Following a 20-minute warm up on the elliptical this morning, I completed three rounds of the following circuit:
The circuit made my muscles burn and my heart rate escalate quickly, leaving me quite the sweaty mess!
Here are some links to videos or descriptions of the exercises that may be confusing:
Breakfast
Breakfast this morning was the usual egg sandwich served with a side of fresh strawberries.
Whole wheat English muffin + Two fried eggs + Muenster cheese + Jelly
Now let’s talk about kissin’!
Permission to Kiss
Last night Ryan didn’t get home until around 9 p.m. because he had plans to play golf with a coworker. This left me with a wide open evening.
Though I ended up sitting at my desk for longer than usual, at around 7:30 p.m., I plopped myself on the couch with Sadie and we watched horrifically fabulous girly television.
I find this show oddly entertaining and often agree with the advice matchmaker Patti gives to her clients. She’s blunt and abrasive (she would surely make me cry) but seems to genuinely want her clients to fall in love.
In the episode I watched last night, Patti was actually matched with two different men since she recently broke up with her boyfriend of seven years. On her first date, she was matched with a guy who, at the end of the date, asked her permission to kiss her.
I instantly cringed.
I laughed when Patti’s staff, upon reviewing the date, also cringed when the guy asked permission to give Patti a kiss.
While I can totally see why guys would think this is gentlemanly and sweet, and can understand why it might really appeal to some girls, it is so off-putting to me!
I guess I just prefer the guy to be gutsy and go in for the kill. I would hope he’d be able to read my signals properly and make his decision based off the things I say and my body language.
Thoughts?
Questions of the Morning
- Do you think a guy asking a girl for permission to kiss her is really sweet or completely cringe-worthy?
- Any horrific kissing stories out there? Please entertain me. It’s Friday.
P.S. The fashion page was updated this morning!
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Sadie’s responses crack me up! But I totally agree with you- just DOOOO it! If they ended up asking, I’d probably say no haha. Love Patti, too!
To me, nothing is sexier than a completely spontaneous, middle-of-a-sentence first kiss! 😉
I just died laughing at Sadie’s response! Haha, but I agree. It’s awkward… Especially if you do not want it to happen! I’m sorry, no?
I am totally on the same page as you! I think it’s kinda creepy and odd to ask permission to kiss you. It’s much more romantic and natural to just go in for the kill when you feel the timing is right.
haha i love sadie sayings! and my dogs neverrrr ask for permission, especially when waking up in the morning. I have a horrific “kiss” which more actually seemed like a frontal ‘face butt’…hahaha ohhhhh 8th grade…
Sadie’s picture says it all! I think that if a guy has to ask, and doesn’t know the answer, then the date isn’t going very well! Plus a little spontaneity is super sexy
That guy was creeptastic anyway. Ugh! I liked the second guy though.
totally agree! he was creepy. WAY too serious for a first date.
Hmmm well it may be the feminist in me, but I prefer either party asking permission if there is even a shade of doubt. I think of it as a sign of a respect, since kissing is pretty personal business 😉
Catherine, I agree. And if you’ve ever been kissed by someone you didn’t want to kiss, you’d have appreciated the asking first! LOL… But I also think it can be done in a sweet, gentlemanly way and not done creepily. After all, creepy is as creepy does.
Nice circuits btw! I’m impressed that you did two kinds of squats in a row and two triceps ones in a row. Is that that micro-targeting method?
Cringe! I’m with you, I like the boy to be the boy and if he can’t tell whether I want him to kiss me, he probably shouldn’t!
Oh god, I wasn’t expecting my first kiss. I turned while leaning in to say something while he was going for the gold. Our faces basically ricocheted off each other. sexxxxyyyyy
Nothings worse then the guy who vortexes your entire mouth in and seems to eat half your face. Easy there slugger
i call that the “eat me” kiss. never a good one!
haha accurate. BTW there are at least 3 highly inappropriate jokes that could be made here, but this is a family blog 😉
Sadie is so stinkin cute, as always
pretty sure i thought of all of them. 😀
Uughghhhh asking permission is a total turn off. If someone’s asking, the answer should be NO.
My first kiss did it (do ya mind if I give ya a little kiss?) and I thought it was cutely awkward then but now thinking back to it makes me shudder!
Ok, I have to first say that I cannot stand that show. Some of the things Patti says about a woman’s role make me absolutely cringe. Oy!
On the kissing thing, I guess I prefer a guy to just go for it, especially if (like you said) I’m sending out the signals that it’s a go. The first time my boyfriend kissed me, he picked me up, swung me around, and went for it. It was playful, sweet, and probably the best kiss I’ve ever had in my life. We’ve been together for five years, and (I can’t believe I’m admitting this) sometimes I make him recreate it : )
I hated it when they would ask! I always turned into a super awkward idiot and made it weird for both of us haha… My husband and I first kissed on a drunken dare. Romantic, isn’t it?! The second kiss I attacked his face, he said “ouch”, and I died a little. Looking back, I find it hilarious that we managed to create a relationship in college. (Too. Much. Beer.)
sadie’s photo captions are killing me, i can’t handle it!
I agree, I think asking for permission kills the mood!! But I do see how they would think it is sweet and gentlemanly…
I agree – that’s a bit weird! And as usual, Sadie makes me smile in the morning 🙂
Omg I definitely had a guy ask permission once. The worst part is, it was right outside my college dorm and my friends were spying from the balcony. When I came up to my room they were dying laughing!
Yeah I am not sure on that either. If a guy ever asked me that I might laugh… So mean probably but true!
I’ve seen that episode! that guy was so odd! I totally agree, don’t ask, go for it!
Booo to permission to kiss. Be a man! That happened to me once on a date with a guy who was 7 years older than me. First he did not even offer to pay for my dinner (totally knows he has mola) then he asked if he could kiss me, I said NO hahah.
That is the worst!!!!! Totally ruins “the moment”
Your Sadie quotes are cracking me up this morning!!! 😀 I don’t think the guy needs to ask either – he should just go for it (provided he’s been at least somewhat accurate in reading signals).
That show irks me in so many ways, I am the same way though. I like a guy to make a move if he is feeling it rather than ask permission. it shows he can read my signs.
I agree… go in for the kill. It would totally kill the moment if the guy asked! Though I can see how some women would find this to be really respectful and appreciate it, I am not one of them!
Millionaire Matchmaker is such a guilty pleasure. My first kiss was shared next to my best friend… with a stack of pillows between us…. lets just say it was less than romantic and still makes us cringe today!
I don’t have any good stories to tell about my experiences besides the usual sloppy, nasty, wet ones that I’m sure we have all experienced at least once in our lifetime. BUT… one of my girlfriends got bit by a guy! Not like he nibbled on her bottom lip to try to be sexy, he full on bit her… and she doesn’t think he realized it because he did it AGAIN. Some guys really need to watch a kissing tutorial lol 🙂
Omg this is like my story!! I wonder if your friend and I dated the same guy!!!!
Well we’re from central Illinois so if that’s where yours came from, then you might have! Lol! What makes a guy think that biting like that is ok or the least bit attractive?
Oh gosh, I’m from CA… I guess there is more than one guy out there that practices this kissing style… GROSS!
My friend is a sex educator, and she always really emphasizes the importance of getting consent for Everything, especially first kisses. It may seem less romantic, but you should make sure the other person is ok with what you’re doing and you aren’t making them feel pressured or uncomfortable. People misinterpret my body language a lot of the time, so I appreciate someone asking if they can kiss me so I have the chance to say no if it isn’t what I want. I tend to ask for permission before kissin someone too, just because some dates are ambiguous, and when I do it’s usually met with approval and my partners appreciate my respecting their space. I think it can be sort of sweet and romantic to ask instead of just diving right in.
Hahaha Patti would make me cry too. I know the whole abrasive/blunt attitude is her thing, but I don’t think I could handle it 😉
Haha I honestly think I would laugh if a guy asked me that. Talk about ruining the moment :). Looks like a great workout!
Ya know, I think it really depends on the situation/personalities, so I can see it going both ways. Generally, if you have to ask & don’t *know* that the other person wants to kiss you, they probably dont.
And as for the tongue, I just posted some hysterical photos of my Vizsla showing off her tongue today. I was inspired by all your adorable Sadie photos.
http://www.clickthegoodnews.com/2012/05/04/mia-the-mashed-potatoes/
That is one of those instances where I completely believe in gender roles and think the guy should gauge how the date is going and kiss if it seems appropriate. I really like when a guy takes charge like that.
+1
I don’t think guys should ask. If they have to ask it probably means the date is not going well. That’s something that should happen naturally.
My dog is more a fan of wet willies than kisses these days. And she definitely uses tongue :-/
haha bravo tv is excellent girl television! my husband usually runs out of the room anytime i turn it on, but for some reason if its Millionaire Matchmaker, he can’t tear himself away. must be something to do with the abundance of awkward situations (like the one u mentioned above)….like a trainwreck, you cant stop watching!
I hate guys who are constantly asking permission to do things! One time at a party I was talking to a guy who asked if it was okay for him to ask me on a date. What?? I get wanting consent but don’t ask if it’s okay to ask… that’s weird. I also agree with the people above who mentioned the super slop kissers!
Definitely cringe worthy!!! Ohhh Bravo!! I love it when Jesse is out doing things and I get to watch whatever I want! 🙂
A friend of mine had a crush on this girl for a long time and finally got up the nerve to ask her on a date. He took her to a nice dinner, then on top of the Kennedy Center overlooking all of DC. He then asked to kiss her and her response was “uhh I guess.” Needless to say, there was not a date number 2.
I definitely would prefer the guy to just go for it. But I have to say, I had a guy that I was NOT into at all starting drunkenly trying to kiss me in college. We were in a stairwell, and I couldn’t get away, and he just kept lunging and I kept dodging.
… Rereading that it makes it look almost like date rape. It wasn’t… he was a sweet guy that I’m friends with, he was just drunk. I was trying not to laugh the whole time 😛
CRINGE WORTHY. 95% chance if he has to ask then the moment is not right, when the moment is right then someone goes in for the kill. Plus, it makes the situation so awkward if you don’t want to kiss….”sorry I don’t kiss on the first date….” lol 🙂
I have been asked if they guy could kiss me before. It makes the whole situation more awkward.- Now I am just sitting here staring at your face wondering if you are going to kiss me, or if you want me to kiss you.
However, I have also been kissed by people I did not particularly want to kiss me. When I was in high school one guy who “liked” me started talking to me (I guess trying to be romantic?) in spanish. I don’t understand spanish and it freaked me out! The only words I could understand were heart, and love. Uhh, spanish boy say what?! Then, he rocketed toward my face, and went in for a really slobbery kiss. I pulled away and I remember wiping my lips afterward (I couldn’t help it he was practically drooling on me!). He was clearly horrified, and never spoke to me again. – It would have been okay if he asked first… in a language I speak. 🙂
a guy asked me this on a date once and I was so turned off. I decided right then and there that I would not go out with him again. Obviously, if the date had been going well I could have probably overlooked it, but I already was unsure and that just pushed it over the edge for me. Just thinking about it makes me feel awkward for him and myself and it was years ago ahaha.
I have a horrific kiss story for you! I was on my third date with a guy, and we decided to go to a professional sporting event. Well wouldn’t you know it, but we ended up getting featured on the “kiss cam” during one of the intermissions – only we hadn’t had our first kiss yet!!!! We both sat there mortified while the camera remained on us, and I finally awkwardly pecked him on the cheek, and the stadium BOOED us! It was so embarrassing (and needless to say the relationship didn’t go anywhere). My friends still laugh about that story, all these years later. Even now, when I’m at a game with my husband and the Kiss Cam comes up, I run in the other direction!
LOLLLLL!!!!!!!
i completely agree with you… it’s totally cringe worthy and totally turns me off. i like a little bit of a risk taker in a guy! 🙂
that last pic of sadie is SO sweet. she looks so soft and cute.
i thin it is a little corny for a guy to ask and i think it would be a turn off for me. maybe because i like confidence.
Jeez, everyone is so judgmental! My boyfriend (who was my good friend for about 3-4 years and who I’ve known for 12 years) asked me if he could kiss me after our first date. Maybe our situation is different because we were still kind of in that “are we really going to take our friendship to the next level?” place, but I thought it was sweet. I guess I just don’t see why it’s a turnoff for someone to ask if they can kiss you…
permission to kiss maybe if you are a teenager..but later on in life is just awkward. I guess it also depends on what you prefer..i’d rather my guy just take charge. I’m pretty sure *i’m* usually the one that goes in for the first kiss anyways, why wait for him? hahaha
Do not ask permission to kiss me or hold my hand…that is just weird!! If a girl is not feeling a guy, he should be able to tell!!
Usually I agree but it can be cute if done in the right way. Once someone said “Is it weird that I kinda wanna make out with you right now?” Somehow, I thought that was adorable…or it could have just been the guy that I thought was adorable 😉
I totally agree!! It’s such a turn off. But I’ve seen that in movies plenty of times… It’s only nice in movies. In real life, I am pretty sure that most girls will agree with you : don’t ask!
this is forcing me to remember wayyyy back. 9 years ago way back. I was just 20 when my husband and I started dating. (he was 31-hahahaha, thought I was older) His first kiss was on my damn forehead. Good gravy I thought he was pathetic for a minute. Then he kissed my hand, then my nose, and finally….
Yes. go in for the kill. Even if you dance around it a minute….in fact, YES, dance around it. It’s quite effective, in my experience.