Why Men and Women Kiss Differently
Kissing can make a man and a woman feel perfectly connected. It can also set off a full-blown battle of the sexes
Poets, playwrights, and regular folks agree: A passionate kiss is one of life’s most magnificent pleasures. Breathing quickens. Bodies tingle. Knees buckle. (In a romance movie, this is the part where the camera pans to a crackling fireplace.)
If you’ve experienced it, you know it: A great kiss feels like heaven on Earth.
But underneath all that nuzzling and nibbling, things aren’t always so copasetic. While a great smooch can make you feel as if you and your partner are melting into oneness, science shows kissing is a distinctly different experience for men versus women. And each gender brings to this very intimate act vastly different attitudes, preferences, and expectations.
The ways we’re in harmony
Kissing is something most humans love. Practiced around the globe, it’s among the first physically intimate courtship behaviors.
In a recent study published in Science, Troel Arboll, a professor of Asian history at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, argues that romantic kissing developed in multiple ancient cultures over several millennia and became…
