2007-01-07 19:43:15 · 9 answers · asked by Annointed Vessel 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
As a form of greeting, or to show someone they care, I am unsure as to who introduced it.............
2007-01-07 19:44:51 · answer #1 · answered by melark 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strangely enough we learned it from other animals.
Kissing is a learned behavior[citation needed], related to the grooming behavior seen between other animals. Many non-human primates also exhibit kissing behavior.[citation needed]
In modern Western culture, kissing is most commonly an expression of affection.
When not an expression of affection, a kiss is a largely symbolic gesture in that the purpose of the kiss is to convey a meaning, such as salutations or subordination, rather than to experience the physical sensations associated with kissing. Kisses on the cheek as salutations are traditional in many parts of continental Europe, and the number of kisses, alternating cheeks, depends on which region one comes from.
Kissing may also be used to signify reverence and subordination, as in kissing the ring of a queen or other figure. A kiss can also be rude or done for the sake of irritating or proving one's superiority. A rude kiss or a kiss with a smack is referred to, in the United States of America, as a buss.[citation needed]
Good question!
2007-01-07 19:45:39 · answer #2 · answered by Heather 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Because people see others kissing and they want to try it! Don't human learn from other humans?
I think its the birds who introduced kissing. They feed their young through their beaks so maybe it was mistaken for kissing!
Since the phrase... "Love Birds"
2007-01-07 19:46:58 · answer #3 · answered by uchagi_cupid 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People kiss to reproduce, and you should not do it unless you are prepared and ready to have children!
It was introduced by Teutonic Knights in the middle ages as a safer alternative to poking each other in the eye.
2007-01-07 20:21:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
People kiss because they are trying to satisfy a hunger within them, a hunger that is as natural as the need for food & love.
It is the hunger for passion and the need to touch someone else, to wrap your arms around the one you love that drives two lovers to each other. This craving for human contact is instinctive. It comes naturally and cannot be taught.
2007-01-07 19:45:59 · answer #5 · answered by ograndetyler 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's natural.
2007-01-07 19:44:36 · answer #6 · answered by ∂ίятУ ℓάυиḋгÿ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
RUB noses instead.
2007-01-07 19:44:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's a leftover from our monkey days.
2007-01-07 19:53:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2007-01-07 19:57:39 · answer #9 · answered by dominica m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋