The moment our lips joined.

[99bottles]

I hope this is not considered M-rated. I apologize in case it is.

'The moment our lips (were) joined, I knew she was perfect for me.'

Is 'were' necessary here? The dictionaries don't seem very clear as to how 'join' works.

Edit: I forgot to clarify that this describes the beginning of a kiss; I don't mean that their lips touched for only a moment.

 

[Tarheel]

Please don't use "were" there. That would make it mean something else entirely.

I would use "touched" there, but "joined" is okay (I think).

 

[99bottles]

Please don't use "were" there. That would make it mean something else entirely.

I would use "touched" there, but "joined" is okay (I think).

You think? That doesn't sound comforting! :-|
Any other opinions?

 

[Tarheel]

Well, I wouldn't use "joined" so I'm not enthusiastic about it. However, it's perfectly fine to use "touched" there.

I have one! Perhaps:

The moment our lips met I knew she was right for me.

And maybe:

I felt electricity. It was a feeling that I had never felt before.

Use your own words of course. (But I like them. :-D)

 

[emsr2d2]

I would use "met".

What's "M-rated"? If you meant that you were concerned about any potential sexual content, we would use "X-rated".

 

[99bottles]

I would use "met".

What's "M-rated"? If you meant that you were concerned about any potential sexual content, we would use "X-rated".

Darn. I had decided to use 'touched', and now you make me think about it all over again. :lol:

So, why 'met' and not 'touched'? Please explain.

 

[5jj]

So, why 'met' and not 'touched'? Please explain.

For me, met suggests an idea of coming together that is not necessarily contained in touched.

 

[jutfrank]

For me, met suggests an idea of coming together that is not necessarily contained in touched.

Right— met carries a sense of being so much more than mere physical contact.

 

[Tarheel]

Well, I suggested "met" in post #4, so I guess I know where everybody else got the idea.
;-)

 

[Tdol]

Lips can meet or touch for me, but they don't join.