Kissing parents/family members

neneromanova

jinky67 wrote: »

no it doesnt, but that could be a whole other can of worms, especially as your OH doesnt see your point
or have i got that wrong?

I dunno if he see's my point or not. He never replied. But I understand what you mean.

flowerscotland

Kissing Mums on the mouth is a bit much from a grown man :eek: I think it would make me feel sick if I saw that

I always kiss my girls if they are going out, going to school, or at night when I'm tucking them in, I always tell them I love them too

I'm not really affectionate with my family though, apart from my sister who is 9 years younger than me, I would give her a hug, but the rest of my family I just say bye, no kiss, no hug.

Reds-on-Sea

Lol. My OH's mum kisses him on the lips and he's 40 his year. Must admit I raised an eyebrow the first time I saw it, but we talked about it and he said he really didn't like it, but puts up with it for her benefit. I think she does it to his 35 yr old sister too. I think it's a bit weird, but I imagine she'd have the sense not to do it in public!

jackieb

jinky67 wrote: »

thats me that is:D
and Jackie, I am :rotfl:how did you guess?:rotfl:

certain family members ARE kissy and huggy but I am not one of them, I only ever do it to my Gran( because she expects it) and kids

It's a typical Aquarian trait. I like to think I don't believe in all that mumbo jumbo but i've got to admit that i'm a typical Aquarian. :D

Frugal_Fox

35 and still kiss my mum on the lips, sisters on the cheek though and same for their other halves. Hubby kisses my mum on the cheek. Always tell her I love her at the end of a phone call, same to my dad, kiss my dad on the lips too when I see him, nowt in it, just family and have always done it

NAR

minimoneysaver wrote: »

I kiss my family members on the cheek and hug them... not on the lips though. Seems a little too intimate to me.

Incest - a good family game!! :rotfl::rotfl:

jayII

My DD used to kiss everybody on the lips when she was small. It was OK as a toddler, but I hated it as she got a bit older, and encouraged her to kiss cheeks instead. It just felt wrong to me, no idea why.

RosaBernicia

SandC wrote: »

II have started to give friends a hug and air kiss or cheek kiss but I still don't feel comfortable with it at all. I tolerate it from acquaintances who seem to think it's the 'done thing' but that's as far as it goes.

We are not in bloody France.

:rotfl:my French friends find it highly amusing that I have had to be culturally re-educated to do the cheek-kissing thing... almost as amusing as my northern friends would if I tried kissing their cheek!

I think it's partly cultural, partly personal... not sure there's a 'right' answer.

Rosa xx

Silaqui

We are not huggy or kissy at all - I can't remember the last time I hugged or kissed any member of my family (I'm 25). We don't say I love you either, although we are all very close so we all know that we do. I guess we just don't see the need, because it's inherently there.

Mind you, I can't stand PDA's of any sort - I don't kiss my OH in public and can't stand it when I see other people doing it, again I just don't see a need for it, surely people can control themselves for a few hours till they get home!!?

I also hate hand holding, but I think thats because I feel like I'm being 'hung on to' more than the affection side of it!

Errata

Is planting a smacker on the lips of a family member a northern thing ?