I was 15. It was a "tougue kiss" and it was wet. Yuck! I got grounded because a neighbor saw us and told my mother.

Stephanie, 25
TX USA

Pretty unmemorable. I was 11 at the time, and he was no one special. I mainly did it because of peer pressure.

Aly, 17
Cardiff UK

*sigh* This is a touchy subject with me. My first romantic kiss was on my fingernail (my fingernail was hurt and this guy who was almost my boyfriend kissed it--and then made me kiss his fingernail in return). That is what I like to count as my first kiss, because it was sweet. We were off by ourselves, and I felt great. My first "romantic" kiss on the lips was when a guy (who, I might add, I was trying to break up with--I'd already fallen for someone else) pretty much cornered me in an arcade at an amusement park. There were tons of other people around, and I just felt dirty. That
was followed by a number of other kisses where his tongue was jammed down my throat and then he told me I was a bad kisser! My first kiss with the love of my life was wonderful. I was excited and hopeful, and he was the best kisser I'd ever kissed (he still is!).

Karen, 23
Ames, IA USA

I don't remember my first kiss, but I sure remember my first French kiss. It totally grossed me out. I said something romantic, like, "Yech!"

Laura, 38
Lowell, MA USA

akward

Hoochie

I recall my first kiss being sneaky. I was afraid someone might see me as I was at an outdoor bazaar. It was one of those quick, let's just get it over with kind of things... I think I was about 12. Can't remember. Clearly, it didn't leave much of an impression.

Fisch, 47
Preston, CT USA

I was about 7, she was an older woman (14, a friend of my sisters). She had braces. I don't remember much of a thought process or anything on my part, just kind of went along with it, but everybody thought it was a cute little scene.

Alias Irrelevante

Ernest but inept.

Jill, 61
Saylorsburg, PA USA

On a beach in the moonlight, very gentle, very sweet.

Jane, 63
West Linn, OR USA

It was the oddest circumstances. I was maybe 13. I was at a backyard campfire with a bunch of friends when one of our crew up an disappeared. I remember us all running around the neighborhood looking for her when I met up with one of my good guy friends. He grabbed me and kissed me pretty passionately and then continued running. I was a bit stunned, but I too kept
searching. We found the friend who was being a prankster and that was that.

Felicia, 37
Lowell, MA USA

I'll never forget my first kiss. I was about 12 and my boyfriend and I were slow dancing in a deserted spot. He gradually slid his head around until his lips were on mine. I remember clearly that I was thinking "Pay attention girl! This is your first kiss - and it's wonderful!"

Reba, 57
Gaithersburg, MD USA

My first boyfriend was wonderful - spoiled me for all thereafter. Our first kiss was in an empty Sunday School room before class in church. He went to a different high school and we met at church. We used to go to that classroom and play Carole King "Tapestry" album before Sunday School. We had been holding hands for a couple of weeks, so the kiss was, well, er, heavenly.

Cindy, 41
VA USA

i remember being asked a similar question here before, but my first real kiss was ok. I liked it, my girlfriend at the time though it was gross. I think I was 13 and she was 14. I've had a lot of better kisses since.

A-Dog, 20
Eugene, OR USA

If I recall, it was like kissing a fish... wet and sloppy. I got better at it.

Doug2, 30
Kansas City, KS USA

My first kiss...perfect!

Tracy, 24
Ocean City, NJ USA

Pretty unexciting. I was fifteen and didn't have a clue.

Judy, 62
Easton, KS USA

God, I was my daughters age. If any one tells her I will kill them. It was so perfect then because I finally got kissed but looking back I think that I was just stupid for letting him kiss me just to be kissed.

KarenNJ, 25
Milltown, NJ USA

My first kiss was with Lenny Wolf in 5th grade. It was just a peck on the cheek. But I was thrilled.

Janet, 45
E. Brunswick, NJ USA

The boy had braces and kissed me so hard that his braces cut my lip, so I guess it wasn't all that pleasant for me!

Tam

I want to thank your website for cheering me up. I need to explain. Throughout my life, I've only kissed people on the cheek and other "innocuous" places such as that. In fact, if I were to be in a romantic relationship with someone, I'd do the same. Well, until a few years ago, I thought most people understood this to mean something. But I've found out in the past few years that many
people consider what I do and would do to be meaningless, that it doesn't "count".

People seem to have a "hierarchy of affection", in which a hug means you're acquaintances, a kiss on the cheek means mere friendship, and a kiss must be on the lips to be considered romantic, and so forth. But on your site (found via search engine), I saw that some people included these other "places" for their first kiss. One young woman was kissed on her fingernail, and the counts this. Another was kissed on the cheek and remembers it very fondly. Thank you.
Post this if you can. I don't feel as lonely now.

Brian, 30
PA USA

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