How to Have a First Kiss With Your Partner

The article below contains tips for girls and guys on how to kiss your partner for the first time.

Kissing Tips for Girls:

1. Make sure your breath is OK by carrying mints with you always.

2. Get close to your boyfriend and lean onto his shoulder, resting your head like you are tired. Turn and look up towards him and see if he responds. If he does not try to kiss you it probably just is not the right time yet.

3. Stare at his lips for a second, close your eyes slightly and look away and then smile up at him.

4. Don't get nervous or stressed. When it is the right time for the kiss, it will happen. Just accept that and wait for another good opportunity.

5. To signal you want him to kiss you, put your arms around his neck or gently touch his neck and shoulders. These are all signals he should pick up on easily.

6. Don't be afraid to go for the kiss. Some guys are just too shy to make the first move so you can encourage them by giving them a gentle kiss on their cheek to show you are interested.

7. Tell him you would like him to kiss you. Many guys like it when girls are open and honest like that. If your subtle hints and suggestions are not working then just say something like "You could kiss me if you wanted too" and see what happens. If nothing happens than accept that it just isn't meant to be.

Kissing Tips for Guys:

1. Get over your shyness. Girls want you to kiss them as much as you want to kiss them in most cases. If you mean it, say that you love them.

2. Carry mints with you to make sure you have fresh breath.

3. Don't try for the first kiss with an audience. Most girls would rather this be a private moment between the two of you so wait until you are alone or out of sight.

4. Read her signals and body language. Her signals may not always make a lot of sense, for example she may shove you away and then laugh and look you in the eyes. She could be playing hard to get our she could be unsure what she wants to do. Think about your time together and try to figure out if she is comfortable and relaxed on your dates, if she is flirty with you and sends you signals with her body language and if she does things like touch you a lot, lick her lip or bite her lips? These could be signals she wants a kiss from you.

5. Look into her eyes. If she returns the look and doesn't break the eye contact then she feels comfortable.

6. Slowly and gently move closer to her. Do not move to fast or it will be very unromantic.

7. Wrap your arms around her. Do not attempt to feel her up or grab her in inappropriate places while going for the first kiss. You should be a gentleman. Put your arms around her and pull her towards you. Do not get uncomfortably close to her, though.

8. Make sure you are making eye contact while you do this. Eye contact is so important, we talked about it twice now!

9. Look in the direction of her lips and move in towards them for the kiss. Make sure you don't miss.

10. Don't be too aggressive with the kiss but don't be too chaste either. You want the first kiss to be romantic and sensual but not overly aggressive and intimidating. Don't keep your mouth completely open or completely closed and don't make the kiss last too long, like over 30 seconds, or too short, like under 5 seconds. Aim for a kiss lasting around 10 seconds. Tongue is optional but should be done gently and not forcefully.

11. Don't say anything, just wait to see what she does. Smile at her and relax. Give her a big hug to make the moment even more special.