"Do you think your first kiss should be a big deal? My first kiss with a boy was lame, but I thought it didn't count because I like girls. But then my first kiss with a girl was anything but special. I wasn't attracted to her and it everything was pretty much alcohol induced. Very "experimental". Now I feel bad. I always thought these things should be special. What do you think?"

- Question submitted by Anonymous

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Dannielle Says: 

Oh man, I spent so much time wondering this exact thing. First of all, you will have a bunch of different first kisses. Every single time you have feelings for someone and you want to kiss on their face mouth, you’ll have a first kiss with them. So, it’s like, does the first time you EVER KISS ANYONE count as a first kiss, even!?! Who knows. I don’t think it matters. 

Honestly, I don’t remember MOST of my first kisses. There are a few that stick out in my mind, and I feel like that’s how it’s supposed to be?? Right? Like, you remember that really terrible first kiss where the boy you halfway had a crush on spun his togue around in your mouth like an ACTUAL blender. And you remember that really amazing first kiss that ended up lasting for 6 hours. 

And like, maybe the best first kiss ever happens when you’re 16 but also maybe doesn’t happen until you’re 27, you know what I mean? Don’t feel bad if your first kisses are lackluster, it isn’t about when, you know? It’s about whom. 

(hey yall did i use ‘whom’ correctly? thx)

Kristin Says:

You guys, Disney has been lying to all of us for a million years.
First kisses are usually (mostly always) NEVER romantic, ever.
Also, apparently that magic carpet ride would have killed Aladdin & Jasmine.

Don’t worry about your first kiss, or your second kiss, or your third.

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE FOURTH KISS.

No, it’s not. That just seemed to be the best way to dramatically end my thought.

Kissing is practice for better kissing. My first kiss was with a boy named Dave in the back of a bus and he used the EXACT same blender technique that Dannielle referred to earlier. My first girl-kiss was done on a dare and it was terrifying and horrible. Then, there were some kisses that were pretty okay and I was like “OH HEY CHECK OUT THIS KISSING THING.” Then, there were kisses that were like, “OMG THAT KISSING THING FROM BEFORE WAS SO LAME THIS IS THE BEST THING ON PLANET EARTH.”

You know?

It’s totally cool. You have your entire life to kiss people. 
WHOOHOO THREE CHEERS FOR ALL THE KISSING!