Kissing Analysis

Maybe it's because of the impending onset of mistletoe, but the Post decides to enlist two body language experts to tell us how kissing can reveal much more than a little affection. Mary Dawne Arden, a professor in NYU's Department of Culture and Communications, says, "The way we kiss is a reflection of how we feel about ourselves and the other person. [Looking at the way couples kiss] can tell you a lot about how comfortable they are with each other, whether it's a lustful or loving relationship and what kind of a person they are."

Some of the couples they look at are Drew Barrymore and Fabrizio Moretti ("young love"), the new Governor of California and his Kennedy wife ("This is a strained kiss..."), Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith ("...he feels that she is fragile and has to protect her"), and Madonna and Britney Spears ("There's no pleasure there - just faking it for a photo op.").