Does this statement come from a religous background?

to be kissed in a softly romantic way.

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A kiss on the eyes is symbolic in literature and media as a sign of true love or submissive acceptance.

It has its origins in hinduism and the sacred chakras. Kissing the eye is a symbolic appeal to the Purple (third eye) Ajna chakra. Since the eyes are just below the Ajna, it is a submissive appeal to the Ajna; a request for acknowledgement to the soul's center of thought and reason. The word Ajna means "to perceive."

This submissive entry is also the origin of hundreds of christian traditions; the placing of ash on the forehead on Ash Wednesday as a submissive entry to the White (Crown) Sahasrara chakra, Sahasrara being Hindi for "thousandfold." One of the Crown chakra's main elements is Frankincense; another christian symbol of the christ that has origins dating back to long before christianity.