The Science of Kissing

Heard on the Thom Hartmann Show this afternoon: How kissing helps you choose a compatible mate. The way your lover tastes and smells is appealing on a chemical level, and those chemical clues can indicate compatibility of a couple’s immune systems for creation of healthy offspring.

Interestingly, birth control pills, which “fool” a woman’s body into thinking she’s pregnant, can change a woman’s scent reception and alter who she finds attractive. Some studies have even suggested a link between modern hormone birth control and the high divorce rate!