((OOC)) Love for the f-listers

I'm sure there's folks on this f-list that don't read, aren't into or don't frequent awards communities, but with both the fabulous evilhandissue and the fantastic _freaksrus both up for being mentioned, I had to do a little stumping.

The September Tammys' current, re-done voting thread can be found here:

http://community.livejournal.com/tammy_awards/74087.html

Go Team Angel! *LOL*

QM 31 - "A kiss is still a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh..."

31 - "A kiss is still a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh. The fundamental things apply as time goes by." - 'Casablanca'

When we are young, and first begin to evince an interest in other young people as more than simply school friends or playmates, our parents almost inevitably warn us: kissing is not something to be done lightly, they say. No matter what we see so many others do, we're told that kissing, and any other form of physical intimacy, is something intended to be shared only between people sharing a deep and abiding connection. It is for "mums and dads" or for "people in love".

We get older and, we believe, wiser, and we turn away from that philosophy. The joy of physical contact and the thrill of being with another person far overshadows those lessons of youth.

And while I cannot in any good conscience claim that our parents were right, neither can I say they were entirely wrong.

( The birds and the bees )

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