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

YABU.

I’m unhappy about people like you OP trying to control others. Now someone is unhappy, we should take action! What shall we do about you?

Oh wait, it’s a free country. Everyone can do whatever the fuck they want as long as they’re not breaking the law.

That also unfortunately means people like you are around to go around spouting complete and utter shit like this.

Thanks for the laugh op.
Half-term started already?
Of course YABVVU. Find a hobby. Look away. Grow up.

Dear Mumsnet,

Some weirdo keeps staring at me when I make out with my DP in public. Its quite frankly disgusting. I want to take action but am unsure if I am being unfair. What should I do? Call the authorities? the council?

This is obviously a joke, take up knitting instead sweetie.

Couple of older teenagers/young 20s got on an empty tube carriage, sat down opposite me and proceeded to clean each others tonsils in a very noisy fashion. I was pretty peed off as they could have sat at the other end of the carriage so I fixed them with my evil mother glare and suggested that their technique needed a bit more practice in private before they put on a display like that in public. They couldn't get off fast enough at the next station....

@EnormouseDormouse you beat me to it! OP just look the other way fgs!!

This can't be for real... honestly get over yourself. Let young love enjoy themselves.its better than them kicking the living crap out of each other ...which happens often where I live

Rosehip10
What, ALL PDAs are vulgar? Holding hands? A peck on the cheek? A squeeze of the arm? A hug?

Don’t be so utterly ridiculous.

Good Lord woman, are you serious?
You can't do shit. You can't stop people from PDA. It can't be policed.

Is it that difficult to look away?

brieislife
Someone who uses the word "vulgar" reminds me of Hyacinth Bouquet Bucket or that "well I never" lady at The Simpsons who faints dead away at everything.

*from The Simpsons, not at

hate it to so annoying

What you describe is not affection. It’s a public display of desire. Teens have always done it, it does look full on.

You know that saying "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em"?
Fling your arms around them mid PDA and invite them back to yours for a threesome. Job done, PDA off the streets.

londonmummy that made me LOL...!!! Brilliant.

Tbh I and DP do often indulge in PDAs. Nothing massively heavy, but like another PP if I look at her and feel like I want to, I’ll give her a kiss. I spent so long not being able to that I love getting the chance now... I’m sure we get looks and glares because we’re a female couple, but frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn. And if you were to approach us and ask us to stop, we’d keep going more enthusiastically! So feel free to try.

@jozen not in my thread, thank you very much ;)

@jozen that made me LOL though, I must admit

@ohyesiam what's the difference between public displays of affection and public displays of desire, they're both tonsil cleaning and both should be eradicated from the streets (!)

Overused but appropriate... Are you on glue?! 😂

You need to move somewhere where the people are really old. They do publish the stats for this sort of thing so you could try a Google search. Be warned though that old people do still sometimes hold hands in public and that might be a bit much for you. If it is, you should try moving to a forest, assuming you can cope with PDAs from animals - they do tend to go in for that sort of thing, and definitely won't respond to a passive aggressive note.

DH and I once got complained about in a pub (daytime) [hilarious badge of honour] we were both over 25! and just at that stage where the rest lf the world seems to not be there. I am sincerely sorry for my past misdemeanours OP.

Oh and I saw a public display of something much worse earlier - someone blowing about a 20 inch stream of snot out of their nose and onto the grass a foot from my car window. Nice.

Hate PDAs. My friend insists on stroking his girlfriends inner thigh whenever they’re sat next to each other. Makes me so uncomfortable

Oh, and dh and I are in our 40s, married for 20 plus years, so not really in the flush of youthful lust!

I think a peck kiss, a handhold, a draped arm is fine. I think eating each other and beyond is entirely unacceptable in public spaces unless at a music festival or somewhere isolated. I would (and have) said something.

Usually over the top public displays of affection are from those who are not regarded as attractive by the majority of people.