Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. adults pucker up an average of five times every day, with French kissing the preferred smooching style, according to a survey. More than 2,200 men and women between the ages of 18 and 34 participated in the U.S. survey conducted by Directive Analytics for Close-Up Toothpaste. Advertisement "There is more to kissing than simply locking lips," said Michael Christian, author of "The Art of Kissing. "A single kiss communicates emotion, romance, desire, spontaneity ... a kiss can even express feelings of friendship or familial love." Despite locker room bravado, most men say their first kiss occurred between the ages 16 and 18 and more than 4 of 5 men couldn't wait for their next kiss. Before they marry, U.S. males kiss an average of 24 women, the survey found. The average American woman was 14 years old when she experienced her first romantic kiss. Not getting enough kisses? The survey found more than 80 percent identified "bad breath" as the ultimate turn-off.
