Public displays of affection.

I've never been in a relationship, but I wouldn't be opposed to displaying signs of that relationship openly if I were in one. People who can't stand to see a bit of hand holding or kissing really need to get over themselves.

 

I think it would be a lot more helpful for some people if same sex couples weren't afraid to show affection in public. I for one would find it comforting, and I'd feel a lot less isolated. And homophobes just need to sort their shit out and get used to it, really. Because it's not stopping any time soon

All in all, I find it no different to straight couples that are everywhere eating eachothers faces off XD If a gay couple want to kiss, so what.

I don't display any affection to anyone in public because I don't have a girlfriend. I am a loner But I would if I had one XD

 

idk really i have never been in a relationship that allowed this but i might agree with brodie on this

 

PDA has always made me a little uncomfortable on both ends. If I were with someone, I probably would be iffy about being affectionate in public. I am a very private person and this attitude stems mainly from that. I wouldn't want to feel like I am putting my private life on display. There could very well be a shame aspect to it since, I've pretty much always have worried about people making assumptions about my sexuality, whether they be correct or incorrect.

 

It's not like we make out in the grocery store, but my partner and I hold hands, hug, kiss etc. in public. As I think about it, it's apparent that we are together pretty much whenever we are together--we will often walk with my hand on his opposite soldier and will occasionally pull each other in closer for a sort of side hug. I guess I don't really think about it. I've never really understood the aversion to mild PDAs like that--like the world is so full of affection that we all see too much of it?

 

I'm comfortable with hand holding, the occasional hug, or a kiss hello/goodbye. Outside of those I'm not really into PDA.

 

I guess I am more impatient with showing the world that kissing a partner is normal. No one else will do it for us! We need to be out there in public (if "there" is relatively safe) and not be afraid to kiss or hold hands, to the same extent as those in hetero relationships enjoy.

You never know, but it is likely that if you do engage in PDA, someone who is still in the closet will notice you, and believe me, he or she will remember it. I remember vividly each of the few times I saw two guys holding hands, walking...I remember feeling a combination of warmth, and envy...

 

I noticed when I went away to mainland Europe that PDA seemed a lot more common than it is here in Ireland. It's rare to even see a same-sex couple holding hands over here, which kind of sucks. I don't think I'd be up for much PDA if I was in a relationship, but I guess that comes with the guilt and shame I feel for being gay. In the future, I might be more up for it.

 

I really like holding hands. When my ex-lover visited me in our country for the first time, we held hands on the bus and covered it with his jacket since people here aren't really comfortable with the LGBT community when it comes to PDA so it was a little risky but it was one of the most amazing thing I've ever felt in my life.

 

I'm a huge PDA person, evidently. I don't consider myself a romantic, but my husband tells me that I wait until we get into a store or something to start hugging all over him and kissing him. In my defense, we still don't have a couch to snuggle on while watching TV. :lol:

 

I'll simply not let being in public stop me from making acts of affection at all, with the possible exception public sex (Although I've done that before).

 

Well the primary reason I've not engaged in any would be that I have no one to do it with, but..


PDA with other people make me feel jealous and uncomfortable.
PDA involving myself feels extremely awkward and uncomfortable.

I would so much so rather keep something like that entirely private. Even the small stuff. Also just not a big touchy-feely person..

 

Aww thats cute

I haven't been in a relationship but, I would hold hands, if someone attacks us for it.. I'd knock em out.