They cite work showing that "oral microbiota dysbiosis is significantly correlated with various neuropsychiatric disorders, including autism spectrum disorder, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, anxiety, epilepsy, and depression."
No claims are made that oral microbiota cause depression and anxiety. I find it easy to believe that after marriage, couples converge in depression and anxiety absent any kissing. And because of kissing, their oral microbiota will also converge. But that doesn't imply that kissing is the cause of the convergence in depression and anxiety. Maybe I am missing something.
justonceokay · 31m ago
After reading I’m confused how oral bacteria is shown to be the cause. What I’m reading is that moving in with a depressed person is depressing.
paulryanrogers · 1h ago
It appears they didn't control for folks who lived together or had begun open-mouth kissing before marriage. Am I missing something?
azinman2 · 46m ago
This is in Iran, so presumably there’s less of that than in other places in the world?
jrsdav · 1h ago
Not to mention how difficult it can be to transition to sleeping with a bed partner, let alone one who is an insomniac.
benregenspan · 19m ago
"It can be argued that deriving a conclusive understanding from our preliminary findings is challenging without controlling for confounders (e.g., shared diet, stress exposure, and frequency of intimacy)." Seems like "stress exposure" is doing a lot of work there.
networked · 59m ago
A light version of vampirism without all the blood: they kiss you, and you become nocturnal.
casenmgreen · 43m ago
Study was performed in Tehran, Iran. I dunno - I see my feelings I instinctively question the quality of work in repressive countries.
Flemlo · 38m ago
That's just so blantly weird stance.
What's your thought process? People in Iran should not kiss each other in marriage?
No claims are made that oral microbiota cause depression and anxiety. I find it easy to believe that after marriage, couples converge in depression and anxiety absent any kissing. And because of kissing, their oral microbiota will also converge. But that doesn't imply that kissing is the cause of the convergence in depression and anxiety. Maybe I am missing something.
What's your thought process? People in Iran should not kiss each other in marriage?