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| 2007-09-03 | ||
| If a picture is worth a 1,000 words, so may be a kiss - or certainly to a woman anyway, researchers say. A New York State University team quizzed over 1,000 students, finding women place a big emphasis on kissing. They use kissing as a way of assessing the recipient as a potential partner, and later to maintain intimacy and to check the status of a relationship. But men placed less importance on it, using it to increase the likelihood of sex, Evolutionary Psychology reported.
Meanwhile, men placed less importance on kissing as the relationship progresses. There was also a difference in the sort of kisses the two sexes preferred, with men liking wet, tongue kisses. Lead researcher Dr Gordon Gallup said kissing had developed over time to become an essential part of the courtship process. But he added: "While both sexes participate in the adaptive benefits of kissing, we found sex differences when considering the pursuit of short-versus long-term mating strategies." Dr Glenn Wilson, an expert in relationships at London's Institute of Psychiatry, said: "Kissing is used by everyone as a bonding and testing mechanism. "But the fact is women are more discriminatory than men. Men can just go out and spread their seed, but women have to take more responsibility because of the consequences and so they are likely to want to test more." | ||
| Posted by:john frum |
| #10 "What the hell is a long-term mating strategy ?" --that used to mean dating girls w/sleazy friends....... |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2007-09-03 21:06 |
| #9 "While both sexes participate in the adaptive benefits of kissing, we found sex differences when considering the pursuit of short-versus long-term mating strategies." What the hell is a long-term mating strategy ? Room service ? |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-09-03 18:51 |
| #8 Sung to the tune of "The Valkyries" Across the Nation It's Osculation It's Osculation That women prefer No satiation sans osculation With trepidation I do concur..... |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2007-09-03 17:40 |
| #7 Ooops! Sorry about that I goofed. |
| Posted by: WTF 2007-09-03 14:52 |
| #6 To all followers of Cupid, Remember this terse little verse, To let a fool kiss you is stupid, To let a kiss fool you is worse. E.Y. Harberg "Rhymes for the Irreverent" |
| Posted by: WTF 2007-09-03 14:51 |
| #5 Two points: 1) Eskimos. 2) The lost art of "necking", in which couples spend a great length of time just kissing. It has even been suggested that if couples can't even neck for as little as one hour straight, then they should get married. People just aren't going to be necking with someone for an hour they aren't compatible with. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-09-03 14:41 |
| #4 They are peddling this as new? Frankly, after couples bond, both sexes have less inclination to make out. These researchers must be neuters. |
| Posted by: McZoid 2007-09-03 13:44 |
| #3 This needed to be researched? Please, I'm working on the grant proposal now. |
| Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2007-09-03 12:25 |
| #2 A surprising corollary of the study suggests men place a greater emphasis on f***ing. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-09-03 10:25 |
| #1 The questionnaires revealed men were less discriminating when it came to deciding who to kiss or who to have sex with. This needed to be researched? |
| Posted by: Raj 2007-09-03 08:51 |