Passionate Kissing Research Articles

(087) Sexual Milestones among Asexual Women and Men in the Czech Population

Abstract Introduction Although the definition of asexuality varies across previous studies, asexuality is usually defined as a lack of sexual attraction to others. Recent surveys of general populations report that 0.4–1 % of the population identifies as asexual. Previous studies on asexuality mainly focused on differences between asexual and allosexual individuals. Not surprisingly asexual individuals report fewer sexual fantasies, desire, arousal, masturbation, sex, and fewer sexual partners compared to allosexuals. But information about asexuality is still scattered. Objective The main aim of this study was to map the prevalence of asexuality and diversity in the field of sexual milestones among asexual women and men. Methods Participants were recruited in 2020 via sociodemographic agency using computer-assisted web interviewing software. Stratified random sampling with quotas on Czech nationality, region, size of the place of residence, sex, age, and education was applied. A representative sample of 1,616 adult men (n = 806; 21–85 years; mage = 50.65; SD = 15.52) and women (n = 810; 20–91 years; mage = 50,62; SD = 16.15) answered questions about selected dimensions of sexual and romantic relationship milestones. Results Approximately 2.1 % (n = 17) of men and 1.6 % (n = 13) of women indicated they were asexual. Results also showed that 64.7 % of asexual men and 84.6 % of asexual women were in long-term romantic relationship and compared to sexual men and women had less sexual partners (7.1 vs. 15.2 and 3.5 vs. 9.6, respectively). Preliminary results showed that asexual women had a later onset of first desire to have a romantic relationship (17.2 vs. 16.2 years old), first masturbation (21.1 vs. 18.4), first falling in love (21.1 vs. 15.8), first interest in pornographic materials (22.4 vs. 18.4), an earlier onset of menarche (12.5 vs. 13.7), and first occurrences of sexual fantasies (17.5 vs. 18.3), compared to sexual women, respectively. Sexual women and asexual women were in same age of first passionate kissing (16.7 vs. 16.2), first sex (17.3 vs. 17.4), and first petting (16.1 vs. 16.6). Asexual men had an earlier onset of first masturbation (13.1 vs. 14.9 years old), first interest in pornographic materials (13.3 vs. 14.2), first occurrences of sexual fantasies (14.8 vs. 15.8), first falling in love (15.8 vs. 16.6), first sex (16.7 vs. 18.2 years old), compared to sexual men, respectively. Sexual and asexual men were in same age of first pollution (13.2 vs. 13.8), first passionate kissing (16.1 vs. 16.4 years old), first petting (16.1 vs. 16.6), and first desire to have a romantic relationship (16.9 vs. 17.2). Conclusions Consistent with previous research, we found some biological and psychosocial markers that have been associated with asexuality. Asexual women experienced most of their sexual milestones later compared to sexual women. Interestingly, the opposite was found for asexual men. They experienced most of their sexual milestones earlier. Thus, our results suggest that the development of sexuality differs between asexual men and women. Disclosure No.

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

Natural history of oral HPV infection: Longitudinal analyses in prospective cohorts from Australia.

Oral infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is likely to underpin the rapidly rising incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma; however, there are few data describing the natural history of oral HPV infection. We recruited 704 participants aged 20 to 70 years from worksites, universities and primary care practices in Brisbane, Australia. Participants completed questionnaires at baseline, 12 and 24 months and donate four saliva samples at baseline, 6, 12 and 24 months for HPV polymerase chain reaction testing and typing. We estimated the prevalence of oral HPV infection at baseline, incidence of new infections among those HPV-negative at baseline, clearance rate and persistent infections. At baseline, 10.7% of participants had oral HPV infections from 26 different HPV types. Sexual behaviours were associated with oral HPV infection, including more partners for passionate kissing (29 or more; odds ratio [OR] 3.4, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.5-8.0), and giving and receiving oral sex (16 or more; OR 5.4, 95% CI 1.6-17.7 and OR 5.6, 95% CI 1.6-18.7, respectively). Of 343 participants, HPV-free at baseline and with subsequent saliva samples, 87 (25%) acquired new infections over the 24 months. Sixty-eight of 87 people included in the clearance analysis (78%) cleared their oral HPV infections. Clearance was associated with being a nonsmoker (OR 12.7, 95% CI 1.3-122.8), and no previous diagnosis of a sexually transmitted infection (OR 6.2, 95% CI 2.0-19.9). New oral infections with HPV in this sample were not rare. Although most infections were cleared, clearance was not universal suggesting a reservoir of infection exists that might predispose to oropharyngeal carcinogenesis.

Columbine and Rue

Columbine and Rue John Freeman (bio) We knew she’d lovedbeen loved by how shetaught Shakespeare,the anguish of regretstaining her voicewhen Henry turns hisback on Falstaff, deniesa love untidy. She sawin us these untidinesses,loved us for them.That’s not too strong aword, is it, for how a teachertends the statuaries sheplaces in students’ minds?Thick is the greenthere with longing andfury, little pebbledby regret or patience. Whattenderness it takes toplant, such a lotof raking, weeding, arespect for the grounditself, and yet sheshowed us a love thatdidn’t ravage equallywas not love,it could make you weepbefore a room of teenagers,caged in self-mockery. She daredus to feel, even for her. How oldshe seemed, scarves inspringtime, pilgrimages toRavello in summer, eyes mistyevery fall by the spectacle ofour unzippering before herbeloved bard, etched ontoour skins nowa passionate kiss. [End Page 189] John Freeman John Freeman is editor of the literary annual Freeman’s, and author of several books including How to Read a Novelist (FSG Originals, 2013), Maps (Copper Canyon Press, 2017), and Dictionary of the Undoing (FSG Originals, 2019). He has also edited a trilogy of anthologies about inequality, concluding with Tales of Two Planets (Penguin, 2020), a book on the uneven effect the climate crisis will have across earth. The Park, his new collection of poems, will be published in May by Copper Canyon Press. His work has been translated into twenty-two languages. Copyright © 2020 Middlebury College Publications

In a Silent City

In a Silent City Ilya Kaminsky (bio) What I remember most of all is washing Leo Tolstoy's ears. The year was 1989, the mornings of Revolution, the year when my birth country began to fall apart. His ears are larger than my head, as I am standing on the shoulders of a boy who is standing on the shoulders of another boy. I am scrubbing the enormous bearded head on a pedestal—in the center of Tolstoy Square, one block from our first apartment. This is childhood: once a year, my classmates and I are sent to the center of the square. Our assignment is to wash the head of a dead writer. We climb on top of each other's bodies and scrub Tolstoy's nostrils, ears. In the distance, my parents watch, laughing. Their deaf boy climbs and scrubs the enormous ears. Behind them, a band of sailors marches on. Odessa is a seaport with a large navy school. The young captain shouts, though I can't hear him: Left, right, left, right. The sailors' legs go up and down, up and down. Aware that I see her from my Tolstoy post, my middle-aged, slightly heavy mother begins to march at the end of their column, her legs high, mimicking their legs, her skirt flying up, as my father salutes. _________ I had no hearing aids until I came to America. The Odessa I know is a silent city, where the language is invisibly linked to my father's lips moving as I watch his mouth repeat stories again and again. He turns away. The story stops. He looks at me again, but the story has already moved on. Decades later, when I come back to this city, I don't feel I have quite returned until I take my hearing aids out. Click—and people's lips move again, but no sound. No footsteps of grandmothers running after grandchildren. No announcements by conductors as the tram stops at a station and, finally, I jump off. The cab whooshes by me and abruptly parks at the curb. I do not hear the screech of its brakes. This is the Odessa of my childhood: my father's lips open, in Provianskaya Street. I see a story. He bends to pick up a coin. The story stops. Then, as he straightens up and smiles at me, it is a story again. _________ A soldier drags a Jewish child out of the house. His adoptive mother, a half-naked, wailing Russian woman, is running behind the soldiers. Another soldier [End Page 68] blocks her. Another soldier slaps her and laughs. The street empties, child's toys lying in the snow. The neighbors shut windows. Doors slam. A woman kneels on an empty sidewalk as two soldiers shove her child into the van. That's when it happened, my father's lips pause— Out of the snow of Odessa, a fat Ukrainian man appears. What are you doing? You bastards! Why are you taking away my child? Give me your names! You bastards. I will go to the authorities. Your names! His spit flies in the angry air. I want to see your documents! He can't stop spitting. Soldiers pause, bewildered. This is a child of a Jew—can't you see? You morons! Do I look like a Jew? The fat Ukrainian stomps his foot, he shakes his large body around the young woman on the pavement. The windows begin to open. Who speaks to soldiers like this in the occupied city? People stare. The soldiers steal a look at the windows. Now they walk quickly to the van. The child is thrown in the snow. The fat man gathers the boy in his hands, wraps him in an overcoat. I will complain to the authorities! A long, passionate kiss. The van with soldiers disappears into the streets. Without adding a single word, the fat man walks away with the child and the woman. He makes sure they walk in front of him. The neighbors never see him again. But this story lives on, and my father, the child the man saved, the child who never again sees...

Neurophysiology of Philematology and Some Infectious Disease

The scientific studying of kissing is known as Philematology. This originates from the Greek word PHILOS in the ancient days meaning earthly. The study of kissing shows you what kissing means and its place in various cultures. (Lana Citron 2010, a Compendium of Kisses), and the difference between Simple Kiss versus Passionate kiss. In simple kisses only 2 muscles are involved. While in passionate kisses there may be about 23 - 34 facial muscles and 112 postural muscles involved. What you can tell from even the simplest of kisses. From the book I Love You. Now What? During kissing, a lot of chemical reactions take place in the brain and the body as a whole. The part of the brain in which these chemicals are secreted is the pituitary gland, where oxytocin, serotonin and dopamine are secreted. The oxytocin which is also sometimes referred to as the cuddle hormone or the love hormone aids in social bonding. It is produced in the hypothalamus and secreted into the bloodstream by the posterior pituitary gland. Oxytocin is released when the cells are excited. Oxytocin can also be referred to aid carbetocin, manufactured version, Pitocin, alpha-hypophamine and syntocinon. It is a team player in social behaviour and mother-infant bonding. The serotonin which is also known as a “happy hormone” is an important chemical and a neurotransmitter in the human body serves as a hormonal modulator that is serotonin aids regulating an individual kissing pattern, sleeping pattern, aggressive pattern, appetite and digestion pattern, memory and mood pattern and sexual pattern. Finally, the dopamine which is also known as a “happy hormone” is a monoamine neurotransmitter which belongs to the catecholamine family that is made up of epinephrine, norepinephrine and dopamine. This dopamine helps an individual to enjoy the act of kissing.

Casual Sexual Scripts on the Screen: A Quantitative Content Analysis

While existing content analyses have provided insightful information in terms of contextual factors and frequency of sexual behaviors, not much is known about the relational context in which sexual depictions generally occur. The current study addresses this void by employing content analytic methods to measure the frequency and context of depictions of sexual behavior within nine popular television shows produced in the U.S., while taking into account the type of sexual behavior. The results suggest that, in the analyzed television shows, sexual behaviors within a casual sexual context were almost as frequently shown as sexual behaviors within a committed relationship context. Whereas sexual behaviors within a committed relationship context were mainly limited to passionate kissing, sexual behaviors within a casual sexual context mostly consisted of explicit portrayals of sexual intercourse. Additionally, genre seemed to be an important factor when examining casual sexual television content. The situational comedy genre, for example, had no explicit portrayals of intercourse and mainly portrayed kissing couples within a committed relationship. The comedy drama genre, on the contrary, had the largest proportion of explicit sexual portrayals, usually between casual sexual partners. A second goal of this study was to analyze the portrayals of the typical casual sexual experience script and the typical casual sexual relationship script in which these sexual behaviors often occur. For instance, our analyses revealed that female characters were more likely to initiate casual sex compared to male characters. Moreover, casual sex often occurred between former partners.

Sexual Fantasies in Indian Male

Sexual fantasy is an important aspect of sexual life; it can enhance sexual pleasure or can cause immense guilt and anxiety. There is only one published Indian study comparing sexual fantasies among homosexual and heterosexual men. This study explored sexual fantasies in men and their relationship with sexual satisfaction. Graduate, 151 sexually active Indian men aged 24–49 years. Cross-sectional anonymous survey using Wilson Sex Fantasy Questionnaire (Wilson) Hindi version was used along with demographic data and Likert scale 0 to 10 (no satisfaction at all to full satisfaction). The 151 responses were analyzed. Mean sexual fantasy score ranged from 0 to 91, mean (SD) 20.82 (14.44). The most endorsed sexual fantasies were: Watching erotic picture or film (86.1%), Passionate kissing (83.4%), Sex with a loving partner (77.5%), Sex at a romantic spot (51.5%) and sex partner by masturbation makes you reaching orgasm (39.7%)

There’s Jealousy…and Then There’s Jealousy: Differential Effects of Jealousy on Testosterone

Jealousy evokes strong psychological responses, but little is known about physiological effects. This study investigated whether actively thinking about a jealousy-provoking situation would result in a testosterone (T) response, and what factors might mediate this effect. We examined T responses to imagining one’s partner engaging in one of three activities: a neutral conversation with a co-worker, a flirtatious conversation with an attractive person, or a passionate kiss with an attractive person. Women in the flirting condition experienced a significantly larger increase in T relative to those in the neutral condition; the kissing condition was intermediate. In men, there were no significant effects of jealousy condition on T. These findings are consistent with the Steroid/Peptide Theory of Social Bonds, such that the flirting condition elicited a ‘competitive’ T response, and the kissing condition elicited responses consistent with defeat.

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Oral HPV Infection in Young Australians

The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV)–associated head and neck cancers is increasing, but the prevalence of oral HPV infection in the wider community remains unknown. We sought to determine the prevalence of, and identify risk factors for, oral HPV infection in a sample of young, healthy Australians. For this study, we recruited 307 Australian university students (18–35 years). Participants reported anonymously about basic characteristics, sexual behaviour, and alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs use. We collected oral rinse samples from all participants for HPV testing and typing. Seven of 307 (2.3%) students tested positive for oral HPV infection (3 HPV-18, one each of HPV-16, -67, -69, -90), and six of them were males (p = 0.008). Compared to HPV negative students, those with oral HPV infection were more likely to have received oral sex from more partners in their lifetime (p = 0.0004) and in the last year (p = 0.008). We found no statistically significant associations with alcohol consumption, smoking or numbers of partners for passionate kissing or sexual intercourse. In conclusion, oral HPV infection was associated with male gender and receiving oral sex in our sample of young Australians.

Evolutionary Perspective of Human Papilloma Virus Infection in Humans

The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) strains (16 and 18 mainly) have been proved to be the major cause of cancers of cervix, vulva, penis, Oropharyngeal tissues and many others. HPV infection spreads mainly through sexual intercourse. There are very limited non-sexual modes of HPV transmission available. Sexual intimacy, which includes kissing, is a major mode of transmission in case of HPV whereas in the case of other sexually transmitted infections like HIV and HBV non-sexual factors like contaminated blood transfusions contribute significantly in the spread of the virus to the other host. According to recent research, the HPV virus has been found to be associated with oral and breast cancers which have been linked with the rampant trend of oral sex among the western youth. The virus has adopted to colonize the oral cavity thus creating a new opportunity to spread through passionate kissing which has been confirmed by genotyping. Intense selection pressure can select virus to manipulate the host sexual behavior in a way that facilitates transmission. The selection pressure for such manipulations is very strong in the countries having conservative societies like India, Srilanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and others where sexuality still remains a taboo. People in these countries generally disapprove love marriage, premarital sex and having multiple sex partners. Majority of the population avoids more than one sex partner post-marriage in their entire lifetime. This is a very serious constraint for the virus to get into new hosts. DNA viruses like high risk HPV strains can produce substantial number of variants owing to factors like large population sizes, long infection time and hypermutation of the epitopes which can lead to significant evolution of virus within the host. Evolutionary Medicine can help us to understand infectious diseases better and thus take a step closure to their cure.

How much sex is there in soap operas on British TV?

AbstractSexual depictions were analyzed in 139 episodes of seven drama serials on British mainstream television over a four-week period in November–December 2006. Scenes that depicted sexual behavior and talk about sexual matters were counted separately. Further distinctions were made on the basis of the levels of intimacy and the graphic nature of portrayals. A total of 506 sexual scenes were found that occurred at the rate of 6.5 per hour across the seven soaps, but this figure was inflated by one late-night serial that averaged 16.0 scenes per hourly episode. Nearly two-thirds of these scenes were restricted to talk about sexual matters, while the others contained overt depictions of sexual behavior. Sexual intercourse was relatively rare and restricted in terms of overt depictions to the late-night serial. Passionate kissing was far more prevalent throughout these programs regardless of the time of day the program was transmitted. When sexual intercourse was featured, this was generally in the context of loss of virginity or of infidelity.

The KISS Letter: An Encounter with Elvis

Along with talent and energy, brought a sexual charisma into the music business that his colleagues did not possess. Certainly no country entertainer before him toad exhibited such raw masculine appeal. Elvis' unusual combination of little-boy shyness and leering sensuality won him a legion of female followers of all ages. Nicknamed Elvis the Pelvis because of his peculiar dance gyrations, Presley feelings among his young women listeners that not even they understood. --Bill C. Malone, Country Music U.S.A. LAST TIME KISSED HIM, HE ONLY HAD ON HALF A SHIRT. June 1956, Atlanta, Georgia. It was the summer before ninth grade at a white girls' academy. Genie Dettelbach was thirteen years old, on the cusp of fourteen. Although her friends had returned for a final year of summer camp, Genie rebelled and chose to stay in Atlanta. Little did she know that her independent spirit would shake her from both a sense of summer malaise and her adolescence. When Genie heard Presley was coming to Atlanta's Paramount Theater, she jumped at the chance to attend a performance. Twenty-one-year-old Presley's career had rocketed that year, thanks to his first RCA recording session, the hit single Heartbreak Hotel, national television appearances, and his first gold album. Knowing of her parents' disapproval of the controversial Presley, who was already famous for his charisma and physical gyrations on stage, Genie secretly made her way to the 2 p.m. concert on Friday, June 22. The following Letter, so named by Genie and her friends at summer camp who received the letter, was written the evening after the concert. At the heart of her description of the event is a passionate kiss with Presley. Genie's excitement, as well as her close attention to detail--what wore, the songs he performed, the first-time appearance of the Jordanaires, the reaction of the young girls--confirm historians Peter Guralnick, Bill Malone, Pete Daniels, and Joel Williamson's descriptions of the powerful convergence in Presley's music of an emerging sexual revolution and the loosening of racial boundaries. Kissing his female fans--of all ages--was exactly the kind of illicit behavior that both shocked Middle America and enthralled those who adored Presley. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Genie Dettelbach was one of the thousands of young women awakened by Presley's dynamism in an era of 1950s conformism. Her parents must have wondered what had gotten into their daughter that night. Genie wrote, I couldn't even eat tonight. We had Roast Beef, but just couldn't eat it ... can't even He down without moving ... I'm going back tomorrow. You bet. THE KISS LETTER June 22, 1956 Dear Ann, Dell +Flossie, Yall, I'm so excited can't write. I'm also listening to Elvis's album+records. Its been a dream come true + really mean it like never before. I'll give you an exact record of what I've done today. Got up at 7:30 fixed breakfast, got ready left the house at 15 to 11, got to town at the Paramount at about 11:30. saw Patsy Allen + we ate a small lunch there were girls even then from the ticket box clear to the corner. However bought my ticket and we both broke in line boy were those girls mad most of them had sign posts like this [drawing] + they were carrying them. At a quarter to twelve was so hot it wasn't funny, excuse my writings, it's just I'm so excited can't write straight. My hand's sorta shaking. Anyway there was me in the middle and girls all over me and mean [drawing] it was aful. waited til 1:15 like that. Then they opened the door and we rushed in [drawing of Genie, the door, girls trying to get in]. got really squshed and a bruise on my thigh. However ran + got a wonderful seat on the second row in the middle. The picture was a dull Western. Then there was a band, a girl singin then a man doing a real funny act. …

Evaluation of Sexual Content in Teen-Centered Films From 1980 to 2007

Film has become a popular form of entertainment among teenagers and provides images from which teens model behaviors and form attitudes. This study addresses the understudied area of the portrayal of teen and adult sexual behaviors over nearly three decades in the top-grossing teen-centered films from 1980 to 2007. This study analyzes the frequency, nature, character portrayals, and consequences of sexual behavior. The results show that teen-centered films are replete with passionate kissing and sexual dialogue yet contain a modicum of implied intercourse and intimate touching. Moreover, the frequency of such occurrences has remained surprisingly constant over the last three decades. This research also reveals that teen-centered films, as a source for sexual socialization, are relatively impoverished when it comes to responsible messages dealing with abstinence, safe sex practices, and the health risks associated with sex.

A Content Analysis of the Prevalence and Portrayal of Sexual Activity in Adolescent Literature

Most research on sexual content in the media has focused on visual images such as those in TV, film, advertisements, and magazines. However, researchers have largely overlooked sexual content in novels. The popularity of novels and the potential for such literature to educate teens on sexual behaviors merits a closer examination into the sexual messages contained in popular adolescent literature. This study content analyzes the top 40 novels targeting adolescents. Results show that adolescent novels are replete with sex-related information, especially in novels targeted to girls. These sexual behaviors range from passionate kissing and romantic ideation to sexual intercourse. Over one third of the instances focus on references to sex, suggestive innuendos, or sexual descriptions; and an additional one third of sexual behavior involved sexual affection in the form of passionate kissing, intimate touching, and playful sexual behavior. Across the 40 books, there were 56 instances of sexual intercourse, most of which involved unmarried couples (94%); and many were in non-committal relationships. Moreover, sexual material rarely dealt with issues of abstinence, safe sex practices, and the health risks associated with sex.

Beware of, not only the dogs, but the passionate kissing and the Kounis syndrome

Beware of, not only the dogs, but the passionate kissing and the Kounis syndrome

Commentary on the article ‘Beware of, not only the dogs, but the passionate kissing and the Kounis syndrome’

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Jean-Luc Godard: The Cinema in Doubt

Jean-Luc Godard: The Cinema in Doubt

“Hooking Up” Among College Students: Demographic and Psychosocial Correlates

This study investigated 832 college students' experiences with hooking up, a term that refers to a range of physically intimate behavior (e.g., passionate kissing, oral sex, and intercourse) that occurs outside of a committed relationship. Specifically, we examined how five demographic variables (sex, ethnicity, parental income, parental divorce, and religiosity) and six psychosocial factors (e.g., attachment styles, alcohol use, psychological well-being, attitudes about hooking up, and perceptions of the family environment) related to whether individuals had hooked up in the past year. Results showed that similar proportions of men and women had hooked up but students of color were less likely to hook up than Caucasian students. More alcohol use, more favorable attitudes toward hooking up, and higher parental income were associated with a higher likelihood of having hooked up at least once in the past year. Positive, ambivalent, and negative emotional reactions to the hooking up experience(s) were also examined. Women were less likely to report that hooking up was a positive emotional experience than men. Young adults who reported negative and ambivalent emotional reactions to hooking up also reported lower psychological well-being and less favorable attitudes toward hooking up as compared to students who reported a positive hooking up experience. Based on these findings, suggestions for psychoeducational programming are offered. Additionally, directions for future research are provided.

Peanut Allergen Exposure Through Saliva: Assessment and Interventions to Reduce Exposure

Maloney JM, Chapman MD, Sicherer SH. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2006;118:719–724 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY. To determine the time course of major peanut allergen (Arah1) persistence in saliva after ingestion of peanut butter and to evaluate mouth-cleansing interventions to reduce salivary peanut allergen. STUDY POPULATION. A convenient sample of adults without peanut allergy. METHODS. Thirty-eight individuals ingested 2 tablespoons of peanut butter, and saliva was collected at various time points. At another time, samples were collected after 5 interventions (brushing teeth, brushing and rinsing, rinsing, waiting then brushing, waiting then chewing gum). Detection of Arah1 was performed by a monoclonal-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (detection limit: 15–20 ng/mL). RESULTS. Salivary peanut allergen Arah1 varied considerably immediately after ingestion but included levels expected to invoke reactions (as much as 40 μg/mL). Most (87%) subjects with detectable peanut after a meal had undetectable levels by 1 hour with no interventions. None had detectable levels several hours later after a peanut-free lunch. This result indicates (with 95% confidence) that 90% would have undetectable Arah1 in saliva under these circumstances. All of the immediate interventions reduced salivary Arah1, in some cases by >95%, but Arah1 remained detectable in ∼40% of the samples (although typically below thresholds reported to induce reactions). CONCLUSIONS. Patients with peanut allergy require counseling regarding the risks of kissing or sharing utensils, even if their partners have brushed their teeth or chewed gum. Advice to reduce risks, although not as ideal as total avoidance, includes waiting a few hours plus eating a peanut-free meal. REVIEWER COMMENTS. Passionate kissing was reported to cause allergic reactions to foods, including anaphylaxis. Waiting several hours and ingesting a peanut-free meal were more effective at reducing salivary peanut protein concentration than simple, immediate interventions. Teenagers with peanut and other food allergies need to be reminded that to stay safe, restraint and patience are necessary even in the most intimate situations.