This post doesn't seem to have anything explicit about Jane Austen and her works. If you intended the connection to be made between your topic and JA, please expand a little further.For example, how do you know that kissing doesn't go on in JA's novels? How do you know that they didn't hug? If you are not interested in discussing Jane Austen in relation to the contents of your post, then you may wish to consider taking it over to Dregston Chronicle, a history board outside Pemberley which is happy to take such topics. Please take this link...

http://www.crossmyt.com/dregston/bridge.htm