Family members kissing on the lips

cesc77

What is with it?Why the lips? (just seen it on Eastenders)

It creeps me out especially when parents do it to kids.Kiss on the cheek is sufficient,no?

minidazzler

Cheek or forehead with family.

Lips when trying to freak the sh1t out of friends, or when trying to get down to the nasty business with someone.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

My uncle kisses my Mam like this, the aul boy doesn't seem to mind (it's his brother)

cesc77

Rhea Helpful Sander wrote: »

My uncle kisses my Mam like this, the aul boy doesn't seem to mind (it's his brother)

boke

strobe

This whole 'kissing hello' thing in general I find odd and unwelcome. Unless we are going to be having sex at some stage in the future it's a handshake for you. You're not French and you're not 16th century aristocracy. Accept that.

Ghandee

Depends what 'lips' were referring to tbh :rolleyes:

TaraFoxglove

I use to quickly peck both parents on the lips as a kid when I kissed them goodnight.

Hazys

Is it more awkward when 2 twins, both huge American Football players kiss each other on the lips?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhHZoPyJo44

we'llallhavetea_old

my uncle used to kiss me on the lips when i was young. big wet lips on the bastard. i told me ma i hated it. he stopped then.

Joey the lips

tbh i dont think of it. Sometimes the lips sometimes the cheek. One day my parents will be dead and my kids grown up and gone and i would have taken a hug then

So anything now...Really does not bother me.

There is no compareing a kiss hello with a kiss for a ride. Even when my wife kisses me hello i am thinking of a ride. However when my parents kiss me i am happy to see them

Aoifey!

Always freaked me out too. It's just weird. Cheek is grand.

holystungun9

Apart from parents and their young kids, I do find it a bit strange. I have to say I wish we had better greetings in this country. Kiss on both cheeks for girls (stop right there smartar5es!) and handshakes between guys really is the way to go. Came back home from this to "how are ya?" (said while walking past at ninety miles an hour).

Phoenix Park

Ghandee wrote: »

Depends what 'lips' were referring to tbh :rolleyes:

I think its sexy and i always get the flutters when i kiss my mum or sister on the lips, but the other is a bit too far imo

bronte

Phoenix Park wrote: »

I think its sexy and i always get the flutters when i kiss my mum or sister on the lips, but the other is a bit too far imo

:eek: :pac:

Urgh! There's always that one distant relative that does it.
Vomit inducing stuff.

MagicMarker

Mmmm, herpes.

UglyBolloxFace

we'llallhavetea wrote: »

my uncle used to kiss me on the lips when i was young. big wet lips on the bastard. i told me ma i hated it. he stopped then.

When I read your post I thought of this: http://tinyurl.com/5tw9lsu

chickenbutt

It's just weird.. I used to kiss my mom or dad on the cheek before I went off to school when I was younger, but rarely now. I'm a hug kind of person. And I really hate the whole kissing on both cheeks (sometimes 3 times) when saying hello/goodbye thing... I never know - is it two times? three times? to the left first? oh god the horror of bumping faces!

cesc77

Not meaning to be inflamatory,but is it a Catholic thing? I had heard that it caused a lot of kids to have cold sores due to this level of greeting.

Blazer

very simple really...

kiss on the cheek for girls with one hand on their hips for a sly feel...;)
manly high five for guys or a bone crushing handshake..

we'llallhavetea_old

UglyBolloxFace wrote: »

When I read your post I thought of this: http://tinyurl.com/5tw9lsu

lol, he didnt drop the hand or anything :P

cesc77

Phoenix Park wrote: »

I think its sexy and i always get the flutters when i kiss my mum or sister on the lips, but the other is a bit too far imo

wee bit of boke in my my mouth there:(

pow wow

Hugging gives me the horrors. Kissing is the point of no return.

dj jarvis

so tell me this , if your 2/12 year old daughter wants 2 kiss you on the lips do you not ? don't do it because it feels strange ? rubbish in my opinion

my daughter kisses me on the lips at LEAST once a day - and would not change it for the world - i dont feel weird as some posters have said,
i feel the luckiest man in the world - if you feel its wrong or weird i would think YOU might have issues with showing emotions ?
the irish are not very good at showing how they really feel either in the positive or negative

( must add the caveat that as they get older you would not be so inclined to kiss on the lips but each family is different i suppose )

Jesus Wept

dj jarvis wrote: »

so tell me this , if your 2/12 year old daughter wants 2 kiss you on the lips do you not ? don't do it because it feels strange ? rubbish in my opinion

my daughter kisses me on the lips at LEAST once a day - and would not change it for the world - i dont feel weird as some posters have said,
i feel the luckiest man in the world - if you feel its wrong or weird i would think YOU might have issues with showing emotions ?
the irish are not very good at showing how they really feel either in the positive or negative

( must add the caveat that as they get older you would not be so inclined to kiss on the lips but each family is different i suppose )

why does it mean one has a problem with emotion.
There is obviously a line for most people, some people's line is in a different place to others.

Would I be really in touch with my emotions if I dropped the hand every time I met a relative?

Jesus Wept

pow wow wrote: »

Hugging gives me the horrors. Kissing is the point of no return.

GIZ A HUG

I never got that whole family member kissing on lips thing either yuck

orourkeda

cesc77 wrote: »

What is with it?Why the lips? (just seen it on Eastenders)

It creeps me out especially when parents do it to kids.Kiss on the cheek is sufficient,no?

Ddi they do tongues?

dj jarvis

The-Rigger wrote: »

why does it mean one has a problem with emotion.
There is obviously a line for most people, some people's line is in a different place to others.

Would I be really in touch with my emotions if I dropped the hand every time I met a relative?

yea i forgot this is AH

im pointing out MY line and i suppose where im coming from is similar to the majority of Europeans
where as Irish and the British are far more reserved in these matters
emotionally us "islanders" are wired differently to our European neighbors

on so many matters we act in a less emotional way , kissing is one example , sex is another , breast feeding ect ect
have you ever paid a Irish person a compliment ? we cant take them ( in general ) .
so i think it is possible that it is a cultural taboo in ireland to kiss your children on the lips yet else ware its not a problem
is this not a emotional thing ?

and dropping your hand just means your one sick puppy

St.Spodo

I'd take any sort of physical contact nowadays

phasers

It's ok to kiss your parents on the lips until you're about 8 or 9, after that it's creepy.

My 2 year old Nephew kisses me on the lips though, I think nothing of it cos that's just what 2 year olds do.

mfceiling

It's all cool.........except when the granny tries to slip the tongue...

cesc77

phasers wrote: »

It's ok to kiss your parents on the lips until you're about 8 or 9, after that it's creepy.

My 2 year old Nephew kisses me on the lips though, I think nothing of it cos that's just what 2 year olds do.

8 or 9 you say?so at the age of 10 its creepy?Interesting.

Who decides this age when creepiness kicks in?

One may guess that you find it creepy beyond a certain age?I judge not on this, only that I find it weird altogether

Pherekydes

I think it's great! I often kiss the wife on the lips.

phasers

cesc77 wrote: »

8 or 9 you say?so at the age of 10 its creepy?Interesting.

Who decides this age when creepiness kicks in?

One may guess that you find it creepy beyond a certain age?I judge not on this, only that I find it weird altogether

Yep, because at around ten or so children start to become curious about sex, relationships and the like. It can depend on the emotional maturity of each individual child, but generally speaking I think nine is the limit.

Deus Ex Machina

cesc77 wrote: »

Not meaning to be inflamatory

I don't mean to be inflamed either, I just can't help it reading threads like this.

cesc77

Beyond that wee weird area there are people that kiss their kids on the lips as adults.Im interested to know where the fook this came from and why it continues through childhood

Violafy

I think it's weird, especially if over 3 years old. I cringe anytime I see someone doing it.

Compak

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-iV2q-W9BE

Dang ive no idea how to embed you tube clips

but Seinfeld and kissing is appropriate here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-iV2q-W9BE

mconigol

Nod of the head from me. That's all your getting. I don't care if I haven't seen you for 6 months or not!

Krusader

St.Spodo wrote: »

I'd take any sort of physical contact nowadays

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS164Gn1FS8

NothingMan

I don't see why it freaks so many people out. It's just a show of affection and a greeting for someone you're happy to see. It's nothing sexual or sordid and people who see it as weird probably have more to ask themselves than people who see it as the innocent gesture it is.

MagicSean

cesc77 wrote: »

What is with it?Why the lips? (just seen it on Eastenders)

It creeps me out especially when parents do it to kids.Kiss on the cheek is sufficient,no?

They aren't actually family. They are actors.

pragmatic1

Kiss on the cheek for mother, granny, sister, aunts, etc. Handshake for the males or a hug if they're ill.

BizzyC

I'd never kiss an adult member of the family on the lips, but I wouldn't think twice about giving one of the children (all under 3) a kiss, that's the only way they give kisses.

It only becomes awkward when it stops being cute....

MagicSean

Statistically a womans mouth is the most germ ridden place on the planet.

grenache

strobe wrote: »

This whole 'kissing hello' thing in general I find odd and unwelcome. Unless we are going to be having sex at some stage in the future it's a handshake for you. You're not French and you're not 16th century aristocracy. Accept that.

kissing somebody upon greeting them is hardly aristocratic. Its traditional in Southern Europe. I live with an Italian and when i greet his friends i'm happy to kiss them twice. It shows warmth and a healthy respect towards a fellow human being.

Nothing wrong with it at all. There should be more of it amongst Irish people.

Azureus

Its fine with the parents/young kids thing.
Hell my boyfriends two year old sister always gives me a cuddle and a kiss on the lips when im leaving, its just cute. I agree it should phase out as they get older though, I always remember kissing my mam/dad on the cheek goodnight when I was a kid.

Stuff like this is when it gets proper creepy
http://cdn.crushable.com/files/2011/02/Sibling-Smooch-Angelina-Jolie-Kisses-Brother.jpg

OutlawPete

Stephanie Seymour recently got criticized for kissing her son on a beach.
Apparently she has recently "defended" the kiss on Oprah, doesn't seem to be online though.

Joey the lips

k_mac wrote: »

Statistically a womans mouth is the most germ ridden place on the planet.

I wonder do women use this for reasons to get oral....;)

BizzyC

OutlawPete wrote: »

Stephanie Seymour recently got criticized for kissing her son on a beach.
Apparently she has recently "defended" the kiss on Oprah, doesn't seem to be online though.

I read somewhere that the son was failry pissed off at all the talk about him getting a stiffy from his mum, cause he's actually gay...

stoneill

Kissing on the lips is fine - it when the rimming starts, well that just a bit too far. In public anyway.