An answer to why we kiss with our eyes closed

Aside from the fact it's extremely unromantic, there is a very good reason why keep our peepers shut when we pucker up.

Unless you are REALLY not feeling it or constantly vigilant, much like sneezing, kissing is nigh on impossible to with your eyes open.

Up until now, you've probably accepted it as 'just one of those things'. After all, who wants to get overly-analytical about kissing?

But as a study on vision and tactile sensory experience carried out by Royal Holloway, University of London revealed, there is one very good reason why we do it.

Simply put, our brains can't handle it.

Or, as the study more scientifically concluded, our grey matter struggles to process another sense while also concentrating on the visual stimuli - so looking at the object of our affections while kissing them.

Poll: Is kissing with eyes open a deal breaker for you?