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Why we kiss

In the millions of years of evolution, surely kissing must have played a part in our survival. But what role has that little kiss held ? is it possible that knowing how to kiss had actually brought any survival benefit ?

Surely, the simple kiss needs to be understood to be appreciated.

Some chappy over at Scientific American has written out some stuff. His points include
- Kissing started from mothers who would chew food and then feed them to their kids.
- Information gathered from a kiss can help in mate selection
- Kisses can cause neurotransmitters that can arouse feelings of intimacy, closeness, as well as sexual arousal.

Do you agree ? Are there any other reasons that you could fathom where kissing would have increased one’s survival chances ?

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One Comment

  1. ed438

    That really takes the romance out of kissing. Kissing established intimacy and the couples who stay together are more likely to pass on their genes to their children.

    So I’m sure that kissing has played a vital role in meeting men and women throughout history.

    Posted on 24-May-11 at 9:07 pm | Permalink