we all know that moment when your pulse begins to quicken and you lean in and
begins to quicken and you lean in and
begins to quicken and you lean in and mash your face into another person’s
mash your face into another person’s
mash your face into another person’s face we’re 80 million bacteria are doing
face we’re 80 million bacteria are doing
face we’re 80 million bacteria are doing a big old dance in your digestive juices
a big old dance in your digestive juices
a big old dance in your digestive juices she’s thinking oh he should have ordered
she’s thinking oh he should have ordered
she’s thinking oh he should have ordered no onions he’s thinking is that a
no onions he’s thinking is that a
no onions he’s thinking is that a lipstick stain or a beginning of a cold
lipstick stain or a beginning of a cold
lipstick stain or a beginning of a cold sore and yet there’s nothing like good
sore and yet there’s nothing like good
sore and yet there’s nothing like good kiss people have written songs about it
kiss people have written songs about it
kiss people have written songs about it stories made movies but why exactly do
stories made movies but why exactly do
stories made movies but why exactly do we do it I’m Erica Bergman and we’re
we do it I’m Erica Bergman and we’re
we do it I’m Erica Bergman and we’re wired that way your parents might be the
wired that way your parents might be the
wired that way your parents might be the first people you ever saw kiss it’s
first people you ever saw kiss it’s
first people you ever saw kiss it’s learned behavior so is how you do it but
learned behavior so is how you do it but
learned behavior so is how you do it but when it comes to romantic kissing only
when it comes to romantic kissing only
when it comes to romantic kissing only about 46% of contemporary cultures do it
about 46% of contemporary cultures do it
about 46% of contemporary cultures do it for example the Inuit of Perry Islands
for example the Inuit of Perry Islands
for example the Inuit of Perry Islands nuzzle noses instead which may be where
nuzzle noses instead which may be where
nuzzle noses instead which may be where the term Eskimo kiss comes from but in
the term Eskimo kiss comes from but in
the term Eskimo kiss comes from but in the cultures where we do kiss it’s super
the cultures where we do kiss it’s super
the cultures where we do kiss it’s super important to the success of a
important to the success of a
important to the success of a relationship sixty-six percent of women
relationship sixty-six percent of women
relationship sixty-six percent of women and 59 percent of men report ending a
and 59 percent of men report ending a
and 59 percent of men report ending a new relationship based on a bad first
new relationship based on a bad first
new relationship based on a bad first kiss because really is there any coming
kiss because really is there any coming
kiss because really is there any coming back from an icky lip-lock but when was
back from an icky lip-lock but when was
back from an icky lip-lock but when was the first first kiss and aren’t you
the first first kiss and aren’t you
the first first kiss and aren’t you dying to know how it was the first
dying to know how it was the first
dying to know how it was the first record of a romantic kiss was for more
record of a romantic kiss was for more
record of a romantic kiss was for more than 3,500 years ago in a Sanskrit text
than 3,500 years ago in a Sanskrit text
than 3,500 years ago in a Sanskrit text where it was likened to inhaling each
where it was likened to inhaling each
where it was likened to inhaling each other’s souls
other’s souls
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[Music] romantic isn’t it kissing is mentioned
romantic isn’t it kissing is mentioned
romantic isn’t it kissing is mentioned in the Bible the Kama Sutra Cleopatra is
in the Bible the Kama Sutra Cleopatra is
in the Bible the Kama Sutra Cleopatra is rumored to have been great at it so it’s
rumored to have been great at it so it’s
rumored to have been great at it so it’s been around for a long time but what is
been around for a long time but what is
been around for a long time but what is it about the physical act of kissing
it about the physical act of kissing
it about the physical act of kissing that makes us want to do it kissing is
that makes us want to do it kissing is
that makes us want to do it kissing is very uncommon in the animal world it’s
very uncommon in the animal world it’s
very uncommon in the animal world it’s really only been observed in chimpanzees
really only been observed in chimpanzees
really only been observed in chimpanzees and bonobos chimps just seeing the kiss
and bonobos chimps just seeing the kiss
and bonobos chimps just seeing the kiss to make up and bonobos suck on each
to make up and bonobos suck on each
to make up and bonobos suck on each other’s tongue if you count that as
other’s tongue if you count that as
other’s tongue if you count that as kissing so maybe kissing in humans has
kissing so maybe kissing in humans has
kissing so maybe kissing in humans has more to do with the primal parts of our
more to do with the primal parts of our
more to do with the primal parts of our brain the other theory is that kissing
brain the other theory is that kissing
brain the other theory is that kissing is a socially acceptable way for people
is a socially acceptable way for people
is a socially acceptable way for people to smell each other yeah did you know
to smell each other yeah did you know
to smell each other yeah did you know that a good sniff can tell you pretty
that a good sniff can tell you pretty
that a good sniff can tell you pretty much everything you need to know about a
much everything you need to know about a
much everything you need to know about a person pheromones have everything to do
person pheromones have everything to do
person pheromones have everything to do with attraction and we think that
with attraction and we think that
with attraction and we think that sensing these pheromones through
sensing these pheromones through
sensing these pheromones through activities like kissing releases all
activities like kissing releases all
activities like kissing releases all sorts of juices into your system that
sorts of juices into your system that
sorts of juices into your system that make you feel great like serotonin which
make you feel great like serotonin which
make you feel great like serotonin which boosts your mood and dopamine which
boosts your mood and dopamine which
boosts your mood and dopamine which makes your brain register pleasure
makes your brain register pleasure
makes your brain register pleasure adrenaline which raises your heart rate
adrenaline which raises your heart rate
adrenaline which raises your heart rate and oxytocin which helps you form
and oxytocin which helps you form
and oxytocin which helps you form attachments so no matter how disgusting
attachments so no matter how disgusting
attachments so no matter how disgusting that bacteria party might sound you’ve
that bacteria party might sound you’ve
that bacteria party might sound you’ve probably grown up an environment that
probably grown up an environment that
probably grown up an environment that programmed you to want to do it and when
programmed you to want to do it and when
programmed you to want to do it and when you do you feel good so like it or not
you do you feel good so like it or not
you do you feel good so like it or not by now we’re wired that way do you have
by now we’re wired that way do you have
by now we’re wired that way do you have a great kissing story share it in the
a great kissing story share it in the
a great kissing story share it in the comments below this video
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