A hickey, also known as a
"love bite" or "kiss mark" is essentially a bruise caused by sucking or
aggressively kissing another person's flesh. It is initially red in
color, due to broken blood vessels beneath the skin. It will later turn
purple or dark brown as it heals. Hickeys are a mark of passion. They are often done in the heat of the
moment, out of desire for the other person. Giving someone a hickey is
kind of like marking your...