The way you kiss
Have you ever observed the direction you tilt your head when you kiss your partner? Well, a study has concluded that most of the people lean their head to one direction and the person who initiates the kiss also determines the direction the recipient is going to move their neck. Here are all the details about this research and what all it concluded.
The study was done
After analysing the studies done on this subject in the western countries, the researchers from universities of Dhaka, Bath and Bath Spa studied the kissing style of 48 married couples in Bangladesh. Thinking why the researchers chose this country? Read on…
But why Bangladesh?
Unlike western countries, where people generally follow what they see in pop culture, kissing is considered a private affair in Bangladesh. Kissing scenes are generally censored in movies and other video clips and hence, people do it the way they are biologically inclined to.
Which is the most preferred direction?
The study concluded that males were 15 per cent more likely to initiate the deed and both the partner preferred to tilt their head in the right direction.
The science behind it
The study revealed that being left or right handed determined the direction kiss’ initiator would tilt his/her head. Hence, if you are right-handed, you are most likely to lean in the right direction. Interestingly, the recipient tended to match the direction to make the deed a comfortable experience. In fact, the researchers explained that our brain divides tasks between its left and right hemispheres and plus, unevenly distributed levels of hormones such as testosterone could be the reason of this preference to turning right.
What the researcher says
The researchers claim that this is the first study that sheds lights on how the kiss initiator’s head tilting direction has an impact on the recipient and how this bias can be observed even in a womb. "Head turning is one of the earliest biases seen in development -- even in the womb a preference for turning the head to the right is observable before that of favouring the right hand or foot. Whether this fundamental bias is innate and extends into adulthood is a lingering question for neuroscience and psychology,” shared Dr Rezaul Karim, researcher from the Department of Psychology at the University of Dhaka.
(All images used here are representational)
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