It doesn't matter if you are 15 or 50, the first kiss is sweet, thrilling, nerve-wracking, intimate, awkward and incredibly vulnerable...
and that's just in five seconds! Hollywood always makes it seem so easy since they are always so rehearsed.
Unfortunately, real-life first kisses are never that easy, as you'll likely bump noses and knock teeth and probably giggle a bit as well as feel a bit tingly all over.
It doesn't matter, as all of those actions are perfectly okay.
Although there is no "right" way to kiss, here are some tips for helping you be successful with a bit of lip-locking: 1) Check out your date's body language.
I wrote another article about interpreting body language, so you may want to give it a quick read.
However, if your date has his/her head tilted up, is making eye contact, has uncrossed arms while facing you, chances are he/she is in the mood for a nice kiss.
2) As soon as you decide to go for it, be like Nike and JUST DO IT! Hovering near your date's lips will only make an uncomfortable situation even more so.
3) Maintain eye contact on the way to your date's lips.
If you shut your eyes on the way there, you may get lost.
Trust me, it happens! 4) Start gently.
Press your lips gently against your date's lips.
Save the tongue for later.
5) Pull back.
Gaze into your date's eyes.
If it's a go, you'll know by the way he/she looks back at you.
If it's a no go, just smile and say good night and you'll at least save face! 6) If everything went well in step 5, how about another? With this one, you can give a little bit of tongue action.
However, this doesn't mean gagging your date or swallowing his/her tongue as soon as it enters your mouth.
Just gently part your lips and go forth to explore.
A light, flickering touch with your tongue can give a surprisingly big response, as the tongue is a cluster of nerve endings.
7) Don't go overboard.
Variety with kissing, such as the eye-lashes, neck, nibbling on the lips, really is the spice of life So there's a few tips for making that first kiss memorable.
The first kiss may be a bit awkward, but if the date goes well, you may have a lot of time later to practise with him/her on your next (and subsequent) date.
If the date went *really* well, you may leave him/her in such a state that he/she will be longing to kiss you again, and the second date may come sooner than you think!