What Do You Think About Public Displays Of Affection?

I can sometimes be all over the board with PDA. For myself, I like kissing and hugging in public. Frankly I like everywhere. So I am a little perplexed as to why I sometimes feel embarrassed watching other people go at it. Am I odd or are there others who feel like me?

I tend to like PDA’s, but I don’t think I quite think the same about them as most people. I’ll smile when I see couples kissing, but for me it’s just as intimate to simply lay my head against her shoulder, or kiss her lightly on the cheek, or squeeze her hand. They are a language that we’ve developed together and tends to say a lot with a very little, and it doesn’t really matter if we’re in public or not.

This threads reminds me about the other day when my husband and I were driving out of town and we saw this couple switch sides (the guy was driving and the girl was taking a turn). They stopped behind the car to have a bit of long kiss before heading back in the car. How romantic was that! I think PDAs are okay as long as they are done tastefully. I don’t feel comfortable when people are having a serious making out session when I am trying to enjoy a dinner or walking in the park. But I find nothing wrong with kissing, hugging or holding hands with the one you love to show how much you care.

One thing I find interesting are the levels of PDA that seem to accompany longevity in relationships. Newlyweds are all over each other, and senior couples may only exchange a look and a smile across the room - but the depth of love and devotion in the latter is really staggering. IN some cases, I think the big PDAs are expressions of insecurity - having to show off just how “into” each other you are.

Only sometimes. I’ve been known to tackle my lover in a bear hug and sloppy kiss on occasion as well.

I am not sure I agree with you on this topic Gray. I think one of the reasons a new relationship is so into PDA or young people are all over each other has to too with the amount of excitement running through the body. In new relationships we can hardly keep our hands off of each other.

I think this is one of the things couples who have been married a long time miss in their relationship. Making time for romance is a must, see my blog on the topic.