You guys know that the mistletoe isn't, like, a binding legal contract, right? If someone holds a mistletoe over your head and you don't kiss them, you won't go to Christmas jail.
A new survey asked people if, quote, "passionately kissing a person other than your romantic partner on the lips under the mistletoe" is CHEATING.
And overall, 47% of people say they WOULD consider it cheating . . . 38% said they WOULDN'T consider it cheating . . . and 15% aren't sure.
Interestingly enough, women were more forgiving of mistletoe kisses . . . 41% say it's not cheating, versus 34% of men.
Older people are also MUCH cooler with their significant other kissing people under the mistletoe than younger people.
50% of people over 55 say it's not cheating, as do 42% of people over 45. But only a quarter of people between 25 and 44 think it's not cheating . . . along with only 15% of people 18 to 24.
(YouGov) (On a related note, the record for the most couples kissing under the mistletoe was just broken with 896.) Image © 2019 Getty Images