Defined:
Just to ensure that it is clear as to what I mean, and am thinking about – I have in mind that action carried out within the community and society of human kind, of placing ones own lips against those of another person in a mutually, if non-verbal, agreement of cooperation and willingness and enjoyment.
Violin music is optional.
Also unnecessary.
What’s in a name:
The Kiss does have other labels. “Smooch” , “Snog” , “Humdinger” comes to mind, “Peck” doesn’t count as a kiss, and as for “Mmwaa , mmwaa” carried out somewhere in the vague vicinity of the face of another person, that isn’t worth talking about.
Dual – Two-way – carriageway:
It could be said that it is difficult to tell who it is that is kissing whom.
Who the Kisser, and who the Kissee?
But since that doesn’t matter anyway, time and space will not be taken up in attempting to clarify this point.
Either way, giving or receiving, a kiss is an enjoyable experience. Should the situation arise as an issue as to who has just kissed whom, and should there be any concern as to how many kisses have been exchanged, and who it is that is doing all the kissing, then in order to maintain a statistical balance, kiss them again in an attempt to keep the count even.
But – who’s counting anyway?
Unique:
A kiss is the only gift I can think of for which appreciation is best shown by giving it back.
This can lead to the exchange of a lot of kisses.
And often does.
Should this situation of multi-kisses occur, then 2 points need to be remembered by Kissers and the Kissees.
1: There is no such thing as exchanging one kiss. Let me illustrate my point.
Do you like liquorice allsorts? Silly question. Who doesn’t.
What about fresh grapes – be these red, or black or green?
How about salted peanuts?
As snacks, these are all good.
But – whoever heard of anyone consuming just ONE of these? No self-respecting snacker takes one allsort! Or just one peanut.
No. They take a handful.
Well. A Kiss is like liquorice allsorts, or salted peanuts, or grapes: consumption usually expected by the handful.
2: In this context of quantity, it is worth noting that, Kisses are non-Kalorific.
Kisses, properly administered, probably could be shown and proved scientifically, to actually burn calories. But I will not go down this route here.
Habit forming:
With the right and proper and correct person, this – it can be described as – peculiar activity, never leaves you.
People have been known to kiss right into their eighties.
But it is a comfort to know that, not only is kissing not life-threatening (*), but life enhancing.
(*unless of course you are kissing someone you should not be kissing, in which case, watch your back and protect your eyes)
So, kiss on, with
Purpose – expressing non-verbally those mutual feelings of both Kisser and Kissee
Passion
Pleasure – because it’s nice.
Perceptions & Pictures 