Great Kisses

From the moment we're born to the moment we die, kissing has got to be one of the most wonderful things on earth. I'm not talking about kissing your mum or dad or social kisses in the air at parties, I'm talking about deep, wet, moist kisses between your lover and you. The ones that really have meaning. The type that when you kiss, you forget everything else around you and just concentrate on the sensation, and there's just you and your lover, floating in space.

Have had one of those? Even if you haven't, you can prepare yourself for one of those when you do get the chance to meet someone lovely. Sometimes great kisses happen spontaneously. When one partner grabs the other partner and their faces lock. Other times we see great kisses are at weddings, at the airport, supermarket aisles…who knows? Perhaps in your own bedroom?

For a great kiss to happen, preferably, you should have nice clean teeth. That's sometimes a little hard when you've just had fried noodles for lunch, but try to rinse off in the bathroom with water at least.

It's a good idea to brush your teeth after every meal (no, I'm not a hygiene freak, I just love kissing). It can be funny if you see stuff stuck in your partner's teeth, but only if you know them really well. If you've just started dating someone and trying to impress them, chili flakes or green veggie bits in your teeth won't be terribly attractive to them. Also, note that onions and garlic can last on your breath a long time, even till the next morning, so if you're out on a hot date, don't order anything that will make your breath smell bad.

If you're eating fried chicken, don't go anywhere near your mate's face till you've gotten the grease off your lips. I'm totally serious. If she wanted to moisturize her skin, she would use a moisturizer from a bottle, not off your lips.

What if, just what if, you've taken all the precautions to make your breath and teeth look and smell good, but your partner has bad breath? Offer them a mint casually, wait a couple of minutes till they're done with it, and then kiss them. Of course, you can't use this strategy too often or they might start wondering if their breath smells bad. In which case, being honest is sometimes the best policy. If you're diplomatic about it, it should go ok.

So now we've talked about some basics, let's talk about techniques. I love talking about the different ways to kiss, because there are literally zillions of ways to kiss. Each time you kiss someone, you kiss him or her differently.

There are butterfly kisses where you let your lips flutter gently all over her face. There are long, wet smooches where you're both out of breathe and have to break away to oxygenate. There are French kisses where you try to wrap around each other's tongues. There are under lip kisses where you try and massage the gums of your lover's mouth. There are those kisses where one of you starts off with lipstick and then the both of you end up with lipstick on. There are ear kisses that are terribly ticklish and yet very erotic also. And kisses aren't limited to the mouth and face of course. You can kiss all over the human body. So what are you waiting for, go kiss somebody today!