How far do you go with public dispays or affection?

Question

Example; If my partner and I are out in the front yard and he leaves to run an errand, I will give him a kiss right out there on the driveway. We don't walk hand in hand, though...

How about you? What is ok, and what is not?

Is it any different for us gay folks than it is for the rest? Should it be?

Answer 1

Just last weekend I was doing a little dry humping in the park of roses and no one seemed to mind.
As for the Gay thing it should be the same yet is not especially, with the exception of Florida, the further south one travels

Answer 2

I am straight, however, I don't see anything wrong with ANYONE showing displays of public affection as long as its hand holding and a kiss. I don't want to see as. grabbing or anything like that. Everyone should be able to walk down the street holding hands no matter what. I don't feel anything should be any different for gay people than the rest of us. All of us needs to show some decency in showing affection and not go too far.
Thanks hard'n tender for reporting the 1st respondent...that was a disgusting display of verbal behavior on his part and you more than likely won't be the only one to report him.

Answer 3

Personally I like spontaneous and subtle signs of affection. Like when I leave for work I'll give my partner a kiss and a hug. Unfortunately it is different for us gay folks, even men from women. Women can quite openly show affection for each other without particularly raising any eyebrows. For men it is different. I remember once I was hugging my brother in greeting, in the street and I got some strange looks from passerbys. I thought 'Leave it out it's my brother for gods sake!' However sometimes a spontaneous touch, a hug etc I will do. However it does depend on where I am and who is watching. Unfortunately it is a far from perfect world!

Answer 4

Little casual kisses hello or goodbye and general handholding/arm around the waist/etc is all I wanna see from any couple. It's totally not cool to have to watch somebody practically eat another persons face while you're walking through the mall or having to know that the people in front of you in line in a store are groping each other. I give leeway for teenage couples because that's just how they are...but if you're any older than that, you should be grown up enough to keep it in your own bedroom.

Answer 5

I think that it is the same with straight and gay couples. I don't want to see gay or straight people making out in the middle of the street. I think that is disgusting. I think if you want to show affection, then sure, no problem, just little things like a small kiss or holding, hugging, etc. I don't think there is anything wrong with showing a little affection, but people who are "all over" their significant other should keep that behavior behind closed doors.

Answer 6

I, personally, don't like PDAs (straight or gay). Holding hands or a short kiss isn't that bad. Some people just take it way too far with the face eating and dry humping in public. But, if everyone else is going to do it anyways, we should be able to as well.

Answer 7

It is different, it shouldn't be. Sadly enuogh I don't hold my partner's hand in public, we don't kiss, we barely touch. A rather bad 'incident' when I was 19 cured me of that little habit. We're both just too afraid and we shouldn't be, but she's small and I'm protective of her. I thought at nearly 5'8 and 180 punds of muscle at the time I could hold my own, it didn't work so well.
I want to hold her hand, and do couply stuff like snuggle in movie theaters and the like.
I'm glad you can kiss him in your yard, it's your home. Kudos to you. <3

Answer 8

With my boyfriends, I only kiss (not make out) with them, hold hands, arms around each other, and let them touch my a** (but not totally grope me).

I think that its totally gross when you are at the mall and people are like totally going at it full-on making out in front of everyone. Hello! Get a room!!

And I personally dont have a problem is gay couples do what i do, but i think that others will have a problem with it.

and what you and your partner do in your front yard is fine. :)

Answer 9

Well, I am really shy to do that, but whenever I feel so overwhelmed with joy and so high on love I dont mind kissing or touching my guy in public places...

In my country it is not that accepted yet, being so out, not that there is a death penalty or something, but socially is not that accepted, being gay.

But I'm really into having sex in public places.. :) ;) I dont mind if someone might see us - that would only turn the heat on ;)

In general I think that it is different for gay people, because most societies do not feel that comfortable with looking at people who feel and act different, because different is "bad", "not supposed to exist", etc... I do not mind not making my sexuality obvious because there might be str8 people that may feel offended or awkward with that. I will not suppress myself, by no means, but I AM OK WITH PEOPLE BEING DIFFERENT THAN ME!!!

Answer 10

Hmmm we don't kiss in public much if people are watching, even when we're just out of the door. Usually he'll get a kiss before he steps out the door.

But this is just my way, it'd be no different if I were heterosexual. I dislike seeing it in both heterosexual and homosexual couples, so I don't do it either.

I just feel it's like shoving your relationship in the public's face, and so it seems poor manners.