Let’s chat... How do you feel about PDA?

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So me personally, I don’t care if other people are doing PDA like, if that’s how you show/give affection and it’s making you and your significant other happy then by ALL means do it, I support you! However, when it comes to me and my personal relationships (romantically) I get really uncomfortable when my significant other is steadily trying to kiss/caress...etc me wherever we’re out in public together. I also know that I’m a pretty introverted/reserved person so I tend to prefer not drawing any attention to myself/anyone I’m with whenever I’m out in public. On the flip side though, whenever I’m alone/in private/at home, I absolutely love physical touch and physical affection. So basically I’m asking if anyone else relates to this and if so, why do you think you feel the way you do?
(Also is this like normal lol? I’m trying to see if I need to do some self work or anything about this).

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I’ve had an issue with this, I would sometimes get uncomfortable while in school if my boyfriend was too comfy with me and I’d push him back and I’d feel so bad, because I know it hurts him. I’m ok with a kiss, a hug but not making out and getting too comfy in front of family as well it feels so illegal

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I think pda is fine, just don’t go overboard. Holding hands, couple quick kisses, a hug, sometimes my bf gives me a little butt tap if no one is around lol I think it crosses the line when people are feeling up on each other and making out.

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I am very uncomfortable with PDA, from others and my own relationship. I don’t know if this is normal. I’m okay with holding hands, a small kiss on the cheek or top of the head, and hugs. I get uncomfortable with other forms of PDA though, and I don’t know why. Like in my own relationship I don’t want an arm constantly wrapped around me or his hand on my thigh when we’re around our friends, I guess I’m scared of making them feel uncomfortable? If we’re in public like at a restaurant by ourselves though I’m okay with it, but not anything more than that ever in public. And I’ve had quite a few encounters with people sucking face on the transit bus or other public spots and laying down all over each other getting handsy so I’m super uncomfortable witnessing that. It makes me feel like I’m seeing something I shouldn’t and that I’m violating their privacy just by being near them doing that.

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My husband is very introverted and comes from a very “don’t touch or show affection period” type of family his mom hates anything affection wise. 
For me affection is huge it’s a nonnegotiable thing for me I cannot just not have it. For him he couldn’t do it in public or private because to him the entire concept was weird and based on how he grew up he also never saw it being done.
In public he will hold me and kiss me maybe once or twice nothing over the top but everyday around the house or in the car we always show good amounts of pda. Our kids aren’t grossed out by it because to them this is normal. To his mom though she still cannot get used to it and it’s been 14 years 😂.
He grew out of that feeling of not being able to do it or receive it. Now to him it’s comfortable and he needs it in a way.

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I am the exact same way. No pda for my husband and I when we are in public, but at home we are all over each other. I am very conservative and quite!

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I’m the same and also an introvert. I personally don’t like attention and I know the attention it can bring, so I rather be intimate in private. But I do like seeing other people show affection in public. It’s a nice break from all the weird aggressive harshness of Big Cities

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