9 Surprising Facts You Didn’t Know About Love Bites Or Hickeys!

#1 The Origin Of Love Bites Happened In The Animal Kingdom

a psychologist Havelock Ellis, researched that male mammals frequently nibbled at female mammals' necks during mating. It was then that the study was mentioned in the academic journal Studies in the Psychology of Sex.

#2 There Is No Instant Cure For Hickeys

Hickeys are a common occurrence nowadays, and most people either have seen a hickey on someone or have had one. Hickeys are usually not painful or dangerous for the receiver and mean different to different people. To some, they are something to be proud of and a sign of love while to others they are often not desired and need to be hidden or removed.

Apart from putting some ice, there is nothing you can really do to make it go instantly. Hiding with scarfs and collars is your only go-to method.

#3 People With Iron Deficiency Get Love Bites Quickly

If your skin turns black and blue immediately after some action, chances are you are low on iron. Including leafy veggies and fish in your diet will help to tackle this problem. Which, of course, makes perfect sense, because those who don't have enough iron in their diets also bruise easier. Red meat and dark leafy greens, if hickeys are part of your usual sexual practices, can make help make them from appearing so easily.

#4 They Can Cause A Stroke

Yes, that can happen. No joke. A woman in New Zealand suffered a stroke after her partner sucked her neck hard. Not only did it cause a stroke, she was also left with a paralysed arm!

Although this appears to be the only documented hickey induced stroke, the fact is that it happened, and you never know when the next one can strike!

#5 They Can Also Cause Oral Herpes

Someone who has an oral herpes outbreak shouldn't be engaging in sexual contact of any kind, that is if they want to keep their partner healthy, but sometimes in the heat of the moment, people forget. Don't let that happen to you.

Because If your partner has oral herpes and they lean in to give you a hickey while one of their cold sores is active, that contact against your skin can result in them giving you the virus.

#6 You Can Be Scarred For Life

So, it's pretty rare and has to do with both how fair your skin is, the severity of the hickey, and if there was some biting involved, but yes, sometimes hickeys can leave a scar. Love bites can leave a permanent scar on your body, if the intensity of it is deep in the skin. Therefore, you need to tell your partner to go easy while you're getting one.

#7 They Can Lead To Serious Sex Injuries

They may seem innocent enough, but sometimes the side effects of hickeys are pretty bad. In fact, hickeys are the most common sex injury out there. If you don't go easy with the nibbling, then hickeys can cause severe sex injuries. It may look as if you're subjected to forced sex wherein your body has received harsh blows.

#8 They Have A Special Mention In The Kamasutra

The Kama Sutra, compiled in the 2nd century CE, has an entire 527-page manual dedicated to matters of attraction. This sexy tome provides instructions on seduction and making love so detailed it can't help but read like erotica. The Kama Sutra has called love bites ‘coral and the jewel', where the lip is the coral and teeth the jewel.

#9 Dreaming Of Getting Hickeys May Symbolise That You’re Troubled By A Toxic Relationship

According to psychological studies, dreaming about hickeys indicate nothing sexual but psychological, wherein you might be troubled by a toxic relationship. Or it may also suggest a battle between your mind and heart.