Is it normal to kiss your brother or sister on the lips?

I was just reading about how "weird" it was for Angelina Jolie to kiss her brother at the Oscars a few years back. Personally, I have older sisters and we kiss on the lips and it's no big deal. We've been doing it since I was a baby and just never saw any reason to stop. I kiss my nieces and nephews on the lips and again, no big deal. But the fallout from that kiss has me kind of paranoid. Does doing this make me some kind of incestuous freak?

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  • disthing

    Depends on the culture and type of kiss. Actually it differs from family to family. My family tend to kiss on the cheek, if at all. Hugs are more typical.

    A single kiss on the lips would seem harmless to most people in Western society. If it's normal in your family I don't think there's anything wrong or weird about it.

    A long, passionate snog would obviously be different.

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  • REvEnGE

    It totally depends on ur culture. Its may be normal in ur society and culture and not in mine. Its okay as long as your feelings for them are like bro and sis if u understand what i mean.

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  • rubylovespie

    When we were little, I used to kiss my brother all the time (In a cute, little kid way.) He's at a touchy age now, so we just do the forehead. My family is also the kind that kisses on the lips as often as hugging. I say: Meh...

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  • Kimia

    As long as your not kissing sexually, than it isn't considered incest.

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  • karmasAbich

    I don't kiss ky brothers and sisters but families are all brought up differently, in different cultures and backgrounds.

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  • karmasAbich

    I meant my*

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  • piccolapeste

    YES OF COURSE IT IS NORMAL
    sister and brother are female and male and live toghether all days and night often....
    so they talk and ask each other tings, also about girls boys and sex
    I Aked to my brother to tech me to kiss by tongue and he did slowly gently with love
    So i ever kiss him french and like very much do it
    sometimes in afternoon watching at tv we kiss each other and also go on touching each other utnill be happu
    Well now i am teaching my sister too
    incest it is a stupidity

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  • Unikorns

    I think it's as weird as you make it. You kiss someone to show affection/love. I'm 15 and I kiss my older brother (23) and older sister (25) on the lips. There's nothing weird about it for us because that's how we grew up. We have different dads and same moms but our parents pretty much raised us the same. Only difference is that their dad is from Uganda so I assume it's just the culture there. We're all really close. We showered together when we were younger. I genuinely think that western culture has made it a taboo to be affectionate towards family members. But I guess as long and it's comfortable for you and your family.

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  • anna_xo

    well, i'm 16, and i've got a 13 year old sister- often i do kiss her, but it's just a small peck

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  • Justmehere

    Nothing wrong with it. My older sister instituted the lip kiss with me years ago, and we do it all the time. Maybe quicker or less when other people are around, but we still do it.

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  • desertnomad

    Its totally not normal and it has nothing to do with culture. As a baby you are breast fed and your parents need to see you naked because they have to bathe you. But kissing on the lips I don't see that as any kind of biological neccessity for a baby so its not appropriate. If a person thinks it's casual and no big deal to kiss their family member on the lips then they should feel the same for anyone else because incest is gross but if you in no way feel its anything like that then you should feel the same if not more comfortable kissing any none family members on the lips. If you couldnt kiss your friends on the lips but you can kiss your family members that should tell you it's weird. Point is I could never imagine ever kissing one of my family members on the lips gross youd probably get some of their saliva on your lips or in your mouth. It's just gross and I can't see that as being normal in any way I find it cringy honestly.

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  • Freya1422

    I am 14 and I have one older sister (16) and one younger sister (9)and a older brother (21)... I think it would be gross to kiss the older two but my little sister is very immature for her age and still seems very little so she still occasionally gives me and my older sister a peck on the lips... I used to give my older sister a peck on the lips when we were little (like 7 and 9 and younger) but I haven't ever given my brother a kiss as I think that that's gross

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  • Short4Words

    I think if there is something sexual involved, which there obviously isn't for you there should be no reason to stop. You should ask your sisters if they think its wrong. And if the whole thing is bothering you so much, it's not the end of the world, that you don't kiss, right?

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  • peter12

    I kiss my step mum, dad, brothers and sisters on the lips though i must admit to really liking kissing my step mum.

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  • gem

    I just think kissing on the lips is not platonic. I kiss my parents a lot; I don't see them as much as I'd like, so I fill up my quota when I do see them. And even for sucha huggy feely person, I think it's just down right weird kissing your adult sister on the lips. You have cheeks and foreheads for that!

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  • govangogh

    Yes, when we peck, it is just that, a peck. We're not like frenching each other... Of course that's gross. It's just a greeting. Thanks everyone for your feedback! It's exactly what I was looking for...

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  • jackdaniels2012

    Kissing your siblings on the lips IMO is weird, however as someone else said all family's are brought up differently. Our family were raised not even hugging one-another...kissing?? Omg hell no. Which I find sad & that's why I ALLWAYS get my daughter(4yrs old) or partners kiss(lips) & hug before they go out or to bed. I believe kissing anyone outside YOUR own family is weird. When my daughter reaches the age she doesn't want a kiss goodnight/bye ... Then I'll just have to accept she's too old :)

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  • Darrell-82

    I have 2 sis n 1 bro i think its creepy n your sending the wrong signal. Stop doing it

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