Kissing is something that carries a surprising amount of importance in our lives. We recall our first kisses, we kiss our children, we flirt with kisses, we sympathize with kisses, we are intimate through kisses. But what is happening psychologically when we kiss each other? Here are a few interesting psychological facts about kissing.
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