Are you comfortable with public displays of affection?

[Engarde]

Personally, I cannot stand it at all, it makes me feel strange and out of place. Cannot watch public displays of affection, cannot participate in public displays of affection, though that is a seperate issue, not because lack of participant...anyway, on topic again!

Does it bother you to see it? Do you just feel a bit awkward? Are you an exhibitionist and like to show everyone how you feel? Share your thoughts.

 

[Naheal]

I don't care enough to let it bother me.

 

[superbatranger]

I certainly have no right to stop them. I don't hold any authority that would allow me to do so. I just tend to ignore it.

 

[Swaki]

depends, stuff like holding hands is cool, so is sneaking a kiss, but grabbing your partners ass in public and tungbathing each other is just disgusting, some things should be private for a reason, two days ago i saw a couple grabbing each other and trying to get each other off waiting for the metro, that was disgusting.

 

[LongAndShort]

When it's strangers, I ignore it. Not my place to make any comment.

On the other hand, when it's someone I know, I do get annoyed. For example you'll get that mate who brings his girlfriend to the pub and spend the whole night making out across the table. But then I find that to be more rude than anything else.

 

[Whitenail]

I live near the beach so young couples making out on the shore is a common sight, I've gotten fairly used to it.

The times I can't stand are when it's in a crowded place, especially a line. I've never had the problem with friends, subsequently they've never had the problem with me...what?

 

[Iandiaeufaieubfeuihfi]

Depends on what type of public affection and situation. It's okay for a couple to make out in a park but not having sex on a restaurant table when I'm eating.

 

[mew1234321]

Gosh darn. I appear to be the first one here who hugs people I hardly know in public. It made waaaay more sense in context.

Heh, for the first time ever, there is no chance I'm going to be ninja'd.

I'm cool with public displays of affection, up to a point. Making out isn't cool when I'm sitting next to you, but snuggling up with your boyfriend/girlfriend is cute, as my general rule. I dunno, it depends on how I feel, at that time.

Ah, the wonders of being an extremely effeminate highschooler.

 

[MRMIdAS2k]

Why should the fact we're in public stop me hugging my best friend, kissing my girlfriend, or showing affection to people who are special to me.

I'd sooner show them affection than let them think I'm embarrassed of them by not doing stuff in public that we'd do in private.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

It doesn't bother me, and I've been guilty of it myself on more than one occasion. Unfortunately, I haven't been guilty of it recently, but that's not through any choice of mine

 

[Scars Unseen]

Strangers making out in public bothers me less than strangers being rude to me in public. Then again, I live in Japan, so I rarely see either.

 

[Verp]

Well, I don't like seeing it, but what can I do about it? Nothing, really, except maybe make faces if a couple's slobbery activities becomes hard to ignore. Or maybe "accidentally" bump into them or something. Or maybe stare at them so uncomfortably that they're too creeped out to continue.

... What? I'm a Finn, I can't talk to people I don't know.

 

[Vault101]

Personally I don't like it

As for other people, I don't really care they can do what they want

In fact I don't even like holding hands, its like your smuggly advertising to the world that your boyfreind and girlfreind agghhh I hated it , my last ex insisted on holding hands all the time

now that I think about I hate all that mush girlfreind/boyfreind stuff

I especially HATED being called "babe" I don't know why

 

[SimuLord]

Absolutely, positively, and I've broken up with girls over it. I'm as playful and affectionate as a puppy, so any girl who dates me had damn well better be at least as much if not more so.

 

[DJDarque]

I really don't care one way or another. Unless I'm hanging out with somebody and they bring their boyfriend/girlfriend and then proceed to pretty much ignore me because they're too busy trying to inhale each other, then it bothers me.

 

[Valksy]

Depends.

I don't really like seeing anyone really going at it in public. I once saw a straight couple in Marks and Spencers having a major tongue duel in the frozen section and she was groping his junk. Ewww. I don't care who you are, please don't do that.

Hand holding, non sexual kissing, hugs etc. All fine. Just don't look as if you are ten seconds away from oral and I am happy enough and mind my own business.

 

[Outright Villainy]

Yes, within any reasonable degree. Snuggling and what have you is fine. Hell, even full on making out is okay as long as I'm not sitting beside them or something.

Then there are the horrors of teen nightclubs.
*shivers*

 

[Aedes]

Moderate display of affection is fine. Specially hugs. I like hugs.

Now, if people are making out on plain sight, then for F*&% sake, go find a room! We don't need to see you grabbing your partner's ass and swalling his/her tongue down your throat.

 

[manic_depressive13]

No, I find it quite repulsive and it makes me feel uncomfortable watching people snuggling together or kissing eachother. I would never do it myself, but I'm generally not a very affectionate person.