Reduce allergic response Kissing may provide significant relief from hives and other allergic reactions associated with pollen and household dust mites. Tones facial muscles This is a natural facelift of sorts. Bid tooth decay goodbye Kissing can aid dental hygiene as it stimulates the salivary glands, which helps increases saliva production.
Get our Daily News Capsule Subscribe. Thank you for subscribing to our Daily News Capsule newsletter. Whatsapp Twitter Facebook Linkedin. Sign Up. Edit Profile. Subscribe Now. Your Subscription Plan Cancel Subscription. Home India News Entertainment. HT Insight. My Account. Sign in. Sign out. Join one million Future fans by liking us on Facebook , or follow us on Twitter or Instagram. If you liked this story, sign up for the weekly bbc. Modern Love Anthropology.
The reasons humans started kissing. Share using Email. By William Park. Lip-on-lip kissing is not nearly as universal as we might think it is, so can the diverse number of ways that humans kiss reveal what it is about this intimate act that we find important?
In early human societies, it is believed mothers weaned their babies by chewing up their food and then passing it to their babies by lip-to-lip contact. Yes and no. Most other primates use kissing as a form of conflict resolution and bonding rather than foreplay to sexual intimacy.
Bonobo apes — our closest genetic relatives — kiss both for comfort and to socialise. Sometimes, after a fight, they kiss and make up — just like humans do. Some studies suggest that kissing allows a couple to get close enough to assess the scent of their kissing partner.
Human scent is an indicator of our immune system involving genes known as the major histocompatibility complex MHC genes. The theory goes that people are attracted to a mate who has different MHC genes, who, if mated with, would potentially produce a baby with a more diverse immune system that is better able to fight disease.
This, in essence, is the biological explanation for why opposites attract. Anthropologist, Helen Fisher says that when we partake in mouth-to-mouth kissing, we share saliva which has testosterone in it which enhances our sex-drive.
Kissing also stimulates the brain hormones, dopamine and oxytocin— both of which promote bonding and attachment in human beings. Women also tend to view kissing as an important way to show affection in long-term relationships.
Well, I guess that depends on your definition of a good kisser and a good lover. A study by Wlodaski found that being a good kisser can make some people more attractive for short-term relationships. A silly question maybe when you consider how many people kiss each other on the cheek in greetings.
0コメント