A piquito?

By Martha Carrillo

A few days ago the term "piquito" went global in several news programs, TV shows and social networks when this way of defining a stolen kiss went viral. This unleashed a series of comments such as "how much is so little", "what else does a little kiss give", "it's not that big of a deal". But beyond the people who embodied this popular "piquito" I ask you: has anyone ever stolen a kiss from you in unwanted circumstances? Has anyone ever stolen a kiss from you using their role of authority? Has anyone ever stolen a kiss from you without you sending any sign that you would accept it? I don't know your answer, but this behavior is much more common than people say.

I know that a stolen kiss can be very romantic, that when it is stolen by that person for whom you feel butterflies in your stomach, that if it is given to you by that person with whom you share a love interest it can take you to outer space, but when it is not like that, it causes discomfort, repulsion and vulnerability. And in the surprise of the moment you can react in a thousand ways: rejecting it, throwing it, slapping it or even smiling, pretending that nothing happened or evading, because the inner feeling can put on a thousand masks to avoid making public the feelings caused by the abuse of which you are a victim. And even more, when the one who stole it makes a face of "it was a joke", "a small audacity", "an unimportant detail".