This Refinery 29 article by Erika W. Smith breaks down some tried and true tips for making the most of your makeout sessions. Find an excerpt below, then the full piece here:

“Making out is seriously underrated. After you start having sex with a new partner, your kissing time can get cut down in favor of other activities... but it doesn’t have to be that way. Making out for ages first can make sex feel even better and of course, it’s super-pleasurable on its own too. Kissing with tongue, aka French kising, is “a real party in your mouth that can heighten foreplay and arousal,” Andréa Demirjian, kissing expert and author of KISSING: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About One of Life’s Sweetest Pleasures, previously told Refinery29. And making out isn’t limited to French kissing (though it can include plenty of it). Neck kisses, ear kisses, touching each other over (or under) your clothes, and even dry-humping can all be included, too.”