--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I should be that first kiss,” he said…" description: "\"“I should be that first kiss,” he said, his eyes open now, gaze locked on hers. “Three months from now, I want it to be me.”\" — A.J. Pine" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/543/a-j-pine-59689_first-kiss_i-should-be-that-first-kiss-he-said-his_915058.jpg" --- # I should be that first kiss,” he said, his eyes open now… ![“I should be that first kiss,” he said, his eyes open now, gaze locked on hers. “Three months from now, I want it to be me.” quote by A.J. Pine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/543/a-j-pine-59689_first-kiss_i-should-be-that-first-kiss-he-said-his_915058.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/543/a-j-pine-59689_first-kiss_i-should-be-that-first-kiss-he-said-his_915058.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/543/a-j-pine-59689_first-kiss_i-should-be-that-first-kiss-he-said-his_915058.jpg) > ““I should be that first kiss,” he said, his eyes open now, gaze locked on hers. “Three months from now, I want it to be me.”” [A.J. Pine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pine/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. He envisions a future intimate moment, planning it months ahead, showing desire and anticipation. **In simple terms:** He plans a future kiss now. Key Takeaway Cultivate patience and intention in relationships. Themes desire anticipation planning intimacy Mood hopeful longing Type romantic contemplative When to use this quote - dating - long‑term relationship building - personal reflection Key Concepts Romantic idealism future-oriented intimacy emotional forecasting Questions to Reflect On - How does anticipation affect present intimacy? - What balance between planning and spontaneity feels healthy? A Different Perspective Focusing on a future moment may overlook present connection. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [First kiss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/first-kiss/) ## Related quotes > [“ 'Why are you yelling at the television when you know they cannot hear you?' 'You wouldn't understand,' said Asher, his gaze locked on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rowan-mcbride/why-are-you-yelling-at-the-television-when-you-know-they-cannot-hear/) Rowan McBride > [“However, in this technique, because your eyes are open and because the gaze in not a tight gaze and because the whole emphasis of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pema-ch-dr-n/however-in-this-technique-because-your-eyes-are-open-and-because-the/) [Pema Chödrön](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pema-ch-dr-n/) > [When you look at some faces, you can see the turbulence of the infinite beginning to gather to the surface. This moment can open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-o-donohue/when-you-look-at-some-faces-you-can-see-the-turbulence-of-the/) [John O'Donohue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-o-donohue/) > [“A kiss, he said, is a conversation. Easing closer, he continued to speak as he caressed her cheeks with featherlight stokes of his thumbs.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristen-callihan/a-kiss-he-said-is-a-conversation-easing-closer-he-continued-to-speak/) [Kristen Callihan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristen-callihan/) > [“That was my first kiss," she said. "My first real one." He brought his head close, resting his forehead on hers. Blond waves fell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-rossi/that-was-my-first-kiss-she-said-my-first-real-one-he-brought-his-head/) [Veronica Rossi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-rossi/) > [“Why should I care about you first kiss,' he said. 'You can kiss anyone you like. But sometimes if you wanted to kiss me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherynne-m-valente/why-should-i-care-about-you-first-kiss-he-said-you-can-kiss-anyone/) [Catherynne M. Valente](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherynne-m-valente/) > [I'll always remember our first kiss you said you loved me. So why did you hit me with your fist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debbie-e-jones/i-ll-always-remember-our-first-kiss-you-said-you-loved-me-so-why-did/) Debbie E Jones > [“They said it would change his life. They said this – but their eyes warned him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-howey/they-said-it-would-change-his-life-they-said-this-but-their-eyes/) [Hugh Howey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-howey/) > [I said: what about my eyes? God said: Keep them on the road. I said: what about my passion? God said: Keep it burning.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rumi/i-said-what-about-my-eyes-god-said-keep-them-on-the-road-i-said-what/) [Rumi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rumi/) > [“Cookie saw him, too. "Holy mother of all things sexy," she said, her eyes drinking him in. "Right there with ya.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darynda-jones/cookie-saw-him-too-holy-mother-of-all-things-sexy-she-said-her-eyes/) [Darynda Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darynda-jones/) > [That’s my girl,” she said, her eyes holding a shared pain as she saw my confusion. “Al, where are you going to put her?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-harrison/that-s-my-girl-she-said-her-eyes-holding-a-shared-pain-as-she-saw-my/) [Kim Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-harrison/) > [It is often said that eyes are the windows the soul. If this is true, then a smile is the doorway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-is-often-said-that-eyes-are-the-windows-the-soul-if-this-is-true/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Her lips said 'no', but her eyes said 'read my lips'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hyde-pierce/her-lips-said-no-but-her-eyes-said-read-my-lips/) [David Hyde Pierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hyde-pierce/) > [“Something like that," he said, his eyes shining, and she realized just how much there was she didn't know about him. He was like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-e-smith/something-like-that-he-said-his-eyes-shining-and-she-realized-just/) [Jennifer E. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-e-smith/) > [Today is a winding road that's taking me to places that I didn't want to go Whoa (whoa, whoa, whoa) Today in the blink…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/savannah-j/today-is-a-winding-road-that-s-taking-me-to-places-that-i-didn-t-want/) [Savannah J](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/savannah-j/) ## More by A.J. Pine > [“Mom!” she said, her tone the brightest and cheeriest she could muster. “How are you?” There was a beat of silence before her mother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pine/mom-she-said-her-tone-the-brightest-and-cheeriest-she-could-muster/) [A.J. Pine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pine/) > [“A gentleman sips his scotch,” Will said, joining Jeremy behind the bar. Jeremy swirled his ice through the ebbing liquid in his glass. “Well,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pine/a-gentleman-sips-his-scotch-will-said-joining-jeremy-behind-the-bar/) [A.J. Pine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pine/) > [“I think,” she said between breaths, “that I really love this wedding.” She laughed. Jeremy propped himself up on his elbow and cupped her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pine/i-think-she-said-between-breaths-that-i-really-love-this-wedding-she/) [A.J. Pine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pine/) > [“I’d give my right hand to kiss you right now,” he said, his voice low and hoarse. He watched her neck as she swallowed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pine/i-d-give-my-right-hand-to-kiss-you-right-now-he-said-his-voice-low/) [A.J. Pine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pine/) [Explore all 5 A.J. Pine quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pine/) ## More First kiss quotes > [At some point during almost every romantic comedy, the female lead suddenly trips and falls, stumbling helplessly over something ridiculous like a leaf, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-handler/at-some-point-during-almost-every-romantic-comedy-the-female-lead/) [Chelsea Handler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-handler/) > [“I have seen plenty of ‘Struggle minus Success’ stories where you are forced to ask yourself ‘Why to him/her?’. There are few questions unanswered…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhavik-sarkhedi/i-have-seen-plenty-of-struggle-minus-success-stories-where-you-are/) [Bhavik Sarkhedi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhavik-sarkhedi/) > [“did I mention my first kiss was extracted by someone who never should have been that lucky?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olena-kalytiak-davis/did-i-mention-my-first-kiss-was-extracted-by-someone-who-never-should/) [Olena Kalytiak Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olena-kalytiak-davis/) > [When we first meet I felt love ill never forget, the way you looked at me made me feel unreal, when you touched me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashling-birrell/when-we-first-meet-i-felt-love-ill-never-forget-the-way-you-looked-at/) Ashling Birrell > [“I don’t know when it happened, but somewhere between our first kiss and that first fuck, I came to the conclusion that Hailey needs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarina-bowen/i-don-t-know-when-it-happened-but-somewhere-between-our-first-kiss/) [Sarina Bowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarina-bowen/) > [My parents is my first love, I got my first kiss at the age of 20 seconds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-kel/my-parents-is-my-first-love-i-got-my-first-kiss-at-the-age-of-20/) [Don Kel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-kel/) > [“Knowing you don’t have much time left changes things. You get kind of philosophical. And you figure things out—more like, they figure themselves out—and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kami-garcia/knowing-you-don-t-have-much-time-left-changes-things-you-get-kind-of/) [Kami Garcia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kami-garcia/) > [Thing I won't forget: Our first kiss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/thing-i-won-t-forget-our-first-kiss/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Life's Highs... 1. Laughing hysterically 2. Dancing your heart out 3. Star gazing 4. Shopping 5. Going to the beach 6. Listening to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/life-s-highs-1-laughing-hysterically-2-dancing-your-heart-out-3-star/) [Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/) > [“Then he walked home thinking he'd given Clarisse Haines her first kiss and thinking it would far from suck if he was also the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristen-ashley/then-he-walked-home-thinking-he-d-given-clarisse-haines-her-first/) [Kristen Ashley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristen-ashley/) > [A man snatches the first kiss, pleads for the second, demands the third, takes the fourth, accepts the fifth - and endures all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-rowland/a-man-snatches-the-first-kiss-pleads-for-the-second-demands-the-third/) [Helen Rowland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-rowland/) > [When something like that comes along, whether it's an accident or a savvy or a very first kiss, life takes a turn and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ingrid-law/when-something-like-that-comes-along-whether-it-s-an-accident-or-a/) [Ingrid Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ingrid-law/) > [“It wasn't the quick peck Nate had given her. It wasn't like anything she'd ever felt before. His fingers brushed her jaw, settling on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elle-todd/it-wasn-t-the-quick-peck-nate-had-given-her-it-wasn-t-like-anything/) [Elle Todd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elle-todd/) > [“Your first kiss isn’t as important as your last. The math test really didn’t matter. The pie really did. The stuff you’re good at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ethan-wate/your-first-kiss-isn-t-as-important-as-your-last-the-math-test-really/) Ethan Wate > [“Our first kiss was going to be the lasting kind. The kind she’d never forget. The kiss that erased all others from her past.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/devney-perry/our-first-kiss-was-going-to-be-the-lasting-kind-the-kind-she-d-never/) [Devney Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/devney-perry/) [Browse all 482 First kiss quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/first-kiss/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I should be that first kiss,” he said, his eyes open now, gaze locked on hers. “Three months from now, I want it to be me.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "A.J. Pine" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pine/i-should-be-that-first-kiss-he-said-his-eyes-open-now-gaze-locked-on/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "First kiss" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pine/i-should-be-that-first-kiss-he-said-his-eyes-open-now-gaze-locked-on/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/543/a-j-pine-59689_first-kiss_i-should-be-that-first-kiss-he-said-his_915058.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/543/a-j-pine-59689_first-kiss_i-should-be-that-first-kiss-he-said-his_915058.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/543/a-j-pine-59689_first-kiss_i-should-be-that-first-kiss-he-said-his_915058.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I should be that first kiss,” he said, his eyes open now, gaze locked on hers. “Three months from now, I…” — A.J. Pine", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "A.J. Pine", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-pine/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "“I should be that first kiss,”...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pine/i-should-be-that-first-kiss-he-said-his-eyes-open-now-gaze-locked-on/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-pine/i-should-be-that-first-kiss-he-said-his-eyes-open-now-gaze-locked-on/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```