Public displays of affection

[momologu3]

Dear Mumsnet,
I have to get something off my chest. I really, REALLY, despise public displays of affection (PDA). It's quite frankly disgusting seeing mainly teens but also others with their tongues down their throats right in the middle of my local village square! I want to take action but I am unsure if I am being unfair. What should I do?
Many thanks! X

Hate them but nothing you can do except look away

What should you do? Ignore them!
What do you want to do?

Preferably inform the authorities, it's terrible!

You do know that both your eyes and neck have a swivel function, right?

Action? What do you mean by that?

It’s fine not to like PDA, and choose not to partake in any yourself. But you aren’t going to stop others doing it anytime soon.

Holding hands in public, kissing briefly on meeting and saying goodnight are fine but any more than that in public should be discouraged. Parents need to bring their kids up not to indulge in PDA. That's my view. It's private.

However there's not much you can do about it.

Which authorities are you expecting to do something about it

The council possibly? I'm not quite sure, I just deperately want it off the streets!

Well you can’t stop people from kissing,know matter how much you don’t like it

😂

I know, but couldn't I approach them in public? Ask them to stop nicely?

You could do but why should they stop

Just don't stare, you will be fine!
Honestly, it's not that big of a deal.

Dh and I hold hands, we give each other little kisses, butt smacks and squeezes, and once on a footbridge, he even pulled me into one of those deep , his-hand-on-her-cheek, kind of kisses!

It's ok. We are consenting adults, and harming no one.

Ooo blimey! 😬

I’m not sure the authorities will do much, except laugh, unless you’re talking about sex in public places. That’s a whole other matter though.

Well I meant both really :/

Worst of all is on public transport. I hate being stuck behind or beside a couple slobbering all over each complete with sound effects.

I completely agree, I cannot stand PDA. I adore my DP and would do anything for him, but we don't even hold hands in public!

HAHAHAHAHA!!

"Is that the Council? I want to report PUBLIC SNOGGERS!" clutches pearls

Idiotic. Back under your bridge.

this can't be for real. nobody's THAT precious

Ak! We all did it as teenagers, didn’t we?! Let the young love flourish!

Move to the Middle East! None of that shit here in public.

A kiss or a hug or a handhold is fine.

Full-on snogging and groping and moaning and tongues is involving me, as an unwilling voyeur, in their sex life and is totally out of order. I'm not "offended", and I've seen it all before, but if I'm going to be involved in someone's sex life I'd like to be invited first, and have a chance to turn the invitation down.

(Anyway, I always think anyone doing the snog/grope in public are probably a bit desperate to display themselves as someone who can, after all, get a shag. It doesn't make them look like players, quite the opposite.)

I don't like watching people snog in public either, but calling the authorities or the council!? 😂 You sound ridiculous, just look the other way.

This has made me chuckle so much. Thanks OP!