Mouth Trap

I really like this guy I've started dating. We've only kissed once. He's not a great kisser. Can you teach somebody to kiss better? My girlfriends say a bad kisser is a dealbreaker.

--Wondering

With friends like yours, Snow White would still be in a coma. The prince would maybe put too much saliva into the kiss, and she'd wake up for a moment -- just long enough to exclaim, "Eeeuw! You kiss bad!" -- then pull the silk pillow over her head and go back to bed for the rest of her life. Come on, the guy kissed you once. Even criminals get a second chance. You can't change a man's character, but you can whisper in his ear, "softer" or "a little slower." Don't make it about what he's doing wrong but about what you really like. Kiss him the way you want to be kissed. If need be, tell him what turns you on, like how you love gentle biting on your bottom lip (as grateful as you are to have discovered what it's like to close your eyes and be licked upside the mouth by a romantically minded Great Dane).