First Kiss - Too early? When & how to kiss your date!
When should you kiss your crush, boyfriend, or girlfriend in a new relationship for the first time?

If you have a new relationship starting, and you both like each other, you may be thinking "When should I kiss them? I don't want to kiss too early! What's the right time and way to kiss?" Here are some tips for the first time kissing:

• Be Natural
  Relationships move through predictable physical stages (see 12-steps to intimacy). To build up to a kiss, you should first get comfortable with the lower stages with your partner -- holding hands, hugging, putting an arm around their shoulder. These will all make both of you feel naturally more comfortable when it comes time to kiss.
  
• Be in a Private Place
  Your first kiss should be someplace private-- not in public. Being in public will make you both aware that others can be looking and can make you nervous or your date may be shy about that. Wait until you're somplace private, perhaps secluded and romantic, and you'll both feel more comfortable.
  
• Don't plan it, don't force it
  If you plan it, you'll think too much about it and it can make you nervous, or it can come off as being, well, planned!
  If you haven't kissed yet and you're wondering if you ever will... realize everyone has different comfort zones and some people take a little longer to get ready for the first kiss, so be patient. There is no rush.
  
• Build up to it
  Don't just grab them and kiss them. Instead, your first kiss should build up gradually-- touch them, hug them, maybe rest your face next to theirs and look into their eyes... wait until the moment feels right.
  
• If he/she's shy -- ask if you can kiss them!
  It might not be a bad idea to ask. Say you're having a romantic moment, you're close and comfortable with each other-- why not say "I'd really like to kiss you...." and see what their response is. It will show you are sweet and considerate.
  
• Keep it Simple
  Don't use the tongue or french with your first kiss. A first kiss should be simple or sweet. Doing too much may make you seem desperate or in a rush-- girls can especially resent this. So a simple, sweet kiss followed by a smile is the best thing for the first time.
  
  
• Don't kiss too early
  Kissing too early (before you've both had time to be comfortable) can hurt a relationship. This might be a few days for some couples, or weeks for others! Don't kiss the first day you met someone; wait until you hold hands or at least know they really like you in that way. Kissing too early could offend them or make them nervous. That's why we said above-- if you're not sure, ask!
  
• If it's bad -- that's OK!
  Many first kisses can be awkward or just not that great. You're putting your face on someone else's that you barely know-- what's not weird about that?
  
  Despite what the movies say, sparks just don't fly immediately. So if it's not that great, don't worry! You will have plenty of time to work on improving your kissing...

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