Our friends over at Lemondrop compiled a great list of Worst Kisses Ever. I feel particularly bad for the young lady who blacked out and came to during her first kiss (and, evidently, not in a good way). Please read it, very funny, evidently some dudes think that tongue into mouth, like p into v, works best as an exploratory affair.

Reading (and laughing and scoffing and wincing) at these tales of woe got me thinking, what if I'm a bad kisser? Almost everyone I've ever met goes through life with the following beliefs about his or herself: "I … Read More

I am an aficionado of the kiss. No other act is so simple and so intimate. The light suction, the flick of the lip, the playful nibble, the deep advance and retreat of the tongue—a good kiss is like jazz, an improvisation of melodies, flirtatious staccatos, and passionate brassy crescendos. A good kiss is a rapport enacted physically, like sex, but more erotic. Click Here to Download Relationship Help and Love Advice to Your iPod or Computer

Many women don't realize this. I've been surprised at how many treat kissing like it really is "first base," just … Read More

Several years ago, I was on my third date with a kind, funny guy when we found ourselves locking lips for the first time. Perhaps it was nerves or mere dehydration, but it was the driest, most methodical exchange I’d ever experienced and have since come to refer to as “Jack Rabbit Tongue.” As soon as it ended (and it wasn’t soon enough), I knew I’d never go out with him again. Harsh? Absolutely. Common? Apparently.

According to Scientific American, a recent survey revealed that 59 percent of men and 66 percent of women in a test … Read More

For the best advice on sex, love, dating and relationships we ask two experts with personal experience. Cathi Hanauer is the author, most recently, of Sweet Ruin, a novel about love, marriage, and adultery. Daniel Jones is the editor of both the "Modern Love" column for The New York Times, and Modern Love, an anthology derived from the column. They've been married for 15 years, and together they provide a his and hers take on relationship questions. This round: bad kissers.

Question: I recently went on a date with an amazing woman—but at the end of the night, I discovered … Read More