Name why a kiss might be bad

The surest sign that either you or your partner is a bad kisser is when one of you is actively avoiding it. You have bad breath. No one wants to speak face to face with someone with bad breath, let alone make out with them. There are many causes that may be responsible for your problem, but most of them are easily solvable with a handy supply of breath mints or some teeth brushing.

Kissing should be instinctive, like laughing when someone says something funny. You go straight to tongues. Think of kissing the way you approach getting to know someone. Let the chemistry of your kiss unfold the way the chemistry of a new friendship would—naturally and without force. You never use your tongue. You leave your arms at your sides. You drown your lips in lip gloss. And while you might think that glossy lips will make you even more kissable, no one wants to get a mouthful of cherry-flavored lip balm when all they want is to taste you.

Lipstick and lip gloss are great in moderation, but keep yourself in check. Too much might be making you a less than optimal kisser. You keep bumping teeth with your partner. If you think bumping teeth is a perfectly normal part of kissing, think again. Try slowing down a little and focusing on lips for a few seconds to recalibrate. As you become more engrossed in the movement of the kiss, it will all come more naturally to you.

You get nervous when you can tell the other person is moving in. You need be more than ready to kiss when your partner makes their move. His lips were so soft, he applied the right amount of pressure, and smelled so good. He was quiet and shy; I was loud and outgoing. But the kiss changed everything for me, which, as it turns out, is what they're meant to do.

There's a lot happening in the body during a first kiss , and "it can definitely let you know you like a person," Dr. Josh Klapow, Ph. This is the chain reaction that occurs when your lips lock, which your body uses as a way to assess the other person, and figure out if you're a good "match. While it might just seem like you're swapping spit, the act of kissing is one way the body subconsciously decides whether or not you'd want to make a baby with this person — or, at the very least, hook up.

Researchers at Oxford University looked into it and found that the chemical makeup of saliva actually lets you know if the other person would produce strong offspring. In other words, they found that kissing is designed to help you assess a potential mate. It's also why a first kiss doesn't necessarily have to be "movie perfect" in order for it feel amazing.

If you're kissing someone — and like their pheromones , which also has a lot to do with how they smell — you may be inspired to hop into bed. When we kiss, our bodies jump into overdrive, and release a burst of adrenaline. It's why you might feel "weak in the knees. He points out, though, that since many first kisses are awkward — due to nerves and other factors — you might want to give it two or three more kisses, before you really know for sure.

Not only is your body flooded with the feel-good chemical oxytocin during a kiss, but it is subject to a host of other happy chemicals, too. It's why a first kiss is so exhilarating, and why it so often leads to the desire to be even more intimate. Also thanks to oxytocin, you might get that "warm and fuzzy" feeling, which contributes to the sense that you're falling in love. As you go in for a kiss, "oxytocin, aka the 'love hormone,' rushes through your veins," Dr.

Tasha Seiter, Ph. Since a first kiss triggers your sympathetic nervous system, aka that fight-or-flight response, your pupils will dilate, too.