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Kissing parents/family members

neneromanova · 2010-03-16 10:44:08

I know this sounds a weird question. My family are not kissy kissy huggy huggy saying love you alot type of family. My OH's on the otherhand are. When he says hi to his mum he kisses her on the mouth. Says Love you at the of phone calls. I just find the kissing on the mouth bit weird. Is it just me thinking that or do…

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Raggs_2 Posts: 760 Forumite

21 March 2010 at 11:01AM

GSXRCarlos wrote: »

i think that answers your own question, but you wouldn't do it everytime you saw them???

My cousin and uncle, no, but I have no issue doing it, no fears of perversity, or that suddenly I'll lose my attraction to women and like men, or perhaps someone will see and think "oh look, a homosexual." who cares if they do? And hence, I really have no issue kissing my mum on the lips, and really see nothing strange about it at all.

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