Public Displays of Affection are good and should be encouraged, amirite?

French kissing is kinda a lot but hugs, small kisses, holding hands, everything else is great. I would much rather see couples being affectionate then fighting in public

by QuirkyTomatillo3330 1 month ago

The amount of people who think it's okay to have a screaming match in public is too damn high. Public Displays of Breakup ☹️

by Silly_Necessary8153 1 month ago

Number of people*

by Anonymous 1 month ago

idk man unless u feel like counting all the way to 8 billion, i think "amount of" works just fine. take the stick out ur ass. words mean what we use them to mean.

by Ill-Risk-2338 1 month ago

Amount.. things that can't be counted individually like a gallon of milk Number.... Things that can be counted individually like gallons of milk

by Anonymous 1 month ago

gee. not a lot going on at home?

by Ill-Risk-2338 1 month ago

Number and amount are not the same thing and it drives me insane that people don't know that

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Unpopular opinion: the amount of people who know the difference between "number of" and "amount of" is to few 😉

by Silly_Necessary8153 1 month ago

too* few figured I'd do it before the amount of other people correct you

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Your very helpful thank you

by Silly_Necessary8153 1 month ago

Coming from a reading specialist: take it easy.

by Last-Needleworker955 1 month ago

Horny ahh

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Holding hands or a quick kiss yeah... Watching 2 people intensely frenching or grabbing ass like they never touched anyone in public is just tacky af.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Every time I see French kissing I yell at them, they usually wave the white flag pretty quickly

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Tacky? Yes. Absolutely. We need more tacky.

by Silly_Necessary8153 1 month ago

Thank you 🙏

by Silly_Necessary8153 1 month ago

Idk i know quite a few ace people that wouldnt apricate seeing french kissing outside

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Aside from the extremest of edge cases that are usually paired with like extreme phobia level out of character behavior, the uncomfortableness is relative to cultural standards of what is okay. If it were genuinely okay to be in public it likely wouldn't cause much more of a reaction than occasional normal kissing or hand holding currently does in most sex repulsed people

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Okay my UPO: People even just being shirtless disgusts me and i dont want that in public ever, from any person regardless of gender. I think people shouldnt do stuff like that in places where you cant leave, e.g a bus

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Then tell them to look away?

by russelsandy 1 month ago

if it were visual only sure, i agree, but who french kisses without moaning?

by Anonymous 1 month ago

They don't leave their house it's fine

by East_Relative 1 month ago

So? And?

by Silly_Necessary8153 1 month ago

just dont do it in spaces where others cant walk away from, eg a bus

by Anonymous 1 month ago

That fair.

by Silly_Necessary8153 1 month ago

once I saw a couple break up over a chess game in public. we need more of that

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Checkmate! You're right, it's over 😢.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

No one complains about a peck outside of children maybe? Same with touch that's limited to cuddling. I don't want to see strangers sword-fighting with their tongues in public, though, sorry OP.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

No need to apologize, if people didn't disagree it wouldn't be unpopular

by Silly_Necessary8153 1 month ago

Do u genuinely think the world would be better if more people were sucking face for extended periods in public tho?

by Anonymous 1 month ago

The negatives of forcing people within earshot to hear wet smacking mouth sounds very strongly outweighs the benefits of what ur claiming to be the benefit of the occasional child watching and it shaping their worldview on what positive physical affection is? Idk man I feel like ppl inherently know making out with someone u like is fun and good and not shameful in private Something being great and also reserved for private time aren't mutually exclusive concepts. Take sex for instance

by Anonymous 1 month ago

What negatives? Discomfort is not harm. Also, so what if a kid sees adults kissing?

by Silly_Necessary8153 1 month ago

Discomfort quite literally is the opposite of comfort which means: "a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint"

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Which is not harm? Lots of people are discomforted by the fact I'm gay marriage, that doesn't mean I'm harming them. Same concept.

by Silly_Necessary8153 1 month ago

Obv anyone should be able to marry anyone else. The difference is that's a moral issue, that's not inclusive of the specific issue people have with making out in public which is the sensory assault that is viewing two strangers unabashedly swap spit in public

by Anonymous 1 month ago

So it would be okay if they were quite about it

by Silly_Necessary8153 1 month ago

actively french kissing and smacking tongues is more of a display of lust than love…

by Anonymous 1 month ago

The line is arbitrary. Obviously my comfort level way out in the exception but people act like being in love in public is sexual assault. "Discomfort isn't harm" is an axiom I like to use because public spaces are common places to use. A certain amount of tolerance to discomfort is needed to keep society running and to draw the line so harshly on love I feel makes a society more cruel than needed.

by Silly_Necessary8153 1 month ago

Gun to my head, I'd say quite French kissing, no groping is the maximum limit.

by Silly_Necessary8153 1 month ago

Nah. Seeing public displays of affection doesn't offend me. However, it's also not something I necessarily want to look at. A kiss or hug is one thing. But a full on make out session is not. Much like I don't walk around in public without pants on because I don't want to force other people to look at my ass, I don't want to look at people tongue kissing and all that jazz. If they want to do it, more power to them. But I prefer that they do it in the privacy of their own home.

by Ispencer 1 month ago

That's when u need to crop-dust them

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Unpopular opinion; Crop-dusting is acceptable

by Silly_Necessary8153 1 month ago

If ppl are being highly inconsiderate to the people around them by making out in public transit, hell yeah it is U want to offend my eyes and ears, I will offend ur nose and call it even

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Ok your OP is one thing. I don't entirely agree, but I can see where you're coming from. Public affection is inherently a good thing it's just that people take it too far too easily. But farting on folks is pretty damn awful. Keep your methane to yourself please

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Lmao imma be real I don't personally do this but if someone did it to someone I'd definitely laugh bc they had it to coming

by Anonymous 1 month ago

I once saw a teenage couple holding hands in the grocery store, and it made me so happy. They're young and they're in love!

by korygreenholt 1 month ago

I mean, I don't want to see people full on snogging in public, but yeah, go for it. I love seeing people just be quietly affectionate towards their partner.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

It's called a private life for a reason. I don't want to see people making out in public, if they wanna do that they can do it in the privacy of their home. It's grotesque to do that in public imo, I don't know why people would want to do that in public. That's a part of my life that stays between me and my partner. It would feel less special to me if I were to be intimate with my partner in public, that's our special connection and it's just ours.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

in pubic lol

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Oops

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Gave me a chuckle tbh

by Anonymous 1 month ago

You don't have to do that, that is fine. But I think you and others need to be exposed to positive examples of affection. "Intimacy" is not the same as "sexual".

by Silly_Necessary8153 1 month ago

Why do I need to be exposed to strangers being affectionate with each other? You don't know me. You know nothing about me. I'm in a healthy relationship. I think it's pretty damn weird of you to think that people need to be exposed to that. As if it's anyone else's business when a couple of strangers want to be affectionate with each other. Kinda sounds like you wanna just ogle at people kissing in public to be honest with you dude.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Tbh you are taking it way too personally. You can just not look.

by Silly_Necessary8153 1 month ago

You could say "you can just not look" for anything though. That doesn't hold up imo. I don't look, and I will continue not to. People shouldn't be actively encouraged to make out with their partners in public, you shouldn't be trying to tell people that they should feel more comfortable expressing affection in a public place. You don't get to decide that, they do. It's weird to tell people they should kiss in public more, that's extremely intrusive on their relationship and it isn't your place to say that to them.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

"It makes me uncomfortable" can be for anything though so it doesn't hold up IMO. I can yeah say "you can just not look" to a lot of things. I'm not saying you should be forced to kiss your partner in public lol.

by Silly_Necessary8153 1 month ago

It's why I'm on the unpopular opinion forum.

by Silly_Necessary8153 1 month ago

Also I'd say it's a form of sexual harassment to expose people to your sex life (even if it's just making out) without consent.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

I agree, but apparently that makes me some kind of stick in the mud for thinking that a relationship should be between 2 people and not shared with the general public.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

My guy I'm the one with the unpopular opinion. You have the popular opinion

by Silly_Necessary8153 1 month ago

LOL. LMAO, even.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

i think french kissing in a age appropriate setting isn't too bad to me, i don't wanna see it but luckily for me i can turn my head 😭 the others are fine i luv seeing ppl that luv each other

by Anonymous 1 month ago

No

by Oranchristianse 1 month ago

I was raised in an anti affection household so the smallest pda im automatically cringing and trying to get away it's a severe problem

by Anonymous 1 month ago

The world needs more love ❤️!

by Anonymous 1 month ago

The cruelty is normal love is an act of rebellion

by Silly_Necessary8153 1 month ago

No, thanks.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

If people are french kissing in public I'm like wtf. But then I remember that the fact that I am slightly disgusted by it, is all up to me and I don't want to live in a world where you are not allowed to do anything without strange looks.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Let me be single and bitter in peace please

by Anonymous 1 month ago

No. I am a sad POS and seeing people happy and affectionate around me makes my grinch heart angry. Happy people can be happy inside without having to make me all the more miserable about my loneliness.

by One-Particular-7974 1 month ago

I work in retail and always see this couple full on making out, hands over each other and all. Oh and they are like 40+. It's a little gross for everyone but I think it's sweet and have a little bit of respect for them for keeping the passion going.

by Roman35 1 month ago

sure holding hands or a quick kiss is fine But I don't want to see non penetrative sex while I'm just out and about

by LeadershipWeak 1 month ago

I vehemently disagree. Watching people breathing their horrendous mouth germs inside someone else's horrendous germy mouth makes me sick to my stomach. Well done.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Yes. Agreed. We are used to see people being shot in public and ok but if we see them kissing we go EEEW

by douglaseriberto 1 month ago

It's easy to be violent but it takes effort to be loving in the face of tragedy

by Silly_Necessary8153 1 month ago

a lot of people are single so it feels like bragging in your face and causes negative emotions

by Anonymous 1 month ago

But... the incels will cry

by DryArachnid7928 1 month ago

Any public display of deep emotion by people over 14 should be frowned upon. It shows one is not mature enough to control one‘s emotions according to their surroundings. The more neutral and conforming one is in public, the better.

by Anonymous 1 month ago