Extended title: Notes on Words Exchanged by Couples.

What are words, to be exact? Bits of sounds correctly formed to make what man decided long ago were meanings. Such as the thing in which I sit being a chair, and that feeling when you have done something bad being shame. But why are words exchanged by couples - be they merely dating or married or ( Read more... )

The word "kiss" comes from the Old English "cyssan" (to kiss), in turn from "coss" (a kiss), and is defined as "touching with the lips." For most of the Western world, kissing is a form of affection. This is unlike other parts of the world where kissing is seen as a form of respecting others.

As an expression of romantic affection or sexual desire ( Read more... )