 Nonetheless, when Cane asked people to describe the most romantic places they ever kissed, "their answers almost always referred to this ends-of-the-earth isolation, ... they mentioned an apple orchard, a beach, out in a field looking at the stars, or at a pond in a secluded area ..."

Throughout history, a kiss has been a ritual, formal, symbolic or social gesture indicating devotion, respect or greeting.It appears as a ritual or symbol of religious devotion.For example, in the case of kissing a temple floor, or a religious book or icon.