10 Things Not To Say To A Girl Who's Never Been Kissed

If you're a high schooler who's never been kissed, it probably feels like you're the only unkissed teen in the whole entire world and there's nobody, we mean nobody, who understands your struggle. So if you do finally work up the guts to tell someone about your never-been-kissed status, the worst thing they could do is say one of the following things:

1. "Are you serious?" Yes, actually. Never being kissed isn't something I tend to joke about.

2. "You don't flirt hard enough." Well, looks like there's no hope for me then because I stink at flirting (though I really don't think my flirting skills — or lack thereof — should have anything to do with my first-kiss worthiness).

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3. "Just go and kiss somebody!" Oh, it's that easy, is it?

4. "Really? I had my first kiss when I was [insert single-digit age here]." Oh, thanks for that helpful piece of information, and by helpful, I mean perfectly soul-crushing. Was it meant to make feel bad about the fact that I'm the only one in an 85 mile radius who's never been kissed? Because if so, it worked.

5. *Cue patronizing voice* "Awwwww..." This information definitely isn't aww-worthy. I'll have you know it's actually not as uncommon as you think among teenagers to not have been kissed, so save your awwws for babies and cute little animals where awwws belong.

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6. Laugh. Just don't do it. Revealing that you've never been kissed can be seriously hard and someone laughing at you in that potentially vulnerable moment can be seriously hurtful.

7. "What's wrong with you?" Just because I haven't been kissed doesn't mean that there's something wrong with me. Has it ever occurred to you that I'm just waiting for the right moment with the right person? Or that there's something wrong with the guys (or girls) that don't see how absolutely awesome I am? Yeah, think about that. But still, that doesn't mean it's okay to ask:

8. "Are you, like, saving yourself or something?" There doesn't have to be some big, mysterious reason behind my not having had my first kiss. It just hasn't happened yet. End of story.

9. "You're so innocent." Not really. I've kissed tons of boys in my head. Harry Styles, Ansel Elgort, Josh Hutcherson, Zac Efron... The list goes on.

10. "How cute! You have virgin lips!" Ewww. Can you just not?

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Have you never been kissed? What things do you hate people saying to you about your necer-been-kissed status? Share in the comments below!