Not picking on you, @partyrock, not at all, but this raises a question I have wondered about hundreds of times.
I am bewildered by the steady stream (here and elsewhere) of “what does it mean when—?” relationship questions. It’s hard for me to believe that anyone truly thinks there’s a universal code of behaviors and interpretations and that everyone everywhere can read this language—except the person asking the question. The interpersonal behavior of individuals is not a formal set of signals like Morse code or semaphore, and there isn’t a book of translations that everyone has but you.
When you make small gestures, touch a person’s hand, make a simple remark, are you thinking about what meaning you’re conveying? Are you speaking in code?
What if someone just does something, acts on impulse, makes a gesture or says a word, expresses his feelings in some way, and he doesn’t subscribe to that mysterious (nonexistent) code? He’s the only one who can tell you what it means.
Why does it have to mean anything? A kiss is just a kiss.