In what they call the “escalation of osculation” the Chicagotribune.com says that among other benefits kissing reduces stress. Almost all societies do it, and men and women gain different things from kissing.

Reduce  Stress – Kiss Someone

Apparently women use it to guage men’s health and men use it to put closure on an argument –

“[Kissing] is not just for fun and sexuality. You are passing vital information about who you are—your genetics, your temperament,” said Dr. Helen Fisher, a biological anthropologist at Rutgers University. “When you kiss you’re not just picking up if they’re a nice guy, you’re picking up if he’ll be a good father.”

This should be good new for all right after Valentine’s day.

There is now a new factor to consider in the connection between men and women.  It’s called Mating Intelligence (MI), and there is a post on the Psychology Today blog by by Scott Barry Kaufman and Glenn Geher.

I’ll leave you with this link to the Mating Intelligence Quiz in the same Magazine.

Click here to take the official Mating Intelligence Quiz

Have fun.

Mike