Green analyzes the prevalence of the "wedding glass tinkle" -- a wedding tradition in which a person can clink his fork against a glass to get the bride and groom to kiss -- and indicates that it serves as a bridge between pre-marital intimacy -- which has been conventionally stereotyped as non-sexual-and marital intimacy -- which is conventionally stereotyped as an appropriately time to begin sexual intimacy. Green sees the wedding glass tinkle as educational folklore in that it teaches and emphasizes the shift toward intimacy suggested by marriage by allowing kissing -- usually a more private act -- to become public. Green also believes that the wedding tinkle equates intimacy with a happy marriage. She suggests that the tinkle is a form of social control, allowing all types of wedding guests to control the bride and groom's behavior for various reasons. She concludes by establishing the tinkle as a release valve that allows the bride and groom to cope with pre-honeymoon jitters and allows the family to cope with the change in relationships that marriage implies. Created by Kathryn Green when she was enrolled in Eric Eliason's English 391 course in Fall 2002.