Kissing: why is it still a social taboo?

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mattaui

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You'll find there's never a lack of individuals who aren't happy unless they're telling other people what to do or how to behave, a lot of which is evidenced in full force here in this thread. The number of times I've ever seen people really making out hot and heavy in public is so small as to be inconsequential, but I've seen plenty of moderate snuggling and kissing, and some folks get all bent out of shape even with such mild behavior.

You're not entitled to blissfully enjoy each and every moment of your foray into the public space, and sometimes it can be actively unpleasant, but that's part of dealing with other people. So you can either stay at home and be angry at all those annoying people living their lives out there, or you can grow some emotional maturity and take it all in stride.
 

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danpascooch said:
Hail Fire 998 said:
I don't know about anybody else, but I see no affection in it. All I see is people trading spit, which I find to be quite nasty.
And I see no "love" in bacteria trading.
What do you see love in? Because there are a whole lot of diseases specifically transmitted through sex, and you trade bacteria just holding hands.

A polite wave?
I see romantic love in nothing.
 

The Hero Killer

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I personally dont like to see it because I dont have anyone to kiss and consider it "showing off".

But I'm "that guy" that has a huge chip on his shoulder about EVERYTHING.
 

TheTaco007

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I don't think kissing really counts as PDA. (Unless you go to a really strict school, or have a really mean boss.)

PDA is more like fondling or having sex in public.
 

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Rednog said:
The only kissing I really mind in public are those that become more extended periods of face sucking or make out sessions. A simple kiss is fine, but it becomes somewhat awkward for those around when you take it a tiny bit further.
This has been my experience. People are fine with a little smoochy-smoochy in public, but when people start really going at it, it grosses everyone out.
 

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Kissing, not a problem. Some nibbling not an issue. Being half-ways down each others throat is another issue. I don't wanna see what looks like two dogs greeting each other. There is passionate=okay, loving=okay, Horny...no...just no.
 

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Rednog said:
The only kissing I really mind in public are those that become more extended periods of face sucking or make out sessions. A simple kiss is fine, but it becomes somewhat awkward for those around when you take it a tiny bit further.
Pretty much this. I don't mind seeing people exchange a kiss in public, but if they're grabbing at each other and it's impossible *not* to see the tongue action going on, then I think they could, for everyone's sake, take it elsewhere.
 

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Hail Fire 998 said:
danpascooch said:
Hail Fire 998 said:
I don't know about anybody else, but I see no affection in it. All I see is people trading spit, which I find to be quite nasty.
And I see no "love" in bacteria trading.
What do you see love in? Because there are a whole lot of diseases specifically transmitted through sex, and you trade bacteria just holding hands.

A polite wave?
I see romantic love in nothing.


If you are incapable of recognizing romantic love, then your "trading spit" comment makes zero sense. Why comment, when you obviously don't understand the concept anyway?
 

Nazz3

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Its a social taboo?

Never found anything wrong with people who do it. Unless they start french kissing and such...
 

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Dr Snakeman said:
Hail Fire 998 said:
danpascooch said:
Hail Fire 998 said:
I don't know about anybody else, but I see no affection in it. All I see is people trading spit, which I find to be quite nasty.
And I see no "love" in bacteria trading.
What do you see love in? Because there are a whole lot of diseases specifically transmitted through sex, and you trade bacteria just holding hands.

A polite wave?
I see romantic love in nothing.


If you are incapable of recognizing romantic love, then your "trading spit" comment makes zero sense. Why comment, when you obviously don't understand the concept anyway?
I'm saying, it can be seen as a "social taboo" because of that reason.
And I happen to be of this opinion.
 

Deathman101

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I personally feel that people who are offended by something completely unrelated to them and not directed to them in any way can, for lack of a better term, go fuck themselves. Anything short of public sex is fine by me.
 

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PayJ567 said:
I think it's disgusting. Young'uns of today are all whores sluts and bitches. They need to learn to keep in it their pants and wearing nothing but grey jumpers and baggy trousers.

In my day we never got away with such dispickable behaviour. Oh how I think the 60's changed everyone for the worst.
Wow, stereotyping much? Not everyone is like that. Unless you're being facetious. That's likely.

OT: You would not believe the times that I've seen a couple kissing each other while just walking down the halls. Then again, I am in high school, so most people's hormones are out of control.

So, kiss on the cheek, kiss on the forehead, a VERY quick kiss on the lips: Those are all fine.

But full face-munching, and dry-humping: Get a room already, Jeez!
 

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The only time it bugs me is when the couple doing the kissing is in my way.
Yes, I'm glad you love each other but stop blocking the fucking stairwell.

(I suppose that has nothing to do about whether I find it offensive or not.)
 

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Continuity said:
LostTimeLady said:
So I ask you, fellow Escapists, do you think it's ok to kiss in public places and would you kiss someone you liked/loved publicly?

Discuss!
There is kissing and there is kissing.

A couple kiss each other good bye at a train station = fine

A couple devour each others faces for half an hour on a crowded train = not fine
Ross Gilligan said:
I don't think anyone has a problem with you giving your beloved a quick affectionate kiss, it's the extended sessions of sucking and public humping that normal drives people to judge you.
This soooooooo much.

It seems like every time I go to see a movie, there is a couple right in front of me that attempt to eat each other. If your not going to pay attention to the movie, please for the love of all that is good, get to the back of the theater!
 

NeuroticDogDad

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I'll start off by making the same distinction: kissing fine, face-sucking different. The explanation I think is where the topic should be focusing because it seems more interesting.

There's a couple of reasons. The first one is probably base level envy, something that's quite hard to just ignore, but I think there's other things involved. Essentially what you're doing is boasting. It's a very obvious visual cue that reads "hey, look at me, someone finds me attractive enough to want to lick what I had for lunch using my face as an entrance" and it's boastful because typically you're not doing the same, so the end of that statement reads "and you're just reading the paper like some loveless pariah, I'm better than you". By being boastful it also becomes inconsiderate.
I'm expecting people to reply "well that's your fault, we're just doing something we want, don't read into it and get your icky envy all over our LOVE" but no, because that's not how the world works. You can't blame someone for smelling a fart, you should blame the farter. I imagine almost everyone involved in public face-sucking isn't doing it for anyone elses benefit but their own (NB: if you are, get a life), however, this is selfish and the public haven't chosen to be subjected to it, intimacy and privacy were designed for each other.
Personally, strangers tooth-chewing isn't a problem for me, I don't know them, I just get on with my life. Where this comes into being irritating to me is friends doing it. This is massively inconsiderate because usually you've chosen to spend time with someone and they've chosen to spend a lot of that time involved in an activity that results in them ignoring you. It's akin to one of your friends turning up with a book and spending half their time with you reading. It's just rude.
Then there is the added boastfulness described earlier and just the fact that nobody is interested so stop showing everyone.

There are of course people who don't react this way but these people also thank the sun for rising each morning.

MASSIVE HYPOCRITICAL ENDING:
hot lesbians kissing in public is awesome.