# Does a male kiss taste different than a female kiss? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 1, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978 "2010-05-01T18:40:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978/1 "2010-05-01T18:40:19Z")
For those of you who have kissed both genders. I say “taste” because I’m fairly certain men and women _generally_ have inherent techniques that differ from each other. In case anybody’s wondering; [THIS](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=560800) is what got me to thinking. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978/2 "2010-05-01T18:44:39Z")
Not that I’ve noticed. Men seem to be stronger kissers and a bit wetter. Though I will say, my female kissing experience is somewhat limited. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978/3 "2010-05-01T18:45:54Z")
Mostly unrelated: Kisses taste metallic to me. Or specifically the tongue tastes metallic to me. Am I weird? ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978/4 "2010-05-01T18:51:54Z")
I will concur with my esteemed colleague **Antinor01**. I’m limited in female kisses but they are generally less hard. I feel like women to me have been wetter in the kissing. The taste varies from person to person not really gender to gender, in my experience. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978/5 "2010-05-01T18:53:55Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > For those of you who have kissed both genders. > > I say “taste” because I’m fairly certain men and women _generally_ have inherent techniques that differ from each other. > > In case anybody’s wondering; [THIS](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=560800) is what got me to thinking. I really thought this was going to be a link to “I kissed a girl, and I liked it”. Which is now stuck in my head. aaaaaagh. Its a small world aaaagh this is a song that gets on everybody’s nerves aaaaaagh doo do do do do mahma na aaaaagh ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978/6 "2010-05-01T19:15:54Z")
In my experience they taste the same, but men have a tendency to use more tongue. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978/7 "2010-05-01T19:48:00Z")
My experience kissing females is somewhat limited, but IME, masculine women kiss pretty much like men do, but girl-girls kiss softer and slower. No difference in taste that I’ve ever noticed, though. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978/8 "2010-05-01T19:58:21Z")
I agree with Antinor, Freudian Slit and norinew. No difference in taste. ---
**Author:** ![Neverender](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/848f3c/32.png) [@Neverender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neverender)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978/9 "2010-05-01T23:14:58Z")
In my experience, it’s the beard that makes the most difference 😛 ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978/10 "2010-05-01T23:53:20Z")
No real difference in taste, but men tend to be more forceful with their kisses, and women tend to have smaller, more delicate mouths. ---
**Author:** ![FrancisCastle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b4bc9f/32.png) [@FrancisCastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrancisCastle)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978/11 "2010-05-02T00:05:58Z")
I think taste just varies person to person, not related to gender. I agree with nashi tho about most guys/girls kissing style. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978/12 "2010-05-02T02:16:03Z")
I’ve been kissed by a woman exactly 2 times, both in high school. One was in a play. She had resented my getting the role rather than her bf, so she age garlic offstage before our kiss. The other was at a party, and the girl had been eating onion dip. If I hadn’t already been gay, these experiences may have turned me. Men all taste different. The only bad taste is if they’ve just had oral sex with someone else. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978/13 "2010-05-02T03:30:06Z")
I suppose it would depend what part of the body you’re kissing… ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978/14 "2010-05-02T03:30:51Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > \Men all taste different. The only bad taste is if they’ve just had oral sex with someone else. Uh, I think that statement applies to both genders. Ew… ---
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978/15 "2010-05-02T12:27:58Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Kisses taste metallic to me. Next time, try unwrapping the kiss first (and toss the paper strip, too). ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978/16 "2010-05-02T13:34:55Z")
I never noticed any difference, except the stubble. ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978/17 "2010-05-03T20:22:40Z")
I haven’t tasted a difference. Where I HAVE tasted a difference, however, is kissing black guys. I can’t explain the difference (sorry), but black guys taste different from white guys. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978/18 "2010-05-03T20:39:39Z")
I do not like kissing girls, because the few times I have, I’ve likened it to what I imagine making out with a labrador would be like. Don’t get me wrong, it might just be the girls, but they all kissed super wet, super “soft” (so their tongue was like a wet rag flopping around, unlike the men I’ve kissed who tend to be more. . . rigid), and just sloppy. Yuck. No thank you. And I also have not noticed any difference among men of different races. So, I can’t really agree there with the last post. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978/19 "2010-05-03T21:36:52Z")
Women are more likely to be wearing lipstick or gloss, so there’s a better chance of tasting something sweet (rather than their own, god-given sugar and spice). ---
**Author:** ![LunarPlexus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LunarPlexus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LunarPlexus)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978/20 "2010-05-03T21:53:16Z")
> [@cwthree](#): > > Next time, try unwrapping the kiss first (and toss the paper strip, too). Hahahahahaha!!! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-male-kiss-taste-different-than-a-female-kiss/537978.md?page=2)