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writes:Hello everybody, just a small question for you all. How do people give hickies/lovebites and what is the purpose of them? I was just wondering because I haven't come up with a good reason myself as to why people give hickies except for leaving a mark on your lover. Thanks for your answers. Reply to this Question
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reader, anonymous, writes (30 July 2011): Love bites are not nasty, they are not silly and they do not hurt.
Not everyone does them to show off.
With my boyfriend, he does them in places which can't be seen by others, like they are our little secrets and make him feel close to me when he's not there.
I also enjoy the act of giving and receiving them, it's like forceful and passionate kisses.
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reader, Bam4Me  +, writes (21 September 2009):
Truthfully the purpose of a, as you say it, hickey/lovebite is to mark that person as their, 'Property,' or mate. Like a cat will rub up against their human master, her sent will then come off of her whiskers and that is a way as to say, "Stay away. This human is mine." To mark a person with a hickey or lovebite is also to say that they are the dominant person in that relationship.
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reader, anonymous, writes (31 October 2008): In my school its just a sign that youve got a gf/bf and a sign on affection from them - it doesnt represent being sexually active all of the time however this can be the case so overall theres not real point to it.
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reader, MichelleB +, writes (20 October 2008):
It's a way for your significant other to leave their mark.
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reader, anonymous, writes (20 October 2008): Hickies are mainly a teenage thing, I don't believe too many adults do that. They're ugly, embarrassing and oh yeah..they hurt! But people do it to show off, plain and simple.
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reader, aunty_rach +, writes (20 October 2008):
yeah i would have to say it;s a young teen thing, i think they look stupid. the thought of someone giving me a nasty love bite, nothing worse. plus when you are older you don't want to be in a professional working environment with a big ugly bruise on your neck, it;s just not classy. but young teens don't see it like that, it's almost a badge to them. sad really.
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reader, aunty_rach +, writes (20 October 2008):
yeah i would have to say it;s a young teen thing, i think they look stupid. the thought of someone giving me a nasty love bite, nothing worse. plus when you are older you don't want to be in a professional working environment with a big ugly bruise on your neck, it;s just not classy. but young teens don't see it like that, it's almost a badge to them. sad really.
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reader, Fairy_Lu +, writes (20 October 2008):
 There is no point to a hickey i think they look awful i think most people have them to prove they are having sex thats why there other name is a bunk up badge!
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reader, eyeswideopen +, writes (20 October 2008):
 It's something young teens do, to prove they are sexually active I guess. I think hickeys look stupid.
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reader, anonymous, writes (20 October 2008): I think some people have them only because they want to show off. I personally think they are really annoying. If you want to "mark" someone, you should first ask them is a subtil way.
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