Welcome to KISS KISS. We are a London-based magazine exploring romance in all its complexity, not the fairy tale, but the messy, lived experience. KISS KISS traces the many ways intimacy shapes our lives, challenging how we think about romance, identity, and connection. Stylish, intelligent, and unafraid to look at love with open eyes. KISS KISS moves through four movements: The Rush, The Routine, The Reckoning, and The Repair. From first-date nerves and situationships to secure intimacy, toxic patterns, and heartbreak, we trace the ways love shapes our lives today. Inside, you will find personal stories, cultural observations, and reflections on identity and desire. We explore the thrill of attraction in Scent or a Scam? The Truth About “Pheromone Perfume” (p.12), the comfort of routine in Garlic Bread is Better Than Sex (p.32), the challenges of obsession in Are We Dating… or Just Replaying? (p.40), and the subtle art of reinvention in How Dementia Changes Love (p.60). Fashion, culture, emotion, and love intersect here, reflecting how a generation fluent in the modern digital world experiences romance. This magazine doesn’t romanticise love. It documents it unapologetically, honestly, and with style. Because even in a world of fleeting moments, love is still urgent, still compelling, and still worth noticing. Kiss Kiss invites you on this journey. We hope you enjoy this first issue as much as we do.
At what point did you start feeling like this channel could be something you keep doing long-term?
W: We try to make what people want to watch, but it still has to reflect real life. We can't really do something that's fully planned. Sometimes we see other couples and get inspired, then we make a simpler version, but we always add our own touch. It has to feel natural.
Where do ideas usually come from? Do you sit down and brainstorm?
W: It depends on what's in my album. If I have clips that feel worth posting, I'll edit and post them. If there's nothing, I won't force it. But I do feel pressure if we don't post for a few days. That's my own problem. We don't really have a strict schedule unless it's a collaboration.
Your content is really varied. Vlogs, Chinese-learning games, sit-down chats, also your cute dog Lilo. How do you decide what to post next?
W: If we're going out, travelling, doing something special, I'll record. If it's just work and walking the dog, I don't think it's worth filming. So it's not like I'm taking out my phone all day, every day. But trips and planned days, yes, I'll definitely record. What content do you each enjoy making most?
B: I like talking about serious cultural topics. And I like play Chinese-learning games.
W: He likes deep talking videos, but I would like to make less of those videos. Sometimes it doesn't feel "safe" online because people can get uncomfortable and argue. Personally, I love the content where we go back to China. People like watching an American-born Chinese experience China and see the differences. And it's all very natural, so I enjoy editing it.
Does filming change your daily life as a couple?
W: One hundred percent. When something is happening, you must grab the phone, open the camera, set it up in a good position. It's a waste of time, and it can stop you from enjoying the moment. Recording is always in the back of my mind, so it can feel stressful. But once I finish editing and post, I get this sense of accomplishment.
B: Sometimes it's fun. It's also a good memory for us. Like one day when we're old, we can watch it back.
When you share your relationship online, people can leave harsh comments or over-interpret tiny expressions. How do you deal with negative reactions?
W: Brian does not really get involved. He cannot even read most of it, it would take him several business days. If something is genuinely funny or positive, I will tell him. If it is negative, I usually will not. Sometimes in my head I want to clap back, but I do not actually fight strangers online. The hardest part is finding the balance between sharing yourself and not saying too much. If you share nothing, you become like a robot, just “I did this today, I did that today,” and it is hard to connect with people.
But if you share too much, it can be risky. I try to share feelings without oversharing. If I have time, I check comments. If I do not, I just leave it. It can affect my mood, of course. But it does not affect our relationship. Arguing with people you do not know is pointless and there are many people who genuinely like us. Sometimes we meet followers in real life and they tell us they love our content, so that is what we focus on.
Where do you draw the line? What feels okay to share, and what stays private?
B: I am open to sharing thoughts, feelings, opinions, ideas. But if it is personal information that could actually affect my daily life, I do not want to share that.
W: A simple example is location. If we are filming a word- guessing video and he says the exact neighborhood name, I will stop him, because then people know where we live. I will not put personal privacy online. But everyday life, us having fun, what we did that day, that is fine. If it brings people happiness, people enjoy watching.
Our focus is not “making people know us” as private individuals. We care more about whether the content is entertaining and whether people learn something like cultural differences here and there.
At home, what language do you use most? And does language affect how you argue, comfort each other, or make up?
W: In the very beginning it was hard. I had to use a translator to talk in English. Later he started learning Chinese, but we still use English more. He told me I sometimes assume he understands every Chinese word, but he actually understands maybe 30 percent. So English is easier for serious conversations.
Looking back from dating, long-distance, to marriage, what brought you closer?
W: During Covid we had one year of long-distance. We didn't see each other at all, and we didn't even talk that much. It was crazy. But we didn't have a big crisis. We just did our own thing, and when I came back, he came to meet me. It felt like mutual effort.
B: I can't really give relationship advice, but recognising each other's effort matters. When you feel the weight of it, that's what keeps people together. For me it was also making a decision and committing to it.