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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Couple saves their first kiss ever for marriage!

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Tennessean

There's a lot of hype surrounding your first kiss. I remember being really nervous about mine in junior high, because I thought I wouldn't be a good kisser. Sometimes there's anxiety behind the first kiss with a new guy that you really like: When will it happen? How will it happen? Who will make the first move? Looking back that all seems a little silly to me, but I suppose kind of cute. But then I read an article about a couple who had their first kiss on their wedding day! And not only that, the bride had never kissed anyone before in her life!

Twenty-two-year-old Katy Kruger married her boyfriend Ernie Kruger and had her first kiss at Harpeth Hills Church of Christ in Brentwood, Tennessee in front of 200 people. "I wasn't sure what to do," said Kruger. "I thought I would mess up." But after that initial smooch, which was met with spirited applause and cheers, Kruger was relieved. "It was so natural that I went back for another."

In a culture where few people even wait till marriage to have sex, the idea of being a kissing virgin till marriage seems insane. Though they are Christians, this type of behavior is extremely rare. Why did Katy want to save her lips for marriage? "It was so important to me because I felt a kiss was something very intimate, and something I wanted to give only to one man, to my husband," said Kruger. "He thought it was so special, and he was so proud to be able to be the only man I will ever kiss."

Do you think saving your first kiss for marriage is a mistake, or do you admire the behavior? [Tennessean]

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  • CharlotteG's Avatar
    Posted by CharlotteG Tue May 12, 2009 11:29am PDT

    I think it is sweet but insane to some degree! I think its great if you wait till marriage to have sex but kissing is very romantic. I know i couldn't wait that long. It makes me wonder how long they were together...

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  • Laura's Avatar
    Posted by Laura Tue May 12, 2009 11:31am PDT

    I admire it. I didn't do it, but I admire it.

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  • love fashion's Avatar
    Posted by love fashion Tue May 12, 2009 11:33am PDT

    admire it very much because it shows that you are commited to something you really believe

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  • Laura's Avatar
    Posted by Laura Tue May 12, 2009 11:34am PDT

    It's not as rare as you might think. I know many couples who saved their first kiss until marriage. I saved my first kiss until I was engaged. It's simply an extension of the True Love Waits movement. Maybe it sounds silly, but I admire anyone who has their first kiss at the altar. It's really very beautiful.

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  • ashley's Avatar
    Posted by ashley Tue May 12, 2009 11:40am PDT

    It's a very nice story. I'm a romantic, so I have greatly enjoyed the romantic aspects of my life, kissing included. I wouldn't give that up.

    I hope they end up having chemistry, because it would be difficult to know that without ever having kissed.

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  • Darleen's Avatar
    Posted by Darleen Tue May 12, 2009 11:44am PDT

    WAT DA HEELLLL!! NOT EVAN A PECK? how did they do dat i could c if they're talkin vout saving sex for marrage but not a kiss well if they were able 2 do it more power 2 them.

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  • Nini Poo's Avatar
    Posted by Nini Poo Tue May 12, 2009 12:11pm PDT

    I think it's nuts. A big part of marriage is sexual chemistry. You need to know first if that chemistry is there. I had a boyfriend in highschool and we waited to do anything for a while. We fianlly kissed and had the opportunity to do other things, but after the kiss, I was like, "okay, we're done here." There was nothing there. Thank goodness we never held out for marriage to find out. lol.

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  • None's Avatar
    Posted by None Tue May 12, 2009 12:19pm PDT

    I think that is a bit much, I am a virgin, BUT, holding out on kissing? MM well IDK, maybe I get it, kissing is also very intimate to some plp, I give free kisses away all the time, to me not a big deal, but I can see what she means, but still a bit drastic, I hope they at least held hands or hugged and stuff, cuz sometimes when u kiss someone, you feel absolutely NOTHING, it's scary.

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  • Jass's Avatar
    Posted by Jass Tue May 12, 2009 12:26pm PDT

    hell 2 tha no honey i dont know how they did that i mean i want to know what his lips feel lk b4 i say i do... she wrong 4 that and he is 2...

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  • Kathy's Avatar
    Posted by Kathy Tue May 12, 2009 12:39pm PDT

    WOW! Imagine finding out that your spouse is a bad kisser after it's too late! Then again, if you've never been kissed, how would you know it was bad?

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