mother and father (if they are still alive). Never stop kissing that guy or girl in your current life even if it might never lead to anything else.

Kissing feels good. Getting kissed feels even better. Having a best kisser's list makes you feel warm all over just by looking at the list and remembering how it felt at the time. Sooo, start today:

You're Kiss Is On My List