# Can you "fix" a terrible kisser? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 19, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fix-a-terrible-kisser/600186 "2011-10-19T20:49:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![piaffe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@piaffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/piaffe)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fix-a-terrible-kisser/600186/21 "2011-10-21T01:57:07Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > AW, I came too late. I would have tried an honest conversation about it if you guys really liked each other otherwise. What would you have to lose? > > ☹ But the key phrase there is “really liked each other.” He’s smart and sweet, and I would have tried if I thought there was enough potential otherwise, but I think he has sort of a puppyish personality which just isn’t a good match for me. No sense trying to stuff him into a mold when there are other women out there who would love him as he is. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fix-a-terrible-kisser/600186/22 "2011-10-21T02:10:59Z")
Fair enough. I just thought the kissing was the only issue. But I understand physical attraction or the lack thereof. Good Luck. :0) ---
**Author:** ![festiva76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e8cbc/32.png) [@festiva76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/festiva76)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fix-a-terrible-kisser/600186/23 "2011-10-21T18:02:09Z")
I have a friend at work who I think isn’t as good a kisser as my wife is, but I don’t have alot of experience. The friend told me I wasn’t a bad kisser after the first time, but I think she needs a little help. I don’t think I would tell her that, though. ---
**Author:** ![misling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@misling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misling)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fix-a-terrible-kisser/600186/24 "2011-10-21T18:10:06Z")
Dated a guy (ONCE) who actually slobbered when he kissed. I’m not talking tongue, I’m talking drool. Too revolting for me, even though he was otherwise likeable. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fix-a-terrible-kisser/600186/25 "2011-10-21T19:35:35Z")
> [@festiva76](#): > > I have a friend at work who I think isn’t as good a kisser as my wife is, but I don’t have alot of experience. The friend told me I wasn’t a bad kisser after the first time, but I think she needs a little help. I don’t think I would tell her that, though. There’s a quite easy and obvious solution here. . . :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fix-a-terrible-kisser/600186/26 "2011-10-21T19:40:53Z")
Nope, it’s all over. Someone who doesn’t know how to kiss doesn’t “get it” and is therefore undateable, plus terrible kissing guarantees, with 100% certainty, that he will be bad in bed. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fix-a-terrible-kisser/600186/27 "2011-10-22T11:35:43Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Nope, it’s all over. Someone who doesn’t know how to kiss doesn’t “get it” and is therefore undateable, plus terrible kissing guarantees, with 100% certainty, that he will be bad in bed. You’re so mean! 😉 I taught my husband how to kiss. He didn’t slobber though, that might have been a deal breaker. He was good at all the other stuff though. Oh yeah. That part was yummy and kept me coming back for more. ---
**Author:** ![festiva76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e8cbc/32.png) [@festiva76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/festiva76)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fix-a-terrible-kisser/600186/28 "2011-10-22T13:11:18Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > There’s a quite easy and obvious solution here. . . :rolleyes: I never said it was a problem..merely an observation. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fix-a-terrible-kisser/600186/29 "2011-10-22T16:12:43Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > The answer to the question is: NO! It is utterly gross, and it will not change. You will have to decide if you can live with it or not. Yeah I’m kinda leaning this way. My own experience with bad kissers was that I tolerated it once. Ever since then, bad kissing within the first three dates is an instant dealbreaker. I’ll never call back, he’ll never know why. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fix-a-terrible-kisser/600186/30 "2011-10-22T16:47:07Z")
My first kiss was with someone who drooled. I couldn’t handle it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fix-a-terrible-kisser/600186.md?page=1)