How Many Dates Should You Wait Before Kissing? Experts Say It Really Doesn’t Matter

OK, can I just say how stressful and confusing it is to go on a first date and not know if you’re going to end it with a kiss? Seriously, even if there are all these vibes going on, there’s really no way to know for sure that you’re going to smooch with this person, is there? But if you end up not kissing on the first date, then how many dates should you wait before kissing?

In fact, it’s the first kiss that offers a little insight into your future relationships as it can reveal a lot more about a partner How I Decided to End a Year-Long Relationship and See Myself From 20 Photos of Love That Knows No Age Limits.

Welcome to Down to Find Out , a column in which Nona Willis Aronowitz addresses your biggest questions about sex , dating , relationships, and all the gray areas in between. Have a question for Nona? Send it to downtofindout gmail. What should I do if I’m already with someone—can’t we just kiss or have sex since we’re around each other so much and would probably give it to each other, anyway? Acceptable behavior during a global pandemic is a moving target, and it can be hard to pin down what, exactly, puts you and your community at risk.

Sex and love can be extra-confusing, because of course in times of stress and uncertainty, all you want to do is seek out intimacy. And yet, in the midst of a pandemic, physical closeness is one of the easiest ways to spread a virus.