The Lingering Kiss Theory

I know I mentioned this ahead of time, but here is my deeper thoughts on the "Lingering Kiss Theory".

First of all to answer your question, prior to you I had never had a lingering kiss. Why and how do I know? Because it is something that only a love like I have for you can produce. So using the transitive property (if A=B and B=C then C also = A) I know for sure that I never experienced real love before you, lingering kisses can only come from real love and thus I have never had one prior to you. Its simple math my love, I can't argue with real math and logic.

What is a "lingering kiss"? It is one of many kinds of kisses. There are the sexy kisses, the slow kisses, the sloppy kisses, grandma kisses, quick kisses, pecks on the cheek, french kisses (apparently many varieties exist, but the reading I did was kind of gross)...the list goes on. None, however, compare to the lingering kiss. It has some very special requirements.

It is the most intimate kiss. It must be slow and intoxicating. It must be relaxing and delicious. It can never be rushed. It must not be something you do without purpose.

For a meaningful kiss you have to pour your whole loving self into your partner, and with vulnerable surrender receive the loved one’s heart at the same time. The lingering kiss requires this. It is more physical way of expressing love than a physical act itself. It is an expression not an act. The kiss always results in some kind of loving glance or locking of the eyes. It has to because it is the kind of thing that you feel deep in you heart and soul.

How can this amazing event be accomplished? Only by truly being "in love" with someone. I think we may the only couple in the world who truly recognizes the difference between loving someone and being in love. While the wording seems to be subtle, the fact is that "being in love" is so much more powerful and meaningful. And I know that every day we are "in love". While we truly love each other, it is the being "in love" element that allows us to accomplish the amazing lingering kiss feat.

Lingering kisses cannot be planned. They happen at the oddest of moments. They come when you least expect them. They warm your heart. They almost always warrant a follow up hug or embrace. They come at the moments you most need them and at times when they have the greatest benefit.

We have shared so many lingering kisses. We could almost brag about them. Many people never truly experience them. We have them fairly regularly. We have them at moments that are unexpected. For example, recently I kissed you while you were laying on the couch and I was sitting on the floor next to you. We weren't doing anything special, just being together. Yet the intended quick kiss, turned into a lingering kiss. It was wonderful, unexpected, uplifting and warmed my heart. Exactly the feeling a lingering kiss will always produce. Not planned, not a staged situation, but rather just a random assertion of our love for each other.

I look forward to the next lingering kiss. I won't plan for it or force it. It will just happen. The best part is that I know it will come again and it will be amazing.

(side note, this does not preclude us from any of the other types of kissing while we wait for our next lingering kiss. Practice does make perfect)

You're the world to me. I love you more than anything in the world.