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Kiss Therapy

July 7, 2007 HealthyMojo, RomanticMojo One comment

It starts with just a timid touching of the lips.

You both smile, and she takes a breath and leans into you again. It’s a soft, lingering kiss. You pull away slightly, and she leans forward more. Her lips part, so you part yours as well. Your hands slide up her arms, squeeze lightly below the shoulders. Taking her upper lip in between yours, you pull it gently before letting it slide out. She lets out a little sigh, and then does the same to you.

This is good for you. Literally.

You kiss lightly but constantly for the next few minutes, your heart racing, your breath growing short. Then she touches your lips with her tongue, and you smile slightly and meet it with the tip of your own. It’s like an introduction, the two meeting for the first time. They dance around a bit. Play hide-and-go-seek. Then you run the tip of your tongue lightly around the inside of her lips, then take her bottom lip in between yours and gently pull for a moment before letting go. Your hands caress her neck, her ears. Your fingers slide through her hair.

She sighs again, her passion growing.

What you two are doing burns over 6 calories a minute. It boosts the immune system, slows the aging process, drastically reduces stress, and even helps prevent tooth decay. It also pulls you out of your ordinary day and puts you in an amazing place outside of time and space. The world fades away, leaving just the two of you, and the wonder of what you share.

Now her arms are tight around you, and your bodies are pressed up against each other. Your kisses have built a rhythm, and you’re kissing with more than just your lips. You’re caressing each other, moving against each other, breathing each other’s breath. She gives out the occasional cry of pleasure, almost like a happy whimper, letting you know she is enjoying it as much as you are.

Your body is releasing oxytocin, dopamine, and serotonin into your blood, your very own elixir of love. Endorphins flood your system, producing euphoria. All these things are good for you. They work wonders on your physical and mental health.

So kiss often. Kiss as many times a day as you can, every day. It’s a highly recommended therapy with far-flung benefits.

Not to mention that it’s a lot of fun.

Tips on Photos for Online Dating Services

July 7, 2007 RomanticMojo No comments

The best way to come up with a photo of yourself for an online dating site is to get a digital camera (there are even disposable ones now, it doesn’t have to be super high quality), then stand in front of a mirror and take a bunch of pictures of yourself. Dress nice, of course. Snap the picture when you think you’re looking your best. Take as many pictures as you need. Then go through them and pick the one or two you like the most.

This shows you as fresh and honest about your appearance. You have nothing to hide. You’re telling the world, “Hello! Here I am!”

Keep them to a resolution of around 640 x 480 pixels, or what they call standard VGA. If it’s a close-up head shot, you can even take it down to about 320 x 240 pixels. Bigger sizes make files that are slow to download over a modem (not everyone has broadband). Make sure there’s plenty of light and you’re close enough so they can see the color of your eyes.

While you can use other photos, it’s best to avoid specific types…

Professional glamour photos: They usually doesn’t show the real you, which may be disconcerting or even misleading when you finally meet your dates face-to-face. Remember that you want to attract someone to YOU as you are, not to some photography studio’s fantasy version of you.

Photos of you with another person, even if that person is cut out or scribbled over: These photos raise doubts, as in, who is that other person? Why are they scribbled out? Will I be scribbled out next?

Old photos of you from when you were much younger, thinner, had more hair, whatever: Face it, that’s just not honest. Unless you look exactly the same, or better, you’re not projecting who you are NOW. Stick to the photo in the mirror technique, you’ll be much better off.

No photo at all? Talk about a blind date! Look, no matter how little you think of your own looks, someone out there will think you’re pretty darn cute. As my girlfriend (who I met via Yahoo Personals) says, “there’s a lid for every pot!” Me, personally, I think my head looks like a lumpy potato with fuzz, but my girlfriend thinks I’m adorable.

Go figure.