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> "Enrico C" <enrico.c@spamcop.net> wrote in message
> news:8p7mc9qac93s$.dlg@news.lillathedog.net...
>>
>> I have under my nose a list of idioms about love, but I don't know
>> what they exactly mean.
>>
>> "Tell her how much you enjoy sports, if you want to get to first base
>> with her."
>>
>> "What Guy Will Fall Head Over Heels In Love With You?"
>>
>> "She has always been able to wrap her boyfriend around her little
>> finger."
>>
>>
>> Hmmm... let's find out!
>>
>>
>> "Get to first base with someone" doesn't necessarily mean you are
>> playing baseball with your sweetheart, I guess :)
>>
>> Wayne Magnuson gives an example of *not* getting first base
>> "He was hoping for a kiss, but he didn't get to first base."
>>
>> So, I think you get to first base when the person you desire
>> reciprocates your feelings, gives you her/his first kiss, or something
>> like that!
>
> That's correct. First base is usually a kiss or holding hands. There is
> also references to second, third and home plate (or a home run). There
> isn't any clearly defined distinctions but third base usually implies that
> the couple has stopped short of actual intercourse while home plate implies
> that sexual relations occurred.
>
> jk
Thanks jk!
So, "second base" must be something more than just kisses and holding
hands, but a tad less than "stopped short of actual intercourse".
Would that be "to make out"?
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Enrico C
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