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.5454545455Did you know that how and when you kiss can determine your relationship success? Let's talk about how kissing matters more than you think.
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Hi everyone.
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Welcome back.
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I'm Kristin Thomas, certified sex coach, writer, and all around intimacy enthusiast amongst other things.
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Today we're diving into a topic that's near and dear to my heart and hopefully to your lips, and that is kissing.
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Smooching, locking lips, snogging, whatever you call it.
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Kissing is a big deal.
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In fact, anthropologists say that the more names there are for something, the more culturally significant it is.
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And we have a whole lot of words out there for kissing.
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In Western culture.
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A great kiss can make or break a romance, but there's so much more to kissing than just a first date test.
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Stick around because I've got some science, psychology, and a few juicy insights to share.
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And if you're not already subscribed, go ahead and click that button.
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All right, let's get a little nerdy here for a moment.
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What actually happens when you kiss someone? Your brain lights up, kissing releases, oxytocin, which is also known as the bonding hormone, along with serotonin and dopamine, which boosts your mood and makes you feel amazing.
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Oh, and kissing lowers cortisol, meaning it relieves stress.
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Who knew that making out was self care.
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But here's something even more interesting.
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Science shows that kissing actually helps us choose long-term partners.
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Researchers at Oxford found that we use kissing to assess compatibility, Okay.
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So a, good or bad kiss might be telling you more than you realize about your compatibility.
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Now kissing isn't universal.
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Some cultures don't do it at all.
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While in the western world, it's practically a requirement for a successful romance.
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But what about modern dating trends like is hookup culture and the rise of situation ships making kissing, lose any significance? I talked to a few of my friends and colleagues about kissing my girl, Chantal Hyde, who is Canada's dating coach, suggests not kissing for the first 90 days of dating.
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And some of you might think that that is absolutely wild, right? But her logic is that kissing releases all those fabulous chemicals we talked about in your brain.
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And as I said, those chemicals bond you, and that means they can make you commit to somebody before you really know them.
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So.
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if you've been dating and kissing a lot of frogs, when you thought you were kissing a prince charming, you know, you ended up with a guy who thought you were just being casual.
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I don't know, maybe her insights good off or something to you.
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Now let's talk about long-term relationships.
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So many people say that kissing often fades in long-term relationships.
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People say that it's because like they're tired, they're stressed, or they just forget, or they're, they're not feeling super connected, so they're holding back.
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But here's the thing.
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studies show that couples who kiss stay happier in their relationships.
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The Guttman Institute, in fact, recommends a six second kiss daily for relationship longevity.
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Could you kiss more often and longer if you knew it would help your relationship thrive? Now, another reason people often pull back on kissing and long-term relationships is what writer Michael Castleman calls genital preoccupation.
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We can become so focused on PIV or penetrative intercourse or in other regions, we either make kissing, lose its status, or we think that kissing must lead to sex So then one partner might start pulling back because if they're not wanting to have sex right now, they worry that kissing might send the wrong message.
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Like they Don't wanna lead their partner on.
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If it's been a while since you and your partner have had a good long make out session, my advice is just start.
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In fact, Chantal suggests starting with two five second kisses a day.
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And sure, I might feel awkward, but just trust the process.
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Trust the process.
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All right, let's get practical.
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How do you actually become a better kisser? First, I mean, consent if you're gonna practice the partner.
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Let's start with consent second, like what do you do with your hands? You might try cupping their face or running your hands through their hair, touching the smile of their back.
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Just make it feel sensual.
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Now also, you wanna be mindful about tongue pressure.
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You don't wanna feel like you're doing a washing machine motion in their mouth.
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Um, tongues when it's rated as like tooth, thumbs up, people usually share that.
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It's when it's like, nice, it's soft.
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The, the pressure, the speed, all the things got done.
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Also, their oral hygiene has been well taken care of.
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If you're really brave, ask your partner how you rate, but you better be willing.
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To give them feedback too and they be better.
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Be willing to hear that feedback.
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This is a give and take, right? Um, and instead of focusing on like, this part sucked, this part was good.
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Say, you know, I loved the way you used your tongue.
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The pressure was just right and the way you touched my neck, you hit that spot.
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That just drives me crazy.
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But if it turns out that one of you is doing something the other doesn't appreciate or finds.
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Distracting.
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Say something gently like, could we try again? And this time let's go a little softer.
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If you really want to level up, check out books like Mama Sutra by Natasha Ria Skai, or online courses like educated.com
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or bless plus.com.
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Because they actually have courses on kissing on those sites.
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Because this is a skill, not just a talent that you're born with.
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I hope this video gave you some fun insights into the power of kissing, but I wanna hear from you Is kissing important to you in a relationship? Is it important in your culture? Let me know in the comments and if you loved this video, here's how you can support my work and stay up to date on the upcoming events, workshops, and more.
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Thanks for watching.
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Don't forget to like, subscribe and share this with someone who could use a kissing refresher.
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See you in the next video and happy kissing.
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I'm gonna practice for you.
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Kisses.
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Hey baby.
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Yeah.
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How would you rate me as a kisser? 11 out of 10.
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I would give you 11.
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Outta 10.
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Too cute.
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You're such a good kisser.
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You do all the things right.
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we, we were pretty good kissers right off the bat.
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Thank you.
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Can I tell them what you did to me the first time we kissed? Sure.
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He picked me up.
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He's taller than me clearly, so, but he just like scooped my ass up.
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He also asked for consent first.
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I think he, in fact, he said, I would be remiss if I didn't ask you for a kiss.
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And so that was so corny.
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No, it was so good.
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It was perfect.
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And then like we were kissing and he just kinda like, whoa, like picked me up, scooped me up.
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I did have to remind him that I was going home.
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I was not gonna stay the night, that night.
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'cause he tried to like twist me, like to go back to the bedroom.
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I was like, no, no, I had to go home.
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Not tonight.
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Uh, it worked.
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Whatever we both did that night, it worked.
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Okay.
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Thanks babe.