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Virgin Lips
October 12, 2009
V.L. Stands for Virgin Lips. It’s a term that should be far more widespread and is the status your lips should hold for more than the first ten years of your life. People don’t seem to realize that once you give your first kiss away, there's no going back. Once you give it, it's gone for life. No over-sized eraser can fade the marks of crimson lipstick. This applies not just to the virginity of your lips, but of your body... When you start young, you end young. No refunds. No exchanges. Final sale; take it or leave it. Once it's gone, it's gone. Forever. When learning this lesson in life, you get no second chances, just one shot. Take it or leave it? I choose to leave it. Call me old-fashioned, but I'm waiting until marriage, waiting for Love. True Love. Not the deception of Lust, Love's shadow; she who wanders dingy streets, ambling with outstretched hands, ever-searching for something clean and pure to defile with her filthy hands... Sugar has a substitute: Splenda; glasses have a substitute: contacts; Guitar Hero has a substitute: Rock Band! But when it comes to Love, there is no substitute. So save your lovin’ for the one you really love, the one who you’ll spend the rest of your life with. And hey, no worries!—you’ll have ample time to practice kissing when you have the rest of your life to do so.
© Christina E., Henderson, NV
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eldestcdjf BRONZE said...
on Nov. 17 2017 at 9:09 pm
You're not the boss of anybody, and, honestly, your first kiss isn't even a big deal. So someone who probably has stank breath and sweaty palms kisses you, so what? What really matters are the moments where you look at the person you love and think, "Wow, I could spend forever right here." A "first kiss" is just as mundane as the first time you try tapioca pudding.
Aspire_2.0 SILVER said...
on Mar. 4 2016 at 3:12 am
This article varies between the different audience that reads it and how they interpret the article. A first kiss is nothing, its a simple non dramatic thing. If you look at some of the religious audience, they might view a kiss as a big deal with disgraceful factors involved.
Lucy-Agnes PLATINUM said...
on Nov. 15 2015 at 11:26 pm
Oh my gosh I was literally planning an article like this! Hooray for you for writing it! This is wonderful, brave, and so so true. I wish virginity was upheld in our society; we have to work to make it so with pieces like this. Great job!
AwaitingEscape said...
on Jun. 21 2014 at 11:39 am
why would it be empty?
AwaitingEscape said...
on Jun. 21 2014 at 11:33 am
She wasn't shaming them. It was an opinion essay. They should be ashamed if they gave it up, but if they were forced, it's different. There is no price on virginity.
JesusandHisLawyers SILVER said...
on May. 26 2014 at 7:03 pm
You don't have to kiss or have sex if you don't want to, but it is NOT okay to shame other people if they choose to. Don't be that person, nobody likes a slut-shamer.
angle99 said...
on Aug. 4 2013 at 11:49 pm
i'm glad someone has the guts to talk about somthing likes it is a touchy subject to some people, and i agree with you. :D
JacquelineM.Grange BRONZE said...
on Mar. 5 2013 at 4:10 am
I completely believe in sex only in marriage.
BetaD said...
on Oct. 24 2012 at 8:44 am
The article was good on some point. The person that wrote this article is clearly a person that doesn´t believe in sex before marriage and if u kiss someone your first kiss maybe it may never be your first it would be taken from u and she is describing the sad part of it and my idea of this is that some of us that have kissed and thing could feel really bad cause they don´t feel like that and it may seem that is they are some kind of whores if we are brutal on the language. Having sex before marriage is fine as longs as u approve of it and you know who you are with and that is all that matters really . I really think that she means it in a good way and good for her that she is saving her virginity for the love of her life someday
Lyrics27 said...
on Sep. 25 2012 at 11:23 am
wow, I'm only 14 and I haven't had my first kiss and I thought that it was really embarassing because all my friends have. EXTREMELY GLAD that I came across this!
Sir_Bromsten said...
on Sep. 3 2012 at 3:23 pm
Hello there! This was a joy for me to read! You wrote this on a level of deep feeling for this subject. I fully support everything you have said concerning virginity of the lips and body! But yet, you were spotty on one important point. That it's just as important for us guys to strive for virginity too. I hope to write on the subject soon and post it. Once again, thank you for posting this thesis of yours. I hope that you write more soon! With all thanks! Sir_Bromsten
deanna98 said...
on Aug. 24 2012 at 10:33 am
Way to go! Kudos to you! I have yet to taste my first kiss and even my mother thinks I should kiss before I'm married. But no, I want to wear white on my wedding day with a clear conscience...and I admire you for sharing the same opinion.
lovemyAbba said...
on Aug. 21 2012 at 11:10 am
I absolutely believe this... It is something so powerful, so emotionally connecting... It causes life changing decisions..... nothing could be more special than to save your gift... for the one who you love, WITHOUT, the physical side of things... My first kiss... I want on my wedding day... and I think that's a pretty good goal
ironsidegirl GOLD said...
on Jun. 7 2012 at 9:06 pm
16 and never held hands with a boy? Don't you think thats a little...I dont know, empty?
chica_leah BRONZE said...
on May. 30 2012 at 12:07 pm
Love isn't about kissing. Love is about the special relationship you have with a specific person. You want to spend time with that person and be with that person, but Love isn't physical. You don't need to kiss someone to know if you love them or if they love you. I'm not saying that kissing isn't an expression of love or that it's bad, but that it isn't something that should be taken lightly.
gossamergirl GOLD said...
on May. 16 2012 at 3:47 pm
i believe in this as you do. it is very important to me, i think that nowadays it is harder to stay a virgin and i hope many people will rise to the challenge
bass_rockrgrl13 PLATINUM said...
on May. 16 2012 at 2:33 pm
That was beautiful... :O
on Apr. 24 2012 at 1:17 am
great article; you make a great point that i think many people don't realize!
on Apr. 24 2012 at 1:17 am
great article; you make a great point that i think many people don't realize!
peace out!