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Deep Thoughts part 23

I've been thinking about sexiness, and my own responses to it. I've discovered that one of the sexiest things to watch in a movie is kissing. I think I've quantified exactly why I find it such a turn-on.

First of all, when you get down to it kissing is hardcore. There's no faking it unless the couple is in long-shot or their faces are obscured, and it's usually right there in close-up. So we've got the turn-on of two people actually doing the deed.

Second, and perhaps more important, the kinds of kissing that I like best (in real life and in movies) are tender. Like all men I have seen more than my share of hardcore pornography, and like many men it mostly leaves me cold. Thinking about kissing helped me work out why: almost every sexual preference is showcased in porn except for tenderness.

So we've got two people - usually attractive, movies being what they are - indulging in unsimulated tenderness. It turns me on. (But don't get me wrong. I'm only dancing.)

I could go into more detail into exactly what kinds of kissing I like best, and what I like about them, and what sorts of lips I prefer to kiss, and what it is that I like about a woman with a little bit of delicate hair on her upper lip... but standing up from my desk afterwards would be embarrassing so I'll leave that for another day.

More deep thoughts tomorrow.

Posted by pearce at May 15, 2006 5:15 PM