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Psychological significance of kiss that back of hand

Many men like to kiss the back of a woman's hand when they are in love, and many people are particularly curious. What is the significance of kissing the back of hand psychology? Let me analyze it for you.

In fact, kissing the back of the hand originated from a western culture and gradually evolved into expressing love, which is a psychological tribute.

Most of the details are men kissing women on the back of their hands. In western culture, kissing the back of the hand is more of a polite hint, which can be traced back to medieval Europe. At that time, Europeans chose to kiss the back of their hands to confirm and guarantee contracts and agreements. Later, it became an expression of love. Until today, when European men meet women for the first time, they not only greet them solemnly, but also kiss each other on the back of their hands.

Kissing hands also reflects the chivalry of respecting women. Dressed knights knelt down and humbly performed this etiquette, which reflected the respect for women and the cultural spirit of European court nobles. In modern times, hand kissing is still popular in the European royal family and American upper class, and has spread all over the world.

In China, kissing the back of the hand is endowed with some contents of China traditional culture. For example, a man kissing the back of a woman's hand is actually a sign of affection for a woman; Kissing the back of the woman's hand on blind date shows the man's affirmation and confirmation of marriage; Kissing the back of a woman's hand in social occasions marks her appreciation of women and so on. Psychologically, it represents love.