On Saturday, February 14, start your Valentine’s Day with a good morning kiss.
According to Sheril Kirshenbaum, the author of The Science of Kissing: What Our Lips Are Telling Us, a 10-second smooch increases blood flow to your brain and makes it addicted to your partner’s lips.
“Just a light brush on [their lips] stimulates a very large part of the brain – an area even more expansive than would be activated by sexual stimulation below the belt,” Kirshenbaum writes
Even before cracking your eggs at breakfast, hold your lover’s face in your hands for a kiss that makes them feel like the most important person in your life. Indulge your urge to merge during a mid-morning stroll in the park.
If your partner is a step ahead, pull them back and gently kiss their neck. When they’re seated at a restaurant for lunch, take a moment and kiss their shoulder from behind. Clink your glasses with a wink that promises good things to come.
Before you go home, kiss your lover lightly on the forehead and slowly move down to their lips. Build up the anticipation before an afternoon nap when tiny kisses along the neck electrify the senses. Cuddle and fall asleep in each other’s arms.
When awake, make plans for an exciting evening and kiss your lover mid-sentence. Tell them you couldn’t wait and had to kiss them then and there.
Whether you decide to go to dinner, dancing, a show, or all three, every time you enter a new locale, grab your partner by the waist and give them a warm kiss. Who cares who watches! Envious onlookers will wait for another passionate embrace.
For a sweet nightcap, head to Ethel M in Henderson for a romantic stroll through the chocolatier’s “Lights of Love Celebration,” where the Cactus Garden is awash with pink, purple, and red Valentine-themed lights. Enjoy hot chocolates and sweet treats that tantalize your taste buds.
The night will end, but the kisses can continue. Make every day a Valentine’s Day and kiss the one you love anytime, anyplace, and anywhere you dare.
