Why do we kiss our lovers on the lips? We could show romantic passion by rubbing foreheads, locking elbows, or by turning back-to-back and bumping butts. We could even mash our ears together. Legend ...

A new study looks at how the mouth-on-mouth smooch came into being, and concludes that Neanderthals also kissed.

(CNN) — “The meeting of lips is the most perfect, the most divine sensation given to human beings, the supreme limit of happiness.” So wrote the 19th century French author Guy de Maupassant in his ...

(CNN) — “The meeting of lips is the most perfect, the most divine sensation given to human beings, the supreme limit of happiness.” So wrote the 19 th century French author Guy de Maupassant in his ...

The peck is a quick, light kiss on the lips or cheek. It's a universal sign of affection, shared between friends, and family, or a gesture of greeting. It says, "I'm glad to see you" or "I care about ...

The former soccer player shares four children with wife Victoria Beckham Kayla Grant is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work has previously appeared in ...

You hug your friend. You kiss your friend on the cheek. You plop a big, wet kiss on your friend's mouth. Wait, what was that last one? Kissing one's friends isn't as uncommon as you might think. Many ...