Things You Never Knew About Kissing. Maya The Bee 2014'>Maya The Bee 2014. You practiced your kissing stance in the womb. Two thirds of people tilt their head to the right when they kiss. Weirdly, this is a habit you might pick up before youre even born, according to Womens Health. The push for evergreater wellbeing is facing a backlash, fueled by research on the value of sadness. Polyamory from Greek poly, many, several, and Latin amor, love is the practice of or desire for intimate relationships with more than one partner, with. Valerie Fischel. Wall art by Lola Blu. Sounds fun. But why do you need this when you have a great S. O. at home Many people feel that having a relationship or sex. Serial Monogamist Psychology' title='Serial Monogamist Psychology' />Most fetuses tilt their head to the right while in the womb as well. So it looks like you start practicing pretty early. Advertisement Continue Reading Below. Kissing might determine the fate of your relationship. Couples that are really good at making out together tend to have healthier relationships, according to Sheril Kirshenbaums The Science of Kissing. So if you cant make out without having an argument, well. Kissing releases endorphins and oxytocin. Making out is going to get you feeling happy and positive and less stressed. Your lips are actually more sensitive than your junk. Its part of the reason we love kissing so much. Our lips are super sensitive according to Krista A. Serial monogamy is a happy medium for many. Serial lovers get to explore these different components of their personalities with each relationship. Ive just realised from reading this that Ive allowed myself to get into a thing with an emotionally unavailable man. He lured me in, we spent couply. Monogamy m n m i mNOGmee is a form of relationship in which an individual has only one partner during their lifetime or at any one time. Are Pisces and Aries compatible Pisces and Libra The Astro Twins tell you which horoscope signs have the planets aligned in their favor and which should steer clear. Bloom. You have a ton of nerve endings in your lips approximately 1. The clitoris only has 8,0. Kissing is healthy for you. A variety of studies show that couples that kiss regularly tend to live longer. Even a good bye kiss before work has huge benefits. And no, this doesnt mean those teenagers that are constantly making out in the mall are going to be immortal. Open mouth kissing transfers testosterone. Guys move toward open mouth kissing faster. It can actually share their testosterone, which can increase their partners libido, according to a study conducted at the University of Albany. The French didnt have a term for French kiss until 2. According to the Associated Press, France just added the term galocher to their dictionaries a few years ago, although French kissing was popularized after British soldiers saw how passionately the French kissed while visiting during World War I. It was also once known as the Florentine kiss. You exchange 8. 0 million different microbes every time you kiss. A study published in the Microbiome Journal found that you exchange 8. Thats more than the 7. Couples, however, have more microbes in common, since consistent kissing means they eventually meet a happy microbe medium. Advertisement Continue Reading Below. But it boosts your immune system. That same study found that swapping microbes actually helps out your immune system, so next cold season your best bet is to drink some orange juice and French everyone you meet. Kissing has gone in and out of style. According to. Psychology Today, the earliest known mention of non romantic kissing dates back to the fifth century B. C. Erotic kissing first gets mentioned in the Kama Sutra, but then it fell out of style after Rome fell. People started kissing again in the 1. The longest kiss on record lasted 5. Think about that world record the next time you see some gross PDA. The study of kissing is called philematology. Sounds gross. 1. 3. You can get mono and herpes through kissing. Theyre two of the few diseases you can transmit through kissing, but theyre not exclusive to kissing. Mono can get transmitted through coughing and sneezing. Herpes can be transmitted through oral, anal, and genital sex. Not all cultures kiss. A lot of cultures didnt kiss each other on the lips until European explorers introduced them to it. Inuits famously rubbed noses and smelled each others cheeks. Some cultures in the Middle East and Asia still look down on kissing in public. Theres a reason the bride and groom kiss at weddings. According to Kissing Christians by Michael Philip Penn, kissing used to be a means to sign a contract. Humans arent the only animals that kiss. Cows, puffins, squirrels and even snails also kiss, although chimpanzees are the only animals whose kisses resemble a human kiss. All the other ones look like awkward face touching. French kissing uses 3. While a quick kiss only uses two face muscles, a deep, passionate kiss uses all 3. And it can burn up to five calories in a few seconds. So if you make out for 1. Passionate, deep kisses do a better job of getting you in the mood. Its because they elevate your blood pressure and make your heart beat faster, according to Dr. Ava Cadell. It sends blood through your body, which makes it easier for you to get excited. Follow Frank on Twitter. Things Parents Need to Stop Saying to Non Parents. First, I should say that I am 1. I know this reads as an advice list, but really its advice Im giving myself. The you I am addressing in this piece is me. I ran head first into this parenting thing, and have gladly and gratefully let it redefine me as a person. One unforeseen side effect has been that I view everything through the lens of parenting. Sometimes that is a good thing. For instance, I dont leave steak knives lying around as much as I used to. Sometimes, and this is what Ive recently learned, it can alienate my non kid having friends. Here are some things that are better left unsaid. Dogs are not kids. It usually goes like this. Ugh. You know what really bugs me When so and so compares her dog to my kid. Or when so and so refers to their dog as their kid. Dogs are not kidsShe has NO IDEA You know what Unless so and so needs professional help, I guarantee so and so knows that her dog is not a human child. She also knows that having a dog is nothing like having a kid. What shes really saying is Oh Yes. I also have something in my life that poops AND brings me joy. She is trying to relate to you and be a part of your life the life where all you do is talk about your kids. I know that its hard to relate when you have kids and your friends dont. What were once close relationships can become sporadic meet ups where you do your best to try to catch up with someone with whom you have very little in common anymore. Sure, you two were best buds in college, but now you have very different lives. So when so and so offhandedly, and perhaps awkwardly, tries to relate to your story about picking poo out of your bangs by comparing it to scraping dog shit out of the carpet, cut her some slack. Shes just trying to be nice. And she misses you. You think youre insert anything here Try having kids Tired, stressed, in pain, covered in urine, it doesnt matter. They all apply. Too often, we parents downplay non parents concerns by pulling ours out and tossing them on the table. Oh man You worked 5. Try doing that with kids Oh man, you think your feet hurt from working outside all day Ive been chasing my toddler blah blah blah punch me in the face please. Its not a competition. If, on a scale of 1 to Passing Out Awkwardly in the Shower and Waking Up When the Hot Water Runs Out, your friend is at a 7, and three weeks into your first newborn you were at a 9, that DOESNT MAKE YOUR FRIEND ANY LESS TIRED. It isnt that your experiences cant be a valid contribution to the conversation, but instead of a my pain is more painful than your pain approach, instead try sympathizing. Why not try using your experience as a new parent to help instead of competeSay something like Whoa I bet youre tired. When I was tired after my daughter was born, I found that pouring coffee directly into my eyeballs was incredibly useful. Dont worry, when you have kids youllNot be grossed out by boogers, know who Dora the Explorer is, be happy UGH. Weve got to quit assuming that everyone is going to have kids. Some people dont want kids and choose not to have them. Some people really want kids and are trying incredibly hard to have them. Indicating to these people that having kids is the only way they will reach some higher level of understanding is both inconsiderate and rude. I dont know what the alternatives to these statements are. Maybe just cut anything that starts with When you have kids. It makes you sound like their mom anyway. Is the party kid friendly Unless you and your friend have some previous communication on this topic about how your little one is always welcome, assume the party is not kid friendly. Dont ask. If it were kid friendly they would have invited you AND your kids, and mentioned the awesome play room that they will have set up in the basement. By asking your non kid having friends if their party is kid friendly you are putting them in the really awkward position of either MAKING their party kid friendly on the fly, or telling you that the party is NOT kid friendly which, then, no matter how low key the party was intended to be in the first place, pretty much requires that they now provide a steady supply of hookers and blow. Dont make your friends set up a kids room, and definitely dont make them buy hookers and blow. My life didnt have meaning before I had kidsAnother way to say this My life was meaningless before I had kids. Another way Life without kids is meaningless. Look, I know this feeling. Sometimes it feels like all the worries I had before my kids were trivial. I understand the urge to convey that feeling into words. Craftsman 101 Metal Lathe Parts more. Dont do it. Your life may have a different purpose now, but your pre kid life was an important part of your story, and your non kid having friends are a part of that. Dont dismiss that part of your life the way most people skip the foreward to a novel they really want to read. By dismissing the before as just a build up to your kids, you are not only dismissing your friends, but youre also implying that their story has not started yet. Lastly, if you have done or said any of these things, you dont need to apologize. Just stop saying them. Apologizing will just make it worse. I apologized for one of these things and it came out poorly. It basically sounded like Oh, you poor, delicate, non kid having flower. I am sorry that I was so consumed in my awesome parenting that I was neglectful and dismissive of our friendship. Please forgive me. There was no forgiveness needed. I hadnt harmed anyone, Id just annoyed them. Forgiving me would have been like forgiving a fly for landing on you. So I promise to try and be more aware of how I say things, a better friend, and less of a fly. And by less of a fly, I mean that I will not land on you, vomit on you, and then try to eat you. College is over. I dont do that stuff anymore. Love, Dad Johno dogs were hurt in the making of this post. He was a noticeably annoyed, however. P. S. If youre not currently a fan of the Ask Your Dad Facebook Page, you should be I post smaller humorous content, pictures and interesting articles. We laugh. we cry. We dont actually hug.