Kissing for me has always been pleasurable. My wife, on the other hand, either changed, or was pretending when we were younger. I really thought we were compatible, but now days she keeps her kisses tight, and "smacks" them quick.

From this small sample size, it seems to me that the responses are skewed for females vs. males. But this sample size is way too small to make that leap.

Why do I find French kissing so incredible! To me, it is practically as good as sex. I could do it for hours too. You say you can dissociate during sex, but it is harder to do with kissing. But I think it is the association that makes both kissing and sex so great!