6 Things You Did Not Know About Love Bites, a.k.a., The Hickey

 

Puberty is the time of life when we all want to experiment and try out new things, especially when it comes to our love life and relationships. We’ve all been carried away by a moment of passion and before we realize our partner leaves a love bite on our neck. And as much as we find them interesting or exciting the resulting bruise, popularly called a hickey, can have some pretty bad side effects. And even though you may think you know all you need to know about them you actually don’t know anything. If you knew you wouldn’t let your partner do it again.

Before we go into details and provide you with some eye-opening information about these “adorable” love bites let’s see what they actually are and how they’re created. Love bites or hickeys are just bruises which appear when you get carried away making out or having sex. In such moments a lot of people start nibbling or biting the sensitive areas of their partner like the neck or collar bone, which can be quite arousing. And even though you may think that it takes a lot of effort to make a hickey since the resulting bruise can look really bad, it really isn’t quite true.

The hickeys bruise easily because the layer of skin right beneath the surface is full of capillaries which break under pressure, like when your partner bites you. It may not look so bad right after, the place becomes red and swollen, but after a few days it starts getting purplish and finally it becomes a nasty yellow stain on your neck. You may think hickeys are innocent enough but there are a few things you need to know about them because the side-effects are not as innocent as you think.

1. People with iron deficiency get hickeys easier

If hickeys are an inevitable part of your sex life and you get them after every single moment of passion you might have an acute iron deficiency. Iron is an integral element in your blood and if your iron levels are too low it’s probably why you bruise so easy. This could also lead to more serious conditions like anemia. If hickeys tend to appear more often you should check your iron levels and try to increase them through food. Include more iron-rich foods like green leafy vegetables and red meat.

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