ARE MEN SLOPPY KISSERS???

Not too sure if I like the use of 'sloppy' in this article.  Certainly there are kisses on the cheek, and then kisses that make your toes curl, and all varieties of kisses in between.  And of course the more passionate both people are, hopefully with each other, the more mutually 'sloppy' the kisses are.  So what about it ladies, are men sloppier kissers as the study seems to conclude??

WHY MEN ARE SLOPPY KISSERS

Christine Dell'Amore  --  National Geographic News

 

SLOPPY MALE KISSERS MAY HAVE A METHOD BEHIND THEIR MESSINESS

 

Men in general seem to like wet kisses with more "tongue action," said anthropologist Helen Fisher of Rutgers University.

This could be because modern males are instinctually using kisses to pick up traces of estrogen in a woman's saliva and thus gauge her fertility.

Wet kisses could also be an unconscious attempt to transfer testosterone to the woman, which would stimulate her sexual interest, Fisher said Friday at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Chicago.

"Men see kissing early in a relationship directly as a step to copulation," she said.

Sloppy smooching could therefore be an "all-purpose mechanism" to get the reproductive juices flowing.

Kiss of Death

 

Kissing may also serve as a way to assess the quality of a mate, said Wendy Hill, a neuroscientist at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Technique aside, the chemical cocktail of saliva may tell us if the person we're kissing is a genetically appropriate choice to mate with.

(Find out more about the chemical basis of love in National Geographic magazine.)

In fact, Rutgers' Fisher said, research has shown that the majority of men and women rate their first kiss as either "the kiss of death" or the blossoming of a new relationship.

 

 

The idea adds to mounting research that shows humans are naturally drawn to certain people based on biological cues that run deeper than looks.

Using statistics from 40,000 people on the Internet dating site Chemistry.com, Fisher recently developed a personality test that measures four universal temperaments.

 

 

 

 

Each temperament type was linked to activity levels of the brain chemicals dopamine/norepinephrine, serotonin, testosterone, and estrogen/oxytocin.

 

 

Fisher found that a person's temperament guides which type of mate they select—boosting her belief that love involves some very powerful brain chemistry.

"People sing for love; they dance for love; they write about love; live for, kill, and die for love," Fisher told National Geographic News.

 

"It's a wonderful addiction when [a relationship is] working well—but perfectly horrible when it's working poorly."

 

  

Now why didn't I think of SHUT UP AND KISS ME when I first posted the playlist??!!  Thanks for the suggestion Linda, and I can shut up anytime you want me too!!

CHOCOLATE KISSING

Being a lover of chocolate and proudly possessing an addiction to chocolate, that being said, I have a bit of trouble agreeing with the outcome of this experiment. And why have to chose between two of the most fantastically wonderful experiences we can legally enjoy. I say just share some chocolate before, during, and after kissing, Brings a whole new meaning to sweet kisses, yes?

Chocolate 'better than kissing' BBC News on line Monday, 16 April 2007, 12:36 GMT 13:36 UK

Chocolate came out top in the test When it comes to tongues, melting chocolate is better than a passionate kiss, scientists have found. Couples in their 20s had their heart rates and brains monitored whilst they first melted chocolate in their mouths and then kissed. Chocolate caused a more intense and longer lasting "buzz" than kissing, and doubled volunteers' heart rates. The research was carried out by Dr David Lewis, formerly of the University of Sussex, and now of the Mind Lab. Chocolate beats kissing hands down when it comes to providing a long-lasting body and brain buzz Dr David Lewis Dr Lewis said: "There is no doubt that chocolate beats kissing hands down when it comes to providing a long-lasting body and brain buzz. "A buzz that, in many cases, lasted four times as long as the most passionate kiss." He said substances in chocolate were already known to have a psychoactive effect, but that allowing it to melt on your tongue could be the secret to maximising the buzz. The volunteers, all aged in their 20s, had electrodes attached to their scalps and wore heart monitors during the two tests. The researchers compared their resting heart rates with those during the chocolate and kissing tests. Longer lasting effects Although kissing set the heart pounding, the effect did not last as long as that seen with the chocolate, which increased heart rates from a resting rate of about 60 beats per minute to 140. Couples were monitored while they kissed and while they ate chocolate The study also found that as the chocolate started melting, all regions of the brain received a boost far more intense and longer lasting than the excitement seen with kissing. Although women are generally thought to be bigger fans of chocolate than men, the research found the same reactions to chocolate in both sexes. Dr Lewis said: "These results really surprised and intrigued us. "While we fully expected chocolate- especially dark chocolate - to increase heart rates due to the fact it contains some highly stimulating substances, both the length of this increase together with the powerful effects it had on the mind were something none of us had anticipated." You'd think people would be shy about kissing in a laboratory, but that wasn't the case at all Cadbury spokeswoman Psychologist Sue Wright said: "Chocolate contains phenylethylamine which can raise levels of endorphins, the pleasure-giving substances, in the brain. "It also contains caffeine which has a stimulatory effect on the brain. "This would explain why chocolate can give people a buzz, and why people can become addicted to it." The research used a new 60% cocoa dark chocolate from Cadbury, and a spokeswoman for the chocolate makers said: "You'd think people would be shy about kissing in a laboratory, but that wasn't the case at all. We're not talking about a quick peck here." The Mind Lab is funded by members of the food industry, although no firm can be linked to any individual study.