Is it normal that i dont feel anything when i kiss "the one"?

And before anybody says anything -- he IS the one. He loves me, takes care of me and everything, and I love him too, but when we kiss, its like normal to me, no zing, no shiver down my spine, no feelings so intense that it blanks out all thoughts. I've discussed this with him and he said that he DOES feel zing with me.
What should I do to create that spark? And do others feel this way too? :( Also, I do get wet, which also confuses me, since I dont feel anything. :/
So I was wondering if its normal for an 18 year old to not feel zing with her boyfriend of three years, who she plans to marry.

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  • --ash--

    Sorry he ain't
    It!

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    • notexactlynormal

      He is. :)
      Trust me. :)

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  • imsofuckingdumb

    is there an update? ik this was so long ago but i’m in the same boat. i think i’m in love with my best friend but when we kiss (we aren’t together so we’ve barely kissed) i feel nothing, but when she’s doing something like rubbing her hands up and down my back before we kiss i get butterflies. with all my past relationships it’s been the same, i feel jack shit when kissing.

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  • problematic

    I feel literally the exact same way. I am 17 and I also know my boyfriend is the man I am going to marry (to all those people who say we are crazy, you just have probably never met your person and have no idea what it feels like so back off). When we kiss or even have sex, it feels like nothing, I dont feel the butterflies, or the zing, nothing. And as for sex, its like its pleasurable but also not, and I never get THERE. It really sucks feeling like this and I am a big overthinker so that only makes it worse. The best we can do is to just try to stop thinking about it and actually live in the moment and eventually the feeling hopefully will come back.

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  • MrsOzera

    Honestly, people who are basing their 'One' upon kissing are all idiots. Yes, physical attraction is one thing but it shouldn't dominate your relationship. If you've never ever wanted to kiss your bf even at the beginning - that's a different story. But after a couple months, years, the pink honeymoon time will be over, nd love becomes a different type of thing, based on commttment, trust and deeper understanding, and that's why a lot of people break up, thinking they don't love their partners.

    Just relax, don't force yourself to 'like' the kissing, focus on the other parts of your relationship and it will come naturally. Redifine your definition of attraction to something deeper than a feeling you get when you're relationship is young and you will realize the feeling will come back on its own. Only you truly and deeply know in your heart if he's the One. :)

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  • shade_ilmaendu

    He's definately not the one. Sorry honey, but there it is. You're young anyway, you probably won't find the guy you'll settle down with til your 20s or 30s

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  • so he is definately the right one? the one and only??

    wow you must be like still 16 in your head =)

    gl getting divorced in 10 years

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  • BoredGuy

    how is the sex?

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    • notexactlynormal

      Its like...getting there, getting there...but I never get there. :/

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      • BoredGuy

        And that's the problem.

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  • wigsplitz

    I'm happily married and I just plain don't enjoy kissing much at all. Lots of people don't like making out, or making out often anyway. Kissing can seem like a "have to" and not necessarily a "want to", everybody gets all hyped up for their first kiss and relationships usually evolve physically beginning with making out-it's kind of foced on us and we're told we're supposed to like it. Maybe you're just trying to make yourself like kissing when deep down you don't really enjoy it? Or maybe sometimes kissing feels "forced" or cliche at the moment. Try kissing less often or only when you truly feel like doing it.

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    • notexactlynormal

      Thank you, that really helped. :)

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  • howaminotmyself

    Have you ever felt that shiver? Some women, sadly, never shiver. You could try spicing it up a bit, role playing, dirty talk, toys, etc. And see what happens. Please don't get defensive, you are young. I think you may never feel that zing or your boyfriend isn't "the one." Of course you love each other, I'm sure you have much to teach other.

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    • notexactlynormal

      I used to not feel the shiver either. Thankfully, I do now. :/ Maybe its a time thing?

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  • georgienne

    Perhaps you could also try having a break, spend a few days at a friend's and don't see him. Maybe this will spark interest enough that your kiss upon seeing him again will 'spark.' It could just be that the 3years have worn-down the magic.
    Try new kisses, don't kiss all the time, and don't think about your body's reactions: unfortunately, when things happen like we're kissed, our body will almost always start preparing itself for sex, we're still very animalistic.

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    • notexactlynormal

      I actually havdnt seen him for two weeks -- and then we got together yesterday. No zing. :(

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  • georgienne

    He's not the one.. A 'nice, great guy' isn't the description of 'the one.'
    He's obviously someone you're very attracted to, and certainly love. Maybe you need more time, as he does love you and can perhaps pull you around.
    You should like kissing 'the one' though, even people who don't like kissing much have a slim exception for their partner.

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    • notexactlynormal

      I do like the kissing, sometimes, but like i said, its normalish. :/ I dont really know how to explain it. Its nice, but its not WOW. Is it compulsory for me to feel zing when I kiss The One?

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  • Pearsonz

    My girlfriend is insanely hot. I don't know anyone that wouldn't snap her up in a heart beat. Although when I kiss her I feel nothing, when we sleep together, again nothing.

    I don't think it's normal but feeling nothing there.. Not even really a sign of attraction is strange.

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    • notexactlynormal

      Oh! I do feel a slight zing, sometimes, but its gone as soon as it came. And then it doesnt come back. :/ And I am attracted to him. Its just like...very calm attraction. :/ Not mindblowing, which is what I want.

      Thank you, though. :)

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      • Smittysmitsmit

        Mind blowing attraction won’t be ALL the time. That’s impossible. You can’t live in that space of ALWAYS wanting the person you’re with. But if you know they’re worth trying for and putting your all into, the zing will come when it does. And when it doesn’t, that’s not the end of the world. You just need to think and remember that’s a whole person with feelings, a heartbeat, and a lot of love for you trying to make you feel special. Try to imagine how they feel. Sometimes I need to remember that too.

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  • solo

    Yeah.... But as long as it makes I wet I mean porn might make me wet if i were a girl but doest mean its ya know " the porn"

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  • solo

    U r a dip shit ur 18 and u think he's the one u arrogant little..... Girl ur not close to a woman the way u talk

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  • Capsule

    Try eating more healthy food or read a novel/song/poem that makes you feel romantic.

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    • notexactlynormal

      Healthy food? Really? How does that help?

      And I do read romance novels. :/

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