How do women choose Mr Right: It's in his kiss!
Updated: 2007-09-03 14:18
Bad breath, as well as being unpleasant, can be interpreted by would-be lovers as a sign of health problems.
Researchers at New York's University at Albany questioned 1,000 students about their views on kissing.
The study, published in the journal Evolutionary Psychology, found that women "place more emphasis on a kiss and are more reliant on kissing as a mate assessment technique" than men.
Most women said that kissing was so integral to an intimate relationship that they wouldn't contemplate sex without it.
Psychologist Gordon Gallup, who led the study, said: "While many forces lead two people to connect romantically, the kiss - particularly the first one - can be a deal-breaker.
"Kissing is part of an evolved courtship ritual. This may activate mechanisms that function to discourage reproduction among individuals who are genetically incompatible."
Kissing is found in 90 per cent of human cultures and even among animals.
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