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Kissing Medicine: Smooch Science and Lip Locked Wellness
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Ever wondered how a simple kiss can be your new secret weapon for better health? Tune in to uncover how this intimate gesture does more than just stir up romance—it’s a natural stress reliever, a heart helper, and even a calorie burner! We promise you'll never look at a kiss the same way again after learning how it plays a key role in reducing stress, boosting heart health, and balancing hormones—all while keeping the spark alive in your relationships.
Join us as we humorously explore how swapping spit can swap new bacteria too, potentially giving your immune system a playful nudge. We’re not just talking about love here; we’re discussing how endorphins from a smooch can kick headaches to the curb and why a passionate peck might even count as exercise. Toss in some fun facts, like why most of us tilt right when locking lips and how the longest kiss on record unfolded in Thailand, and you’ve got a recipe for an entertaining and informative listen.
Finally, let’s make kisses count! In a heartfelt segment, we recount personal stories that highlight the power of meaningful connections—like a memorable birthday kiss-a-thon where traditional gifts were replaced with "kiss coupons." We challenge you to join the "kissing challenge," experiencing firsthand the emotional and physical perks of a regular smooching habit. Expect laughs, love, and a whole lot of lip action as we dive into the world of kisses and their surprising benefits.
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The Power of Kissing
Speaker 1I'm kidding. You want to give me a kiss.
Speaker 2I do want to give you a kiss. Here it comes. I wanted to give you like a, you know an audible kiss and then a real kiss.
Speaker 1Here's a real kiss Over it, okay, so we're going to talk about kissing and I got to tell you I love kissing. I got to tell you you do love kissing.
Speaker 2I do love kissing yeah.
Speaker 1You just made me choke on my own words. You do, I wouldn't know that you love kissing.
Speaker 2Well, I love kissing you.
Speaker 1Yeah, I didn't know that what? Yeah, it's been many days since you've given me a real kiss.
Speaker 2Oh holy, here comes the bullshit.
Speaker 1This is probably why you're not getting kisses. Your mouth's so full of bullshit.
Speaker 2My mouth is clean. What are you talking about? Give me some affirmations.
Speaker 1I do all kinds of things for a while, give me some affirmations and the tongue will come in Do you sir?
Speaker 2Okay.
Speaker 1Welcome to the Empowerment Couple Podcast, where your path to self-mastery expands.
Speaker 2My co-host is empowerment coach Zuri Starr.
Speaker 1And he's expansion coach Mikey Starr.
Speaker 2Together we are.
Speaker 1The Empowerment Couple. Our mission is simple to serve you, love, so you can make informed decisions to regain and maintain your personal power.
Speaker 2We'll take you on a journey to a life filled with purpose, passion and limitless possibilities, while sharing stories of transformation, wellness hacks and healthy habits backed by science and ancient wisdom.
Speaker 1Plus, we'll keep you entertained with engaging games, banter and funny innuendos along the way. Each episode is an exciting blend of education, entertainment and empowerment designed to help you create a mindset to be a magnet for more love, happiness and abundance.
Speaker 2Together with our special guests. We are dedicated to sharing information that empowers you to create your most beautiful life. A onesie, a twosie, a twosie your most beautiful life I got nothing.
Speaker 1I got nothing. You're supposed to say something I forgot.
Speaker 2I think you're wonderful. You have beautiful lips and I can't wait to kiss them again.
Speaker 1Well, you're going to want to kiss them after this See that's how it's done, by the way.
Speaker 2Oh, I'm not sure if you picked up on that.
Speaker 1Hold it now. Hold it now.
Speaker 2Okay, get the show going. What do you got?
Speaker 1Okay. Well, the reason why we're going to be talking about kissing medicine today is because it offers a wide variety of health benefits.
Speaker 2Not a narrow, but a wide.
Speaker 1A wide variety.
Speaker 2Okay, let's get into this wide variety of kissing benefits.
Speaker 1Did you know this, though? Like physical and emotional.
Speaker 2Well, you know, I've experienced it. I've Two wives, maybe threes. I have experienced it on multiple occasions with you, so I'm interested in seeing what science you have to back up what I'm actually experiencing.
Speaker 1Part of what makes us work is that we both like to talk shit.
Speaker 2Always.
Speaker 1So that's good banter.
Speaker 2That is good banter. We have to be careful, because sometimes talking shit keeps us from kissing.
Speaker 1Okay, here come the excuses.
Speaker 2Excuses, those are cautionary tales honey buns.
Speaker 1Watch where you use this honey buns.
Speaker 2Let's get into the show. What do we got?
Speaker 1Okay, well, kissing offers a variety of health benefits.
Speaker 2A wide variety, both physical and emotional. Yeah, we got there, okay.
Speaker 1Here are 10.
Speaker 2We're going to give you 10 today Empowered Posse, 10 notable advantages, Notable I would say you know what, when I was thinking about kissing and you said a wide variety, I was thinking about four or five, but 10?.
Speaker 1Yeah, 10. 10 is wide and also we're going to play a game today where I'm just going to blow your mind.
Speaker 2What the foog is coming out.
Speaker 1Yep.
Speaker 2Okay, here we go.
Speaker 1All right. So number one is going to be stress reduction. Did you know that kissing decreases cortisol levels, helping to alleviate stress and promote relaxation?
Speaker 2helping to alleviate stress and promote relaxation. I can see how that runs out in the event that, like kissing, requires you to be connected with someone else, right? So a lot of times when you're kissing someone, your hearts are in proximity to one another, so I can see how that actually has a positive effect on both kissers. You know what I'm saying Both kissers you know, because, well, they're both giving and receiving kisses. So you know it has to be the kissers, not the receiver.
Speaker 1The kissersersers yeah the kissersersers yes. So it is partially that you are deep breathing too More on this, okay. Number two improved heart health.
Speaker 2Okay.
Speaker 1Yes.
Speaker 2Yeah.
Speaker 1Engaging in kissing can lower blood pressure by dilating blood vessels, which enhances blood flow and supports cardiovascular health.
Speaker 2Oh, wow. Well, you know, every time that you and I are like really having some good kisses, my heart is the happiest.
Speaker 1Well what I want you to know is that if you want your wife to be less stressed and have lower cortisol levels, which means that, like my hormones will be balanced you just got to like give me proper kisses.
Speaker 2Proper kisses. Hold on, let me write this down Proper kissing, proper kisses, hold on.
Speaker 1Let me write this down Proper kissing Proper kissing and I'm going to get into what proper kissing is.
Speaker 2I just think of you. Know MC Hammering across your lips. You know proper style. I don't know what that means, but I'm going to say no, I'm not interested in the follow-up commentary.
Speaker 1My lips are too legit to kiss. You know what I'm going to say. No, I'm not interested in the follow-up commentary.
Speaker 2My lips are too legit to kiss. You know what I'm saying.
The Health Benefits of Kissing
Speaker 1Oh, I see what you did there. Here we go. Okay, keep going. Another reason we don't kiss hey how dare you ma'am? The dad jokes Like oh disgusting.
Speaker 2Let's get into it.
Speaker 1The dad jokes I'm like oh disgusting, let's get into it. Just kidding, I'm kidding, you make me laugh and I always want to kiss you. Actually, I always want to kiss you, except for when you are in a bad mood and you get like fish face. I don't like that.
Speaker 2Oh, we're going into the negative.
Speaker 1That's not kissable Are we having fun yet, yeah, no.
Speaker 2I'm going to pass up my.
Speaker 1Okay, pull it together Breathe. Number three Enhanced immune function.
Speaker 2Okay.
Speaker 1Enhanced immune function. The exchange of saliva during kissing exposes you to new bacteria which can strengthen your immune system by encouraging the production of antibodies.
Speaker 2That's beautiful. Would that be the case if the more people you kiss, the better, the healthier you are? Or is it more just kind of one-on-one?
Speaker 1I'm just asking and this is the episode that ended the empowerment couple I still got a pen in hand.
Speaker 2I'm still writing things down, okay.
Speaker 1Yes, please go, kiss lots and lots of girls and women.
Speaker 2Listeners, listeners, you've been writing this down right, and I'm kidding, no.
Speaker 1Like what do you want me to say to that?
Speaker 2It's a joke, honey, it's a joke. Okay, I know that the more people you kiss, yes, you do have.
Speaker 1You will increase bacteria, for sure. Yes, you want that germaphobe Some are positive and some are negative.
Speaker 2You know what I'm saying. And no, as a current germaphobe no, no, kissing booth for me, kissing booth.
Speaker 1Yuck.
Speaker 2Yeah, that sounds awful.
Speaker 1Number four Okay, number four Pain relief. Did you know that kissing releases endorphins, the body's natural painkillers, which can help alleviate headaches and menstrual cramps? So, like you know, when I'm on my cycle, you can just give me a full-on make-out sesh.
Speaker 2Got it.
Speaker 1And then bada-bing, bada-boom.
Speaker 2No period cramps.
Speaker 1Yay for me.
Speaker 2I will try that that one actually has been written down.
Speaker 1I don't think you're right.
Speaker 2I'm going to tattoo that on my right hand. Oh okay, let's try that out.
Speaker 1Do you? We're just going to roast each other the entire time.
Speaker 2No, no, no, no, there's no roasting the mood has changed. You know what, though? You have some fiery lips, so when I kiss you, I get roasted. Is that cute?
Speaker 1Nope.
Speaker 2Number five.
Speaker 1We're still in the same place, All right. So five calorie burning. A passionate kiss can burn between two to 26 calories per minute.
Speaker 2Oh, wow.
Speaker 1Contributing to energy expenditure. So like, basically, if you want to lose weight, if you want to have good immune function, if you want pain relief at all times, but also during your period, if you want improved heart health and what I say stress reduction, like basically, hello, like-.
Speaker 2Get yourself someone Get some kisses, get your makeup such in Get some nice lips and get in there.
Speaker 1Yes. All right, all right, so let's play a game.
Speaker 2Oh, is it time for what the fook?
Speaker 1It is time for what the fook?
Speaker 2My mind has shown up to be blown. Have at it.
Speaker 1Can you say what the fook?
Speaker 2What the fook I guess.
Speaker 1Okay, here we go. What the fook?
Speaker 2What the fook?
Speaker 1Okay, so number one. Here's your. What the fook Okay, so number one. Here's your. What the fooks Okay. A whopping two-thirds of people tilt their heads to the right when they kiss.
Speaker 2Oh.
Speaker 1Okay, isn't that trippy.
Speaker 2I'm all thinking about it.
Speaker 1Right, let's come in for a kiss.
Speaker 2It all depends on if you have a hat on.
Speaker 1Which I always do and I always hit him in the forehead with wait a minute. Maybe that's why you're not kissing me enough.
Speaker 2Ah Ah yeah, the hat of death, the forehead.
Speaker 1The forehead says no, I don't want the brim of the beating brim, it's a brow beater. Okay so French kissing involves 34 facial muscles.
Speaker 2Oh, wow 34.
Speaker 1Yeah, whereas a peck, you know, like that shit, just guess how many.
Speaker 2Two yes.
Speaker 1Two facial muscles, that's it.
Speaker 2Versus 34. Up and up and bottom, yeah.
Speaker 1Versus 34. Versus 34.
Speaker 2Well, I mean, the first part is you have you involving your tongue and anything that involves your tongue. You have all the other muscles in your neck that support your tongue and your jaw, and then you have your eyes.
Speaker 1So, like it's like necessary, like if you're going to be in a relationship, you better be kissing? Yeah, because it's better be kissing.
Speaker 2Yeah.
Speaker 1Because it's like yes.
Speaker 2Okay, continue. My mind is somewhat blown, but not like totally what you got.
Speaker 1All right. What about the world record for the longest kiss? What do you guess?
Speaker 2Two hours.
Speaker 1Oh, no, no honey, the world record.
Speaker 2Okay, two years.
Speaker 1Okay, what do you got? Okay, split world record. Okay, two years. Okay what? Do you have okay, split the difference 50 hours, 25 minutes and one second and it was labor right there. It was recorded. Yeah, it was recorded in thailand on in uh february 2012, so probably a valentine's day right there.
Speaker 2Let's go book a freaking journey For your ass 50 hours. They know how to kiss in Thailand.
Speaker 1Seriously, do they? Do you want a French kiss?
Speaker 2or a Thailand kiss, or a Thai kiss. There we go. I want a Thai kiss.
Speaker 1Yeah, for 50 hours 50 hours later Exactly. Okay, want to know this. This is for you Men who kiss their wives before leaving to go to work.
Speaker 2Which I do all the time.
Speaker 1You work from home, you don't need to go to work. I know.
Speaker 2See how it works, keep going.
Speaker 1No, I don't remember some morning kisses when you go to your office. I don't, but anyway, here's why it's important.
Speaker 2Why it's important.
Speaker 1They live five years longer. I mean, if you're into all that, you know what. I'm saying If you're into longevity you're going to live five years longer if you kiss me every day, yes, before you go to work.
Speaker 2That means you. Yeah, I'm going to extend your life.
Speaker 1Your life.
Speaker 2My life Men.
Speaker 1Men, men who kiss their wives.
Speaker 2Oh, wait a minute. Say that one. I think my mind is being blown right now. Hold on, I thought I was kissing you to save your life. I'm kissing to save my life. We're going to have to do. Read this one.
Speaker 1We're going to have to do a podcast on listening, listening medicine.
Speaker 2Shh, we're talking about the mouth right now.
Speaker 1Okay, well, listen with your ears. Men who kiss their wives before heading off to work live up to five years longer.
Speaker 2Okay that I, like, I'm going to give you a kiss real quick. That's an extra five years, right there.
Speaker 1Okay, so kissing, I think it's like before you leave to go somewhere, so when you know you do other things besides, go to a job like when you leave.
Speaker 2I'm going to leave the microphone for a second. Now I'm back, guess what.
Speaker 1Time to kiss.
Speaker 2Five years more. What else you?
Speaker 1got Okay, so with an average of four kisses per day. Okay so, with an average of four kisses per day, germany ranks second behind Sweden on the list of countries that are stingy kissers. Stingy kissers Four kisses per day is considered stingy.
Speaker 2Wow.
Speaker 1People in France and Italy do much better. They kiss an average of seven times per day.
Speaker 2Okay.
Speaker 1So in Germany four.
Speaker 2Where does Thailand sit?
Speaker 1I don't have that data. Okay, just a second.
Speaker 2Well, I never really thought about.
Speaker 1I'm not your research assistant.
Speaker 2I've never really thought about being a stingy kisser. I don't want to be a stingy kisser. Well, you are.
Speaker 1If it's under four, kisser, well, you are. If it's under four, yeah, which, let's be honest, as a married couple for a long time, some days I get one kiss.
Speaker 2And those days I only get one kiss too. What else you got?
Speaker 1That's very true. That's some stingy-ass kissing. That's embarrassingly stingy. And then, like you're behind Germany. Come on, fool, we can do better than being behind Germany. Okay, I've got a good one for you. So if you don't know Mike, mike tends to be a little bit of a road rager sometimes, because you know Me, sometimes Sometimes you get a little angry, you, you know you like to go fast, you don't like when people cut you off. We live near boston, yeah, you know, there's like boston is notoriously bad place to live. If you, if you, don't want to deal with a road rager usually it's in response I will say that you know you're not just out there pissing people off, but anyway, here's, here's, here's what the food digress.
Speaker 1I digress, but this is this is important, because giving you a kiss before we go on you know a road trip, or before we get into Boston, it's a great road safety tool.
Speaker 2Oh.
Speaker 1Listen to this. Researchers found that people who hit the road freshly kissed are much less aggressive.
Speaker 2That is. That's a good one. What I thought you were going to say when you're talking about the road rage thing is that when I road rage on, someone or someone tries to road rage on me. I should blow them kisses. Oh, that too. Yes, it doesn't say that I don't have that research.
Speaker 1That hasn't worked in the past.
Speaker 2It got me the finger.
Speaker 1I'm not trying to get shot, okay, don't be blowing. No kisses to somebody in Boston. Oh no, I hope I didn't just mess up. And that was the day.
Speaker 2Oh, now we finally know who he is.
Speaker 1But here's what they say. The researchers say that it results in fewer accidents, and obviously kissing while driving is not a good idea. I like how they wanted to make sure people knew that. Of course we know that. But less accidents, less road rage, just kisses. So basically, at that gas station we usually stop at right before you get into the crazy part of Boston, we'll kiss there. Okay, what about?
Speaker 2kissing on the hand and it might save our lives.
Speaker 1No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no no.
Speaker 2Because that would be nice If I was driving. You're just kissing my hand. A lot that would be nice.
Speaker 1I thought you were going to say something else. I'm so happy you didn't Honey.
Speaker 2this is a family show. Is it Not really, but let's go Okay.
Speaker 1So it's not just like a social behavior that humans have developed, of course animals also kiss, did you?
Speaker 2know that I'm listening. Okay, I'm interested.
Speaker 1Like dogs kiss. Yes, I know that dogs kiss Elephants. They put their trunks in each other's mouths.
Speaker 2That's cute.
Speaker 1That's like their way of kissing, like yeah, geese they touch beaks, nice. Anyway, orangutans they give kisses, like all the primates kiss.
Speaker 2Yeah, they got those big old lips yeah.
Speaker 1Yeah, okay, am I not giving you enough of what the fooks? Okay, how about this Last one? Kissing stimulates more than 100 billion nerve cells, whoa, and so, while happiness hormones and adrenaline course through our bodies, letting our hearts beat faster this is where those blood pressure studies come from is that there's 100 billion nerve cells activated when you kiss?
Speaker 2So you have that many nerve cells on your lips.
Speaker 1Mm-hmm.
Speaker 2Wow, yes, yes, yes, yes.
Speaker 1And bonus one there's when you give a proper kiss. A proper kiss meaning the one with 34 muscles, which is a French kiss.
Speaker 2Or the Thai kiss yeah.
Speaker 1Oh yeah, that one. These numbers would be up, that's above and beyond. Yeah, we're that one, that one, these numbers would be up. That's above and beyond. Yeah, you're not trying to break records. Okay, just a regular French kiss of deliciousness. Um 60 milligrams. You're swapping 60 milligrams of water, 0.5 milligrams of protein. Okay Okay, I know you're always worried about protein. I got your protein. Come get these lips.
Speaker 2I'm gonna see these gains.
Speaker 1Give me them gains, okay, 50 milligrams of gland secretion and 0.4 milligrams of salt, and up to 22,000 of bacteria. So yeah, no kissing booth for you.
Speaker 2No, no, no, no no.
Speaker 1Because if you're doing the kissing booth, I'm not down for 22,000 bacteria.
Speaker 2No, no, no, Multiply A little. Noah's Ark of bacteria.
Speaker 1No, no, no, no, no. I think we're good because we both like to kiss.
Speaker 2If we didn't like to kiss. That last one blew my mind, so congratulations.
Speaker 1Yeah, which one blew your mind the most?
Speaker 2The last one blew my mind. I just said that.
Speaker 1That one. Yeah, well, I'm just like.
Speaker 2Oh, that's right. We're having a conversation. That's the winner, winner, okay.
Speaker 1Well, there's five different types of kisses, so, just to be clear, we are talking about the ones where you touch lips.
Speaker 2Okay.
Speaker 1And then there's, like French kisses and. French kisses use tongue and air kisses is what you do in Beverly Hills when you see someone like oh my. God, you look great. That's air kiss, okay, okay, there's Spider-man kiss. You know spider-man kiss when the other person's upside down.
Speaker 2Oh, yeah, yeah, those are weird.
Speaker 1That's super weird.
Speaker 2Yeah.
Speaker 1Have you ever done that? And like, just looked like I didn't like it.
Speaker 2No, that. And her tongues Were like Brillo, patting each other. This is not good.
Speaker 1It's so gross. And then, of course, butterfly kiss.
Speaker 2Yeah With.
Speaker 1And then of course, Butterfly Kiss, yeah, with the eyes and then Eskimo Kiss, and you're missing one.
Speaker 2What? The Kiss of Death.
Speaker 1Wow.
Speaker 2I don't know, it's a Valentine's Day show.
Speaker 1Are you coming for my neck?
Speaker 2There is such thing, but I haven't experienced it because I'm alive.
Speaker 1Well, you know how I'm, like, a proponent of like not using injectables, and you know like.
Speaker 2Lip fillers.
Speaker 1Yeah, no, like I don't use any of that stuff. We're going to go back to our top 10 reasons.
Speaker 2So we got five.
Speaker 1So now we are at six.
Speaker 2Okay.
Speaker 1Facial muscle toning. Kissing engages numerous facial muscles, which can help tone them and potentially lead to firmer, more youthful looking skin.
Speaker 2Oh.
The Benefits of Kissing Challenge
Speaker 1So when I'm looking old and decrepit, it's your fault if you aren't kissing me. So my hips are your fountain of youth. Yes, your kisses, and it's a good thing I like kissing you because I'm really advocating for it in this show. And it's a good thing I like kissing you because I'm really advocating for it in this show. But your kisses can make me avoid. You know, like a full on facelift, or you know, I don't know what, like injections.
Speaker 1The Botoxes and the yeah, all of this poop that people put in their face, but also like this is why there's such like a craze to do like facelifts with like finger, you know, like finger facelifts. Have you ever seen these? No, okay, well, you know, I'm a woman, so I get targeted.
Speaker 2I'm quelling the jokester in the finger facelifts, huh Okay.
Speaker 1Well, so basically your muscles in your face need to be worked out just like anything else. So people do like face yoga, yeah yeah, yeah, you've heard of that. And people do like gua sha you know I do that and people do like actually like face h-i-i-t like hit you know like they'll full on like, do these different exercises.
Speaker 1And if you are on instagram or tiktok, you see these kind of things. You can't do that, sorry. If you're on instagram or tiktok, you'll see these things all the time. Like, like, they'll target you. If you're a woman, especially and but nobody is like, hey, partner up with your husband and just kiss him for 30 minutes and that will tone your face Because if, like, you made out like you know 34. So, basically, if you want me to look like I'm, you know, in my 20s for the rest of my life, you just got to make out with me.
Speaker 2What do we got Number six?
Speaker 1We're on number seven.
Speaker 2Number seven Okay.
Speaker 1Improved oral health. Okay, so this is another reason that you should be kissing your loved one. Increased saliva production during kissing helps wash away food particles. Gross.
Speaker 2I don't know this one's losing me.
Speaker 1I don't want to be your toothbrush.
Speaker 2She went some Listerine kisses.
Speaker 1No, a little mouthwash we don't use Listerine in this house. Okay so food particles and bacteria, reducing the risk of cavities and gum disease, but I basically I think what they're saying is like you know, the saliva production. And so yeah, okay, brush your teeth first. Okay, this does not replace teeth brushing. Disclaimer those people just do gingivitis kisses, okay. Number eight emotional bonding Kissing boosts oxytocin levels, strengthening emotional connections and fostering feelings of affection and attachment.
Speaker 2That's well said.
Speaker 1So you got your whole. Part is the commentary.
Speaker 2That is well said. Like, how can you talk like that? What the fuck With those cute lips.
Speaker 1Oh boy.
Speaker 2No, I agree with all of that. I think that's well said. Like what else can you say aside from the more you kiss, the happier you get, the better your life gets?
Speaker 1It's emotional bonding is number eight, okay, number nine elevated mood. This is why I'm so angry Elevated mood. Elevated mood the release of dopamine during kissing stimulates the brain's pleasure centers, enhancing mood and feelings of happiness these lips will do that for you. That's all you got, that's all I got. I love you okay, so you have nothing to say about elevated mood.
Speaker 2No, I have a lot to say about elevated mood. It makes a lot of sense because when you're with someone and you're kissing, you're probably not thinking about deadlines or taxes. You're thinking about how nice, it feels to be connected with someone, so of course you're going to have elevated moods.
Speaker 1That's all I was looking for, good job.
Speaker 2Thank you.
Speaker 1Nice Welcome. Welcome to the podcast.
Speaker 2It was nicely said.
Speaker 1So nice. Number 10, allergy relief. So some studies suggest that kissing can reduce allergic responses, particularly those associated with pollen and household dust mites. Make sure you're given some kisses.
Speaker 2I suggest, Zuri, that you and I establish a kissing habit.
Speaker 1A kissing standard.
Speaker 2A kissing. No, not a kissing standard, a kissing habit. I think the kissing habit will raise our standards of kissing. But in the morning, right Before we have coffee, right when your teeth are nice and scraped and tongues, you do all your great oral care. I do my great oral care in the morning right or I will to make sure that we have a nice kiss Before we have sit down for a coffee and we do a little cheers. We do a nice 30 second kiss 30 seconds.
Speaker 130 seconds On the clock 30 seconds.
Speaker 2We'll put a little timer on it. Timing is great. I think we can also put reminders in our phone to have a little five minute kiss session.
Speaker 1I like this.
Speaker 2You like that Nice and easy.
Speaker 1We have some standards that we send to each other of how we want to be loved. I think this has inspired me. I need to have kissing on here, lots of kissing.
Speaker 2Lots of kissing.
Speaker 1Especially if I want some immune health and anti-aging and connection. There's just so many reasons.
Speaker 2Like birthdays, anniversaries. Instead of buying you stuff, I'm going to give you kiss coupons.
Speaker 1You know I will say kiss coupons, you better keep those fucking coupons. You know how many massage coupons I have.
Speaker 2Hey, don't expose this that was a joke. Yeah, how many of those coupons did I ever get, Just saying Crickets.
Speaker 1Yeah, I don, of those coupons did I ever get.
Speaker 2I'm just saying Crickets yeah, I don't give the coupon, I give the gift. Oh okay, coupons, keep your fucking coupons, hey, hey. You're sassy right now, yep I wonder why how about you come over and give me a kiss.
Speaker 1I think I will. But let's end this show on a positive. Why don't we invite our empowered posse to set a kissing challenge? So the question of the week is what are you going to do with this information? Are you going to challenge yourself to rise to the kissing occasion? So if you're in a relationship, obviously this works better. If you are single, then you know, maybe you need to find a dedicated kissing partner.
Speaker 2I like that kissing challenge.
Speaker 1Yeah.
Speaker 2What's a good number for a kissing challenge?
Speaker 1I mean. So let's see A week A hundred kisses. Let's see. So seven times seven, 49. So like, let's see if you can get 50 kisses in one week 50 kisses in one week. Because we're trying to beat the Italians. You know we can beat them by one right.
Speaker 2Yeah, okay, I think 50 is okay, but 75, there's a challenge 77. 77 kisses. That's the challenge. 77 kisses, I love that. Okay, 77 kisses. Here's the challenge 77 kisses, I love that.
Speaker 1Okay, 77 kisses. Here's your challenge.
Speaker 2Seven days to get 77 kisses.
Speaker 1Yeah, so that, yeah, that's nice. You can do the math on that one.
Speaker 2Do the math Seven days, 77 kisses.
Speaker 1Yep, are we starting this today? We're starting it right now. Valentine's Day, kiss number one Yep, you're all. Hmm, are we starting this today? We're starting it right now Valentine's Day.
Speaker 2Kiss number one.
Speaker 1Let's practice and get ourself up to Valentine's Day.
The Kissing Challenge Accepted
Speaker 2I'm going to go down to the gym and work up these lips. They're going to be buffed out when they kiss you. You're going to be excited.
Speaker 1Actually I have to tell you something, personal story, true story, that I think it was my birthday, 2024 my birthday.
Speaker 1We had like a really good makeout session and I was like that was, that was different and I remember it yeah, I know you remember it, but because I told you I was like oh yeah, I don't really want that much for my birthday. Like we're gonna go places, we're gonna do stuff. Like I don't want you, you know, getting me a big gift or anything. We have so much, we have too much. You know, like I just want like time with you, and you gave me some kisses.
Speaker 2I did give you kisses.
Speaker 1I'm still thinking about them, kisses.
Speaker 2But I think I'm going to raise the standard.
Speaker 1I'm going to You're going to rise to the occasion of the challenge 77 kisses 77 kisses. At least At least 77 smooches oh yeah, come on.
Speaker 2At least 40 of those are going to be Thai kisses, so just be careful.
Speaker 1Thai for 50 hours? What the hell.
Speaker 2It's my evil, kiss laugh. I kind of like it All righty Sending you.
Speaker 1The highest vibrations.
Speaker 2You are held.
Speaker 1You are loved.
Speaker 2It was my idea.
Speaker 1You're my sidekick.
Speaker 2Watch that sidekick. I'm going to give you a kick in the side.
Speaker 1We have already taken the test. We've already proven that you're my sidekick. I'm Batman. To give you a kick in the side. We have already taken the test.
Speaker 2We've already proven that you're my sidekick. I'm Batman.
Speaker 1No, you're Robin honey, oh hell.
Speaker 2no, you're Robin.
