Public Displays of Affection

Love embeds its non-erasable evidence in our emotions and depths of our souls, but it also creates an effect on our actions and how we display our love for others.  I'm talking about public displays of affection, also referred to as PDA.  Some of you have no problem displaying to the whole world that you are in a relationship with someone and care for them.  You don't mind letting everyone know that you are taken and happy about it.  When you and your partner show affection in public, I feel that it is a sign that you are confident in your relationship and could care less about what those surrounding you think.

I applaud all of you public displays of affection activists, partly because I am one also, but I must slightly turn my head to those people that transform our movie theaters, family parks, shopping malls, and restaurants into their very own private bedrooms.  When I go out of my house, I really expect nothing more than going into public.  This means that I will expect seeing a variety of people walking, driving, bicycling around, minding their own business and doing regular things like shopping, eating, running errands, etc.  When I'm in a public place and see a couple full-on making out (which is the initial action before anything further, mind you), I feel uncomfortable.  It is a distraction from what I plan to accomplish that day.

You may ask: how far is too far?  My answer?  Making out.  You can kiss a little, but if it's not broken for more than, let's say, five to seven seconds, you may be going too far.  Holding hands is great.  Hugging is perfectly fine too.  My reasoning for why making out in public is not looked at favorably is because of the following:

#1:  As I said before, making out is the last step before you start the other steps of going any further.  You know what I mean.  That is meant for the privacy of your own place of dwelling, folks.

#2:  I can imagine that if you are too busy trying to swallow your significant other's face in the midst of other people, you will be distracted.  Therefore, if something "important" happens, you will probably miss it.  I mean, what if someone came up behind you and secretly pick pocketed you?  Hey, you never know.

#3:  Think of all the lonely people out there that aren't dating anyone!  Chances are, someone will either be grossed out by your PDA or feel completely envious and then suddenly enter into a state of depression because they can't make out with someone at that particular moment in time.  Way to go, heartbreaker.

Now, I suppose if you are in a dimly lit bar or club filled with drunken people, then maybe it would be okay to make out with someone.  That is mainly because half of the people in there probably have no clue what is going on anyways.  Plus, you're more vulnerable for actions like that.  Please, however, do not show PDA in generally sober and family friendly places.  We also don't want children questioning their parents about what you're doing.  Some parents just aren't ready to explain that.

As I have mentioned before, I am a naturally emotional person that loves to snuggle and doesn't mind tasteful public displays of affection.  However, I know my limits and thought that I should inform you of being mindful as well.  Love makes us do crazy things, but this is one matter that I am certain we can control with ease.