4 Psychological Facts About Kissing

Kissing is something that carries a surprising amount of importance in our lives. We recall our first kisses, we kiss our children, we flirt with kisses, we sympathize with kisses, we are intimate through kisses. But what is happening psychologically when we kiss each other? Here are a few interesting psychological facts about kissing.


Writer: Dylan Swanepoel
Editor: Brie Cerniglia
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[taylermuilenburg]

I think hugging is more intimate than kissing. When you wrap your arms around someone and release Oxytocin, the "love hormone". Hugging can also lower your stress levels and reduce any fears you may have. So go on, people, hug someone you love. ❤❤

[zoeraagas]

The thumbnail got me here. Riftan and Maxi are just so cute. I thought that it was a video about them but it turns out psych2Go used it as a thumbnail and it got me here.

[SAMSAM-kcpj]

0:21 you are subconsciously analyzing a potential partner
1:20 you are bonding with your partner
2:16 motives for kissing affect relationship satisfaction
3:38 kissing is like a drug

[PinkWytchBytch]

One thing that comes to mind with this video is the times when my partner is asleep and I’m not and he will sometimes grin and tell me he loves me and hold my hand in his sleep, and oftentimes if I kiss him while he’s asleep he’ll grin and squeak at me and kiss back. All while 110% asleep. He’s absolutely precious

[emery]

THE THUMBNAIL 😭😭 OMG IT'S UNDER THE OAK TREE I NEVER FINISH IT YET, IT'S SO GOOD 😭😭

[Sincerelyhoneyxo]

I'll never forget my first kiss... Kissing is way more important and emotionally healing than any other sexual act by far! 💋

[ebonyblack]

This can also be why Asexual/AceSpec people can still want to kiss even if they're repulsed or flux, but not always, that said it can be a pleasurable thing outside sex.

[Aliciakick]

Out of all the crossovers this channel does, I never expected that it’d be under the oak tree😳💚💙

[ClayCrumpComedy]

If no on has said it yet, I can see the psych2go characters evolving deeper personalities and lives and becoming a syndicated tv series with all the knowledge written in narrative form with min the storylines. 💛

[UndercoverTherapist]

Truly, kissing is very intimate, especially when it is from someone you really like! But also, it can be quite disgusting coming from a person you don't like.

[Sinamuna]

The thumbnail featuring Maxi and Riftan makes my heart happy

[MrArthoz]

Give your partner surprise kisses completely at random. It really means a lot.

Kisses are very important, much more important than sex. I've been in short relationship before where my partner is not interested to kiss despite being sexually active.

It really hurts. Makes me feel empty and unfulfilled. Hollow inside. Like I'm just a doll.

[Cyberwasyoinked]

I remember planning a whole thing out for my first kiss with my girlfriend, but we were just sitting on my bed one day and she said "Hey, come here real quick."

First kiss at 20 years old, and I wouldn't change a single thing about it.

[zapphire]

When I kissed my current partner I knew that the passion and depth of feeling was there, I’ve never had a more tender and electrifying kiss in my life ❤

[Aan]

Timestamps
1). You are subconsciously analyzing a potential partner 0:20
2). You are bonding with your partner 1:19
3). Motives for kissing affect relationship satisfaction 2:16
4). Kissing is like a drug 3:37

Hope this helps you out.

[Ahrpigi]

The references to the "love is in the little things" animations are adorable

[LebasiH]

I'll never forget my first kiss. He looked at me and said "close your eyes, I wanna try something" he knew I hadn't kissed anyone before so it was a sweet way to make it memorable. In another life, I would've married him. In another life...

[florianpierredumont]

We invented expressions with the girl I was flirting with, such as the "tender" one, the "soft" and the "sweet", depending of the mood she was in, to respect how she felt at the moment, I used different types of kissing on her cheeks or fronthead. The "tender" one was long and intense, to transfer the affection and love, like when you hug a kid who's crying. The "sweet" was more flirty and childish, a series of three fast and light kisses, to give confidence and smiling. The "soft" was more "formal" and standard, it was the polite and friendly one, when we were with friends and didn't wanted to show too much. She almost initiated all the hugs, and a few kisses too, when she was particulary happy or needed comforting, then I asked her what she was looking for, proposing her a tender, a sweet or a soft. Most of the time, she was happy I asked her, but let me decide for her, so I used to give her the three in a row. Twas the sweetest days I have had for years. ^^

[bakerandpainter]

I love that it's Maxi and Riftan from Under The Oak Tree on the thumbnail of this video! As always, great video Psych2Go. Informative and entertaining as always ✨

[EmiTheGreat]

I love the lines in this animation it's so cute