Remember your first kiss? That very first time you locked lips with another human, not knowing what exactly would be waiting on the other side. For some it was magical, for others it was bordering on gross… but we all remember our first kiss, right? Well, for this year’s International Kissing Day today (6th July 2021), the OJO Crew thought it would be fun to take that very trip down memory lane by re-living our very first kisses, oh, and sharing them with all of you of course…

The OJO Crew: Our Very First Kisses

Pete: First kisses for me were as primary school kids, I can’t remember how old exactly – we would hide under jackets with the girls from our class at school. I think everyone was kissing everyone else, just to see who was good and bad at it ????

Katie: My first kiss was at my 13th birthday party with a guy that I had a crush on for years. My parents were there and I was so embarrassed to kiss him in front of them but so excited that we actually kissed. I remember the song was “Sweet like Chocolate” in the background and I was so excited for the whole week after it happened. Sad but true hehe.

Dylan: I had my first kiss sat in an ICT lesson at the ripe old age of 5. All it took was to let my partner go first on the game we were playing and in return she gave me a big old smooch. Who said chivalry was dead?

Steph: I was 10 and it was a dare for both me and the boy I had the biggest crush on- we had to kiss in front of all our friends at lunchtime. We had a quick peck on the lips and they all cheered!

Aviva: My actual first kiss (not snog) was when I was at primary school. We all had “husbands and wives” in the playground and my husband was this boy called Miles. I wouldn’t let him kiss me on lips until he’d wiped his lips with his hanky because he had always had really wets lips! Anyway, it all happened very quickly, and I’m not sure I really enjoyed it all that much tbh!

Cat: I was probably 12 or 13. It was at my friend’s birthday party and someone suggested playing ‘Spin the Bottle’. I was pleased because it landed on my crush… we tried to kiss but weren’t really sure what we were doing.  Awkward but funny, and we just laughed a lot!

Jeff: It was a hot summers day and I was hanging out with my buddies in the park. Maria, a girl I sat next to in Science class also happened to be there with some friends. She briefly split away from her friends and we got talking for a while. I offered to buy her an ice-cream from the van that pulled up. As we walked away from the van I reached out to kiss her just as we were about to part ways. And that was my first kiss!

Andy: I think when I was about 9. I used to walk to school with a girl (I genuinely can’t remember her name, possibly Charlotte?). I think we were technically boyfriend and girlfriend for all of 2 days, as you do… so my first kiss was technically her.

Akis: I remember I was 16 and I was in love with a girl two years older than me. We had loads of friends in common, so we were always hanging in the same group. The big moment happened at a huge school party. I was thinking, ‘When is the right moment? What shall I do next? She is still looking her phone… Stand up and make a move’. And then that was it, I made my way over and sat next to her. We stared at each other, and time just seemed to stop. I whispered in her ear if she wanted to dance and there we were having a slow dance. I turned my face to her and suddenly our lips we about to touch for the first time… it was a great memory that I’ll never forget…

Now that you know the OJO Crew that bit better, we challenge you to recall your very own first kisses. Earth shattering or nerve shuddering? Either way, get snogging because it’s International Kissing Day and there’s no better time to pucker up! Mwwwwwaaaaahh ????

Aviva

Aviva is the Content Manager at PlayOJO and writes blogs, copy and all things OJOey. A copy/content marketer for over 7 years, she gets her creative juices flowing by singing, dancing (around her living room), and belly laughing regularly.