#this is super fascinating

[first-ex-wife]

reading about trial & legal separations in marriage

very fascinating actually

[back-to-louis]

While these men stripped the sexual significance out of prolonged kissing through homogenous banter, they nonetheless understood that others might view their kissing as a sexual behavior.‘‘Of course,’’Simon acknowledged.‘‘Yeah, two guys with their tongues in each other’s mouths. But I guess it just doesn’t matter.’’Matt said,‘‘When Idoit, I don’tseeit as making out. But I can see how others might.’’Conversely, Chris seemed confused about how to define it. He said that kissing a guy was, ‘‘A bit different. But apart from the stubble, it feels the same as kissing a girl.’’ He continued, ‘‘But while it feels the same as kissing a girl, it’s not the same as kissing a girl.’’He said whether it is in celebration, out of affection, or performed as banter, kissing other men was strictly non-sexual:‘‘I mean it is sexual, but it’s not sexy [read erotic].’’

‘I Kiss Them Because I Love Them’’: The Emergence of Heterosexual Men Kissing in British Institutes of Education

[uozlulu]

Well, I'll have to watch The Shining (1980) again sometime soon after this.

[geekyicecream]

sleeping through lectures _b