Was Your First Kiss Bliss (or a Miss)? ; As Scientists Claim Women Judge a Man On Their First Kiss, Ten Writers Reveal Whether That Unforgettable Milestone Was the Moment the Earth Moved ... Or the Kiss of Death

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FORGET the twinkle in his eye, his smile or even the size of his wallet the way a woman determines if a man is good relationship material is in the first kiss. As the Mail reported yesterday, scientists this week claimed that women have learned to use kissing as an evolutionary tool to find the right father for their children. So, how memorable are first kisses and were they glorious, or gruesome?

I WAS 13 and at convent school; he was 17 and a sixth-former at a trendy school nearby who wore socks and sandals. How we met, I can't remember. His name was Adrian and he seemed very tall and rather scary. I can't imagine why I agreed to go to the cinema with him.

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Was Your First Kiss Bliss (or a Miss)? ; As Scientists Claim Women Judge a Man On Their First Kiss, Ten Writers Reveal Whether That Unforgettable Milestone Was the Moment the Earth Moved ... Or the Kiss of Death

It was 1963 and The Beatles had just released I Want To Hold Your Hand, but I was terrified when soon as his tongue had been returned to Adrian held mine as we strolled down to the local flicks. Halfway through the film his rather clammy arm reached around my shoulders. I sat rigidly staring at the screen.

The walk home, by moonlight, is seared into my memory. All the way, I could think only of the dreadful prospect of what would happen when we said goodbye. As we reached my house and he wrapped his arms around me, his face got ever closer and then his mouth locked on to ...

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