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Comments on: I’ve Always Gone For the Makeout – A Confession https://thoughtsfromparis.com/thoughts/ive-always-gone-for-the-makeout-a-confession/ Humor blogger D.J. Paris writes about the most interesting subject in the world - himself. It's worth a look if you're cool. And you are! Tue, 11 Mar 2014 04:26:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Maureen https://thoughtsfromparis.com/thoughts/ive-always-gone-for-the-makeout-a-confession/#comment-27949 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 04:26:34 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=5177#comment-27949 I was very fortunate to meet the love of my life at 20. He was 32. He was the funniest person, had cool job coaching basketball and was my best friend. He made it clear marriage was not for him.

I didn’t want to get married until after I created my successful career.

I was shocked when he asked me to marry him 5 years later. He asked 2 more times but I was so young when I got into the best relationship ever – bur marriage?

I waited too long so at 32 I was not as I thought – going to see the world – well yes I did lots of that but my belief that I would probably have some dates but relationships would just happen.

I hate dating. I have had 2 boyfriends since Steve and they both had one or more girlfriends.

My fragile heart and me know he’s out there but I enjoyed my non dating years – one after each betrayal.

On passionate kissing? Never pass if the spark is there and it’s usually evident midway through dinner or a few hours. Just stop at the kissing and anticipate slowly all the rest.

Just my experience.

]]> By: Wendy https://thoughtsfromparis.com/thoughts/ive-always-gone-for-the-makeout-a-confession/#comment-13381 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:55:10 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=5177#comment-13381 Being a new dater (is that a word??) myself this both frightened and amused me…. I laughed so hard that the women went along with the 5 min make out (without saying back off jack) only to say she wasn’t comfortable?.. Really. Then your therapist raises her hand and says “resist” ? Personally I would have started giggling in the therapy session. 🙂

]]> By: Tongue Sandwich https://thoughtsfromparis.com/thoughts/ive-always-gone-for-the-makeout-a-confession/#comment-13377 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:44:58 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=5177#comment-13377 Judging by how you hit it off, I think you should go on a date with Brenda. I would pay to watch that. I’d even bring my own popcorn.

]]> By: Pet https://thoughtsfromparis.com/thoughts/ive-always-gone-for-the-makeout-a-confession/#comment-13376 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:20:23 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=5177#comment-13376 I laughed reading this because my idea is and continues to be a good date ends with a kiss. Ok, maybe not a full on make out session, but if I am interested and wish to see someone again, I let them know a kiss is required. The reason: I can’t and refuse to date a bad kisser. So, if we clicked and things go well, there is only one more thing I need to know before agreeing to seeing a guy again: is he a good kisser?

]]> By: Crystal @ I Totally Paused https://thoughtsfromparis.com/thoughts/ive-always-gone-for-the-makeout-a-confession/#comment-12917 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:09:46 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=5177#comment-12917 I think that this is a totally subjective situation, but it’s subjective based on things you don’t yet know. For example, I love physical affection, but not from people I either don’t know well or have just met. I’m one of those people who cringes when touched too much in a crowd, and after several hours on a first date, I am basically on people overload. But, that’s not something you really talk about on a first date, so it’s not really something you’d know at the end of said date. So in my case, on a first date where I presumably just met that guy, I would be totally weirded out if he actually made out with me…a little kiss is fine, but a full on make out would have me running for the hills!

That being said, I’m just one woman, not all of them. We’re all different. But, I think your therapist is probably right…when in doubt, just resist.

]]> By: Thelma https://thoughtsfromparis.com/thoughts/ive-always-gone-for-the-makeout-a-confession/#comment-12798 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:35:02 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=5177#comment-12798 So I’m going to go ahead and agree with you here. I too recently divorced and trying out this dating thing…SO MANY RULES. (WTF!?!) When I was in college dating usually started with some embarrassing moment in a frat house. At 36…not so cute. So here is my problem. I’m not sure I want to get married again, so my trouble is this, most men my age have either never been married or are like me recently unmarried. When you happen upon a dude, worthy of a date, one of two things happen.
1. He sizes me up for a wedding dress before the entree arrives. (no thank you.)
2. He goes in for the make-out too soon, making me think he just wants to do me. (flattering but no…or strong maybe anyway)

So the question for you becomes, how do you avoid being sized up as a groom? You must be in the same situation as me. I would love to meet and hang out with someone awesome. Live in my house be all independent and junk but have someone who likes to be awesome with me. Eliminating all the shit I hated about being married and keeping all the shit I liked about being married. Curious.

]]> By: Dana https://thoughtsfromparis.com/thoughts/ive-always-gone-for-the-makeout-a-confession/#comment-12744 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:26:39 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=5177#comment-12744 So I am exactly like you, I have no idea how to date. I always assumed making out and/ or sex is how a date should end. Lucky for me the one first date I go on that ends will just a hug and peck is the one that will end with me getting married in March. My point being that the way I was worked for me at the time but when I met the right guy it was so different that I knew it right off the bat. Good luck dating. It sucks.

]]> By: Sharona Zee https://thoughtsfromparis.com/thoughts/ive-always-gone-for-the-makeout-a-confession/#comment-12665 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 01:14:18 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=5177#comment-12665 Confession: I like the first date make-out too…but I get that it’s a short cut through some important preliminaries…
I got a first date hug recently (big bear hug), and I liked that quite a bit too.

I’m going to experiment with holding back a little, and report back to you 🙂

]]> By: Erin https://thoughtsfromparis.com/thoughts/ive-always-gone-for-the-makeout-a-confession/#comment-12597 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:25:15 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=5177#comment-12597 I’ll admit it… I laughed when you said to sob. And then laughed more as I kept reading. Mainly since I completely related. I’m married but dated badly until I met my hubs. And well, long story short, due to injury, we barely even make out now! Feel free to laugh ( ahem, sob). So I always feel like I’m on a first date now and am totally looking for a make out when I shouldn’t be. Mother f’er. I shall follow you to see if you get better. I look forward to unintentional comedy.

]]> By: Jennifer https://thoughtsfromparis.com/thoughts/ive-always-gone-for-the-makeout-a-confession/#comment-12589 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:53:42 +0000 https://thoughtsfromparis.com/?p=5177#comment-12589 I also didn’t start “dating” until after my divorce….and it was no easier at 32 than it was at 16. I now consider myself an expert….I have had lots of first dates and could probably write a book (or at least a blog!) about it.
My advice—-no we don’t need to make out, but definitely kiss me, and put a little effort into it. I need some sparks. If there’s no sparks, there’s no date #2 for you. But if you’re all over me and making out like a repressed teenager at a Princess Leia convention, there’s no date #2 either. Welcome to “My Mouth is a Fine Line….Good Luck Walking It”

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