How important is kissing in your relationship?

by Adedayo Ademuwagun

Some of us have been so engrossed in this election buildup that we forget it’s the love season.

It’s true we’re in the middle of a big political situation right now and everyone’s quite concerned about what’s going to happen over the next few weeks. But can we just relax about the election for a moment and talk about…kissing?

How important is kissing to your relationship?

A lot of people think about kissing in many ways. To some people it’s a priority and something they do virtually all the time, and to some people it’s just foreplay with no real significance outside sex. But there are many reasons why kissing is important in relationship.

First off, it’s a sign that things are going well in the relationship. When a relationship begins to have problems, one of the things that signify is that the two partners start to kiss less often as they drift apart.

Kemi says, “Last year I dated this guy and we wanted to get married, but our parents didn’t approve of the relationship for some reason and the guy began to withdraw. We tried to make it work and stick together despite the parental issue, but we never really got back to where we were before and we just grew apart. By the time we stopped kissing, our relationship was dead.”

Some parents feel uncomfortable kissing in front of their kids and they think it’s inappropriate to do so. But really it’s a good example to be physically affectionate with your spouse around your children because it gives them a sense of how much you guys love each other. Plus it gives them the assurance that you guys are happy.

Angela says, “It’s not like you have to completely make out in front of them. I’m talking about the basic stuff. I remember the times growing up when I saw my parents kiss each other and I thought it was sweet that they loved each other so much. So I feel it’s a good signal to my kids when they see me and my husband kissing.”

Biodun says, “It’s crucial for our kids to see us kissing, maybe not often but at least some of the time. I think it gives them the assurance that things are going well between mum and dad and that we’re happy. I think it makes them happy to see us together like that.”

How do you know if your partner (still) finds you attractive? It’s easy. They want to kiss you — and keep kissing you.

Kissing our partner shows how much chemistry we have with them and how much chemistry we STILL have with them.

Alice says, “When I’m in the kitchen cooking and my fiancé comes over and kisses me, it makes me feel like he still finds me attractive. It makes me feel loved. I know sometimes people kiss routinely like when they’re leaving for work or something, but the one I really love is when he pulls me close and then kisses me because he’s really drawn to me, as I am to him.”

“Kissing is an important part of relationship chemistry,” says Kemi. “If we spend a lot of time with a partner and we don’t feel like kissing them and hugging them, we probably don’t find them attractive enough and we probably don’t enjoy being with them so much. That’s just the way it is.”

Do you know how many people have ended a promising relationship after an awful first kiss? People obviously take their kisses seriously.

Kemi says, “You meet some good looking guys and then when you kiss each other, you feel like slapping them. Some guys are just terrible kissers. It totally turns me off.”

“Kissing is definitely not the most important thing in a relationship,” says Ohiz. “But if I’m with someone and things aren’t going really well in the kissing department, I’m going to have to think again about the relationship.”

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