Check in with yourself and make sure that your breath smells great and your lips aren't chapped before a date, Hall told INSIDER. This may seem like a no-brainer, but NationalToday.com found that bad breath was the biggest sign of a bad kisser, according to the 1,000 Americans they surveyed.
Good kissers are soft but passionate. They practice good hygiene, know how to move their lips and tongue to make the kiss feel passionate.
Start slow, be gentle, and stay in the moment. Think of French kissing as massaging your partner's tongue. Whatever you do with your hands, be comfortable. If the kisses aren't doing it for you, don't be shy about giving your partner feedback — and asking for feedback yourself.
When they start mauling your mouth, pull away slowly, count for a beat and give them a single, tender, kiss on the lips. It wouldn't hurt to say “I love being kissed really gently” or “I like going slow”. It might feel awkward, but most bad kissers really are crying out for a little instruction.
FOR 99.9% of women, bad kissing is a deal-breaker. A very fast deal-breaker. A woman will give you one pass for nervousness. If the second kissing experience is poor, that's it.
Philemaphobia, or philematophobia, is the fear of kissing. It is common among young and inexperienced kissers who are afraid of doing something wrong. In these cases, the anxiety is generally mild to moderate and dissipates quickly as the person gains experience.
The user's lips or saliva is laced with a toxic poison or venom that when they kiss a victim, the victim will suffer the effects of the poison. This poison can cause the victim to become horribly sick, delusional, paralyzed or even cause death. This power is often always active.
Keep your mouth soft and relaxed.
— and also, well, again literally. Both a cranked-open jaw and a closed-mouth, hard pucker aren't the most pleasant to smooch. Keep your lips just-apart enough, allowing the kisses to be soft and deep, and keep your mouth relaxed. You want to see where the kiss takes you.
In John Gottman's relationship research, he was able to find that six seconds is the length of a kiss that can actually create a connection with your partner. In fact, he recommends you have at least one six-second kiss per day.
“The three second rule was an old piece of advice about the time it takes to make a good first impression. How it's shifted to meaning that guys can forcibly kiss and touch a woman for three seconds to see if she says no, is a horrible reflection of the understanding people have about consent.
People usually consider a kiss sloppy when it leaves saliva on your face, especially outside of your lips. If you or your significant other has to wipe their face or has drool on it, the kiss is probably too sloppy.
A lot of people are nervous about the first kiss, so that can make it awkward. Whether you are the one initiating it or the one on the receiving end, nerves can get in the way and make it a bad first kiss.
You get too intense too quickly
If you're launching yourself at your partner, expecting an intense make-out session right away, you're probably going to be labeled a bad kisser, said sex expert Antonia Hall. Make sure you lead with your lips and keep the tongue action to a minimum, at least at first.
If it gets to this, just be light-hearted, and focus on the positives, without putting the pressure on them – for example, say you really like how things are going but you don't feel like you have the same kissing style, and ask if you can work together on that.
Most often, guys breathe heavily when making out due to feeling aroused or extremely excited about being with you. Keep it in mind.
Massage your lips daily
Gently rubbing over your lips with your fingertips on a daily basis will help to increase the blood supply to that area and make lips noticeably plumper and healthier-looking – perfect for your next smooch!
6 Lick Your Own Lips with Your Tongue. Don't forget to take care of your own mouth. Although licking your lips can actually dry them out in the long run, it's okay to lick them right before a kiss to make sure they're moist. Of course, if you have chapstick nearby, then try using that instead.
First, keep your lips soft and slightly opened, in a gently inviting and receptive way. Don't press them together tightly, but also avoid opening them too wide. Drooling and too much saliva is almost always a turn-off for men and women. On the other hand, some women and men like steamy, sloppy, wet kissing.
The act of kissing leads to the body producing endorphins, or happiness hormones, meaning that both the kisser and the one being kissed feel happy and relaxed. Kissing also helps to reduce the body's cortisol levels, thus indirectly reducing stress.