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<< i have kissed on all my first dates!! not big sloppy come hither kisses though, just pecks.
<< I don't think it's "wrong" but I think it can complicate things quickly. Getting to know who someone really is can often be easier without that physical aspect at first. For myself, kissing someone means I love them, so I would never kiss someone who I didn't first say, "I love you" to. I doubt I'm going to know the person well enough to say that on a first date, hence no kiss. If the person wants to kiss me, we probably have different definitions of what a kiss means and how important it is. I feel more comfortable abiding by my standard and definition so I'll stick to it. Fortunately, the only guy I've dated pretty much shared my ideals about physicalness and what it meant, and we talked a little about what discrepencies there were.
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Umm...i feel the exact same, except replace "kiss" with "sex" :Q >>
Well, I'll up the ante a little then, if you replace "kiss" with "sex", then for me to feel comfortable about it, I'd have to replace the idea of "love" with the idea of "marriage". If, for me, kissing is a sign of love, sex for you is that sign of love. For me, sex is a sign for the amount of love and committment that goes into marriage. What is your sign for that? The marriage itself? >>
Yeah I guess so. I am a firm believer that relationships are better when they're more physical. It could be from my own bad experiences, though. With my first girlfriend, I was way too shy and I guess you could say totally passive. Barely made any moves...and then that first kiss was just built up to be too much and it ended up being somewhat awkward. Now I just like being more open...i feel closer to a person when I can be physical and I'm not just talking about sex. You could say physical closeness is a cop-out when compared to real emotional closeness, and it is, but I think the physical aspect (including sex) enhances the emotional side greatly.