How important is the talent of kissing: scientists say

Some people are born with superpowers just so they can kiss like gods. Ordinary people can only dream of this unattainable gift. And, as a rule, people like to kiss masters of their craft, and not amateurs who spoil the mood with their clumsiness.

Of course, if, for example, an attractive girl does not know how to kiss, this will not ruin her reputation. Yes or no? Researchers from the Department of Experimental Psychology at Oxford University decided to look into this issue. The study involved 724 people. Each subject was given four questionnaires from a dating site. At the same time, two profilers wrote that “they are good kissers,” while two others wrote that “they are not particularly gifted kissers.”

After subjects were interviewed on all four profiles, they were required to answer a series of questions. Namely, how attractive they find this or that person. Would they date him or her? Did they have casual sex with him? And how likely are they to develop a long-term relationship with a particular person?

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The researchers initially assumed that “ordinary” people would be perceived as more sexually attractive compared to those who were poor kissers. The researchers also believed that participants were more likely to engage in casual sex with this group of characters.

Doesn’t talent exist?

The results of this study confirmed the first assumption. It was found that “good kissers” were rated as more sexually attractive by participants. And if this were more likely, respondents would continue to date these people. However, if a person is not a very good kisser, this can create some awkwardness in communication.

Several respondents said that they would never date such people because of the disgust they caused. “I don’t want a date to be like a visit to the dentist’s office, when incomprehensible manipulations are performed in the mouth,” one of the women said. However, not many subjects adhered to this point of view.

It was also found that women were more interested in men’s ability to kiss than men’s ability to kiss. However, women only consider this skill important for casual encounters, not long-term relationships. Therefore, taking care of the ability to kiss is mainly for those who are not averse to entering into casual relationships.