What is it about a good kiss that melts hearts and brings lovers together?
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A good kiss is like rainfall and magic.
The first time I saw a couple kiss was in a poster that advertised expensive perfume. I remember staring at it as a teenager in the “ladies fancy” store near my home in Kerala. The store had most things ladies did fancy, but the advertisement was a little too risqué to handle. No one looked at it—no one but me.
A good kiss starts mellow—like little drops of rain pattering on trees and streets—and thunders down like a storm upon the sea, drenching lovers with its exotic melody.
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Growing up in a conservative country, I didn’t see anyone kiss on the streets or in trains or even in movies. I didn’t know what a kiss looked like. I couldn’t take my eyes off the man and woman lost in a lip lock, their bodies floating high above an effervescent pool of love. There were stars around them that shone their light on the woman’s flowing hair as the man bent his neck like a swan, his smooth lips curving around the woman’s painted mouth.
Kissing wasn’t an ordinary experience. I understood that from the picture. The shop owner—who flirted with female customers all day—caught me looking at the poster, and smiled. At that instant, I regretted staring at the picture and realized that kissing is also a rather secretive act. At least for Indians. It’s not to be talked about or enjoyed in public. A kiss became a very mysterious phenomenon to me as I grappled with the idea of how people kissed. It seemed gross at times, but Titanic‘s Jack Dawson told me otherwise.
I was 21 when I watched—with great interest—the many kisses that Jack bestowed on Rose even as the ocean swallowed their doomed ship. The way his lover melted in his arms proved to me that a kiss was anything but gross. There was none else to discuss it with and so, I declared to myself that Rose was Jack’s because Jack kissed well.
As I grew to comprehend romantic love, it dawned on me that a good kiss works like magic. It conveys faith, commitment and longing if you are with the right man. It stands at the threshold of desire, leading men and women into labyrinths of passion that help them feel secure in their relationships. It promises you many things. It enriches your love and nourishes what you have seeded. It is beautiful to look at and smells like wet weather—earthy and true.
A full-on kiss is also a blazing symbol of romantic love, one that a lover shares to make his or her intentions clear.
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A good kiss starts mellow—like little drops of rain pattering on trees and streets—and thunders down like a storm upon the sea, drenching lovers with its exotic melody. We remember a good kiss forever—one that soaks us with love and helps us realise what we want. We close our eyes and let it fall on our parched minds, huddling closer together as we leave ourselves behind. A good kiss brings upon our face a soft, vivid glow—just like the rain draws rainbows across skies, reminding us of fictitious horizons and colors that fade with time. We look into each other’s eyes and try to find the source of this rain, this kiss that touches us in many different ways.
A full-on kiss is also a blazing symbol of romantic love, one that a lover shares to make his or her intentions clear—as Laila does in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (You Won’t Get to Live Again, 2011), a Hindi comedy-drama that highlights emotional strife in men. Confused and hesitant about love, Arjun—the man Laila loves—leaves her behind, not knowing that she doesn’t intend to give up on him. He spots her struggling to catch up with him on a motorcycle; she beeps at him—helmet firmly clasped and hair dishevelled by the wind. Flabbergasted, Arjun gets out of his car and walks towards her. What Laila does next ousts his reserve and draws her closer to him. “Because I don’t know how to nurture a regret,” says Laila, after she stuns him with a kiss that tells him much more than words ever can.
Laila’s unwavering stride and her complete lack of inhibition—as she kisses him before a group of surprised friends—conveys a resolve he finds irresistible. The magic in her kiss brings them together and cements a friendship that both Arjun and Laila deserve to have. It falls upon them like rain—filling them with raw energy and instilling in them a deep yearning for each other that ultimately unites them in matrimony.
While there are various theories that tell us why we kiss, we also know that there are cultures and species that do not lock lips. As scientists debate what drives a kiss—instinct or cultural conditioning—couples that kiss can tell you this:
That lovers are bewitched by it. That one can’t imagine sweethearts that do not kiss. That a kiss is as enchanting as it is life-giving. That a good kiss is like rainfall and magic.
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Sketch by: Sai Shraddha Suresh.
Thnks for reading, DJ! And thanks for all the tips ? yes, it means different things for different people… Agree!
I was kidding about, Jack, Sushi. It’s my twisted sense of humor. ;p
Every woman that I’ve ever been with has told me that I’m the greatest kisser ever (Jack was an armature BTW). My wife confirms that constantly. I told her that I’d willingly take one for the team and go out and get a random sampling, but she declined. Not sure why. I learned that because I grew up with three sisters, and I gleaned that from their constant chattering about it. I swiped one of dad’s playboys one time and caught an article about how to kiss her socks off…or something (which proves that we do actually read playboy for… Read more »
Wow DJ – another layer! Fanning myself to cool down!
I wish that you could have seen how that made me laugh, Barb. You are so funny.
I have to be cautious though. Too many layers and you may find the big ole marshmallow center.