| It would be irresponsible not to talk about kissing and | | | | highly unlikely that they enjoy it, unless of course they |
| smoking, wouldn't it? For it is a well known fact that | | | | are smokers themselves and don't notice the smell or |
| these are two of life's greatest pleasures, no doubt | | | | taste. In essence you are silently ruining this cherishable |
| about it. But if you are one of those people who | | | | gift. Whoever this person is that is kissing you is |
| assume that they can be practiced within the same | | | | sacrificing the experience of a great kiss, and it's |
| lifetime you are sorely mistaken. | | | | because of you. You get to kiss someone with sweet |
| For most of the great kissers in this world (and they | | | | breath, and they don't? How does that work? That |
| hopefully include someone within your inner circle), | | | | adds up to kiss abuse. Would you want to kiss an |
| kissing a smoker is not fun. As a matter of fact, the | | | | exhaust pipe? Or maybe a day old bag of garbage? I |
| people in the ranks of great kissers all feel the same | | | | didn't think so. |
| way that kissing a smoker is a real crusher, you look | | | | The smell problem extends far beyond the time you |
| forward to that first kiss and then it's ruined because | | | | have had a cigarette, I am sure you know that. You |
| of the smell and taste of cigarettes. If you think this is | | | | can smoke one cigarette in the morning and still be |
| an 'Us' and 'Them' issue, it is not. For the list of great | | | | largely un-kissable at night. So do the math: If you |
| kissers includes OTHER smokers, I am sorry to say. | | | | smoke more than one cigarette a day, then you are |
| Let us tick off the small, but obvious reasons why. | | | | turning yourself into a bit of a pariah in the kissing |
| Smoking smells if you haven't noticed; it smells terrible. | | | | department. |
| And if anyone who is worth their weight wants a kiss | | | | Mints and mouthwash won't help either. The amount of |
| they will not choose you as their first choice no matter | | | | chemicals that are now placed in cigarettes to make |
| how attracted they are to you. In fact you will fall | | | | the whole smoking experience more pleasant have |
| down to very near the bottom of their list. You smell | | | | had a disastrous effect on the smell they produce. |
| like the bad factory that we all close our noses when | | | | Nothing will take it away, so even if you eat a packet |
| we pass you by. And kissing that is not such a | | | | of mints before kissing it won't make any difference. |
| romantic notion. | | | | If you want that lasting impression you give to |
| If by chance you have been blessed by the gods and | | | | someone to be Yuck! Patooey! Then the only thing to |
| are being kissed, hopefully on a regular basis, by | | | | say is go for it; smoke all you want. On the other hand |
| someone you want to kiss back; then you should first | | | | if you want to be lovable and considerate then there is |
| and foremost consider yourself very lucky for it is | | | | only one choice for you and tobacco it is not. |