One Kiss can Speak Thousand Words

“The decision to kiss for the first time is the most crucial in any love story. It changes the relationship of two people much more strongly than any final surrender; because this kiss already has within it that surrender.”
“OF LIFE AND LOVE”, EMIL LUDWIG
(1881–1948)

We girls have all talked about how we know from just a kiss whether or not a guy is right for us. Given the primal physiology and destiny of kissing, it’s no wonder we’re known for saying, “I knew from the moment we kissed...” It’s the chemistry of that first kiss that determines whether you’re on the romantic scenic route, driving away like Barbie in a pink convertible to live happily ever after in a dream house, or back to the frog pond, praying the next web-footed amphibian does a princely morph. Between the power, the magic and the promise of love, sex and even marriage, it can be pretty intense stuff.

“. . . then I did the simplest thing in the world. I leaned down . . . and kissed him. And the world cracked open.”
AGNES DE MILLE (CHOREOGRAPHER AND
DANCER, 1905–1993)

Even long before magazine subscriptions and cable TV talk shows, many women were living and dying by this “I knew from the moment we kissed” philosophy. Just think about the centuries of sweet and sorrowful expressions by artists, poets and musicians. How many other activities can twist and turn between great hope and crushing despair? It’s no wonder the prospect of a first kiss can be a bit intimidating.

“You may conquer with a sword, but you are conquered by a kiss.”
DANIEL HEINSIUS (1580–1566)

“Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.”
SONG OF SOLOMON (THE BIBLE,
SONG OF SOLOMON, 1:1–2)