Kissy Relatives

[jenweaver]

It's that time of year, we just finished Thanksgiving and Christmas is upon us. Time to see all those relatives we only see once or twice a year. Aunts and cousins, great uncles and grand parents. I love them all to death, but my husband comes from a very Kissy family. Totally opposite of the way I grew up. Everybody kisses, most on the cheeks, some on the lips. Some nice and some icky! I remember the first time I met his great aunt Carol, she left me with a bright red lipstick print on my cheek that would barely come off even after soap and water. There have been some get togethers when I have 2 or 3 lip prints on my face before it's all over. More lipstick (usually red or fuschia) than I would ever wear in a year, lol.
Does anyone else have "kissy" relatives? Are you a kisser or kissee? Ever get lipsticked?

 

[aprilgail2]

UGGG- I HATE the kissy relatives....I have a 87 year old uncle that is a lip kisser- I HATED it my whole life and my whole family thinks I am so terrible because I do not make my daughter kiss him-I tell her to hug him hello and goodbye but she does not have to kiss him (or any other relative for that matter).

 

[Pooh67_68]

I grew up in a family of kissers so it doesn't bother me.

 

[pyrxtc]

Sometimes you just let it be the holidays and take it and enjoy it. It sounds like you don't see them very often so I'm sure you can enjoy it for a few days.

 

[Boxley]

Nope, not a kissy relative at all, but you have to grin and bear it for a little while

 

[Sleepy]

My family did not do too much kissing. The kids, yes, but we don't make a habit of kissing the adults. Just lots of hugs.

I live in a country where kissing is the greeting. Luckily, there is no lip to skin contact. It is mostly cheek to cheek contact with the kissing sound.

I would hate to have lipstick is on my face like a crazy county fair face painting that couldn't be removed with a brillo pad and comet.

 

[anniemae]

My dh family is very kissy. I don't really like it, especially his one aunt who grabs both my cheeks and plants one on my lips, so it's impossible to turn your face for a quick "cheek kiss." Ewwww!

I much prefer a "Hello, how are you!" to a kiss greeting. And yes, I have had to scrub lip stick off my face at many family gatherings.

 

[MsDisney23]

Yes, we have both kissy and non-kissy. However I put my foot down now, no more kissy on me with my transplant. Oh and if your sick, I stay home, I cannot afford their germs.

 

[puffkin]

My family is really close and we see our extended family throughout the year. We are not kissy at all. Usually the kids will dole out kisses/hugs, but definitely not the adults.

DH's family is all pretty much local and yet we hardly ever see them (My inlaws live 1 MILE from us). It is too much of an inconvenience to visit their grandchildren. Yet at get togethers there is always this huge production about greeting and leaving with kisses. I can't stand it because it is all for show. I will greet the grandparents with a kiss and there is one creepy uncle I can never seem to avoid, but other than that I try to avoid it at all costs. I will be busy gathering up our things or putting on coats and try to slip out the door to avoid it. If they would bother with us the rest of the year, I would grin and bear it, but I am not going to do it just for show.

 

[princess momma]

My IL's are kissy people. Coming from a family that never hugged or kissed it's quite a shock to have someone you maybe see once a year kiss you on the lips. I'm ok with the hugging now but I try to avoid the kissing.

 

[sunnyday123]

My family is German, so kissing/hugging is our norm. It's a cheek thing though, if anyone kissed me on the lips that would be a little creepy. ( family wise)

 

[daisax]

If anybody other than my SO kisses me on the lips, they're going to be met with violence. Fortunately we're all nice, repressed New Englanders and awkward hugs are good enough for us!

 

[Judy in Texas]

...especially his one aunt who grabs both my cheeks and plants one on my lips, so it's impossible to turn your face for a quick "cheek kiss." Ewwww!

Double EWWW!!!!

Can you rub under your nose to make it red (use a bit of blush???), pretend it is stuffy, and tell them you don't want to spread germs? Maybe lie about a co-worker who has exposed you to bubonic plague or something else equally deadly!

 

[NeverlandClub23]

Ugh Thanks for bringing back those horrific memories . My ex-fiance had an uncle who would kiss me several times on the mouth every time I saw him (which we saw him a lot around the holidays). I tried so hard to avoid him and it always made me so uncomfortable (I told my ex this at the time but he didn't want to confront him ). I would always try to turn my head like Ellen does with Cousin Eddie in all of the National Lampoon's movies but I was never successful as he would just grab my head. He was a big, jolly type of guy (loud too). I'm so glad I no longer have to deal with him (or the relationship). Luckily no one in my family is kissy (although I don't even like being hugged by people I only see once or twice a year) or in my bf's family.

 

[fluffycow333]

Ugh, with all the colds and flus going around? No way! I'm glad nobody I know is kissy.

 

[JessicaR]

Hugs and kisses are the norm in both of our famlies. We all live nearby and see each other often. Always greeted with hugs and kisses.

Until the DIS I thought that was the norm with most people. Not the case!

 

[Luv2Scrap]

oh ish! terrible flashbacks....

no kissy here, although some still try.

 

[JerseyJanice]

Interesting to see I'm not the only one who grew up with an extra-kissy, creepy "uncle." I have a cousin who is old enough to be my mother. In fact, she had two daughters the same age as my sister and me. She and her husband were more like an aunt and uncle to me because of the age difference.

Anyway, her husband would kiss all the girls full on the mouth at family gatherings. I swear he tried to slip me some tongue a few times too.

They moved away in the early '80's when his job with Ford was moved to Missouri. Haven't seen them since, but when my other cousins got together years later, we were all laughing about how creepy his kisses were. Nowadays, he'd probably with charged with a crime, but back then, we were all too innocent to realize just how much of a creep he was.

 

[Cindy's Mom]

I'm Greek and Italian and come from a very kissy family. You have to allow about 1/2 hour after leaving a family gathering to kiss everyone goodbye.

You know who's a wet kisser or a lip kisser and you adjust your pose accordingly. No biggie. No harm, no foul

 

[ginna74]

I can't barely handle when people get all huggy....I couldn't amagin people getting all kissy with me...