PDA (public display of affection)

February 15, 2003, 07:53 AM

jesuschick87

How do you feel about PDA's? Does your school allow them? My school says the most public affection we are allowed to show is hugging and handholding (although i've seen some repeat offenders!). I think that the P in PDA needs to be changed to Private, not Public, because I think that people should keep their love for their boyfriend/girlfriend out of everyone else's face. I don't mind if you hug or hold hands, I just don't want to see someone making out in front of the whole world. And I think they should have a little more pride (doing that stuff in public can get you a bad reputation).

March 05, 2009, 12:43 PM

Serena

I agree, I dont have a problem with holding hands and all that, because me and my boyfriend do it. Also, a peck or quick kiss is fine...just dont shove your tongues down each others throats...its rude.

March 04, 2009, 06:14 AM

basketballer21

my school does allow pda to some extent as long as your not sucking face
but they allow kisses and holding hands and stuff

March 03, 2009, 03:08 PM

Romashu

Well I know that my school only allows hand holding but the teachers dont inforce this rule as well as they should i really dont have a problem with PDA but if i cant get to class cause of it its ridiculous.

January 25, 2009, 07:45 PM

Undesired

I'm too shy to do public acts of affection. Even holding hands. But, if I'm in a dark public place and I know no one is watching nor around, I might do something. If the mood strikes, of course.

I think with PDA, you have to have respect for others.
In other words, don't go humping on each other while everyone else is watching.

January 25, 2009, 07:09 PM

happyhour

my high school was Catholic and didn't allow any forms of PDA, including holding hands. Their policy on sexuality was very prohibitive, as opposed to informative (ie, no sex education beyond "Jesus wants you to wait until marriage" and "Don't get an abortion.")

Interestingly enough, by one year after graduation, about a quarter of my class were parents or expecting (no one was married).

January 07, 2009, 08:40 AM

Wolfie

wait, here's a brilliant solution.

if i was a teacher... kids holding hands on the way to class, i don't care, kids giving each other a little good-bye kiss, i don't give a shit, kids sucking each other's faces off, well eww, i'm going to say something.

there, easy solution.

December 05, 2008, 05:07 PM

clpo13

And unhinged adults bring guns to work. Unfortunately, there are no rules regarding PDA in the real world. Nothing to prevent a vengeful ex from making out with your best friend in a mall or at a bar, for instance.

If you want to be against PDA in school, fine. But the emotional argument doesn't work. If someone is messed up enough to bring a gun to school because of PDA, he or she is likely to snap because they saw someone holding hands.

December 05, 2008, 04:49 PM

EarthGoddess

quote:
I don't particularly care about the emotional well-being of others when being offended is a choice.

Well, you should because unhinged kids are usually the ones that bring guns to school.

December 05, 2008, 12:08 PM

clpo13

Tough. There are always going to be things people aren't going to want to see. I don't like having my shopping experience at the mall ruined by a 300 pound lady who thought it'd be a good idea to wear tight leather pants, but there aren't any rules against that.

I don't support the idea of all-out PDA in school, either, but I object mainly because school is for getting an education. I don't particularly care about the emotional well-being of others when being offended is a choice.

December 05, 2008, 01:32 AM

EarthGoddess

quote:
Originally posted by andrew45:
okay, whoever thinks pda is insanely wrong youre seriously sad. if you dont want to watch people make out, look away. but on no occasion have i ever seen anyone make out in school, swapping spit, or sucking face as anyone on here has said...
most people such as myself arent comfortable doing such things in such a public situation so we dont do it.
regardless, its not gross, i should hold my tounge but seriously, dont be a prude and just look away if you ever see people making out.
ive been caught for pda with my girlfriend before and it pisses me off because it was just a simple goodbye hug and kiss, in no way is this disrupting any learning process or offending any students.
if youre offended by love, thats pretty cold...
its the right to express your feelings, a form a speech through physichal actions that are mutual and unharming, therefore it is qualified to be protected by first ammendment rights.
its just pitiful how a person can see love as disgusting...

Imagine growing up in an environment where affection is discouraged. Imagine being told you're worthless by someone of the opposite sex, especially after you've worked up the courage to tell them you like them. Imagine what it is like when they purposely make out with someone in front of you in school.

There is a reason why these rules are set in schools. To protect the emotionally raw students, to prevent distractions, and to prevent arguments/fights caused by jealousy. I can not even begin to describe the joy I feel when kids are punished for PDAs. I only care about the emotional well-being of others, which is far more important than your ability to get a boner in school.

December 04, 2008, 04:18 PM

andrew45

okay, whoever thinks pda is insanely wrong youre seriously sad. if you dont want to watch people make out, look away. but on no occasion have i ever seen anyone make out in school, swapping spit, or sucking face as anyone on here has said...
most people such as myself arent comfortable doing such things in such a public situation so we dont do it.
regardless, its not gross, i should hold my tounge but seriously, dont be a prude and just look away if you ever see people making out.
ive been caught for pda with my girlfriend before and it pisses me off because it was just a simple goodbye hug and kiss, in no way is this disrupting any learning process or offending any students.
if youre offended by love, thats pretty cold...
its the right to express your feelings, a form a speech through physichal actions that are mutual and unharming, therefore it is qualified to be protected by first ammendment rights.
its just pitiful how a person can see love as disgusting...

November 29, 2008, 08:08 AM

exaltedkernal

Making out is obviously bad, but I think it's okay to kiss briefly if your saying goodbye. That's what me and my boyfriend do. We live in different neighborhoods, his family doesn't have a car, I can't drive, and we only see each other at the end of the school day. So...gives us a break.

September 25, 2008, 04:02 PM

obog

what do you think about holding hands and like a kiss on the cheek not even anything just like obviously you can tell they're acouple but they're not shoved against lockers like gong crazy ha

quote:
Originally posted by jesuschick87:
How do you feel about PDA's? Does your school allow them? My school says the most public affection we are allowed to show is hugging and handholding (although i've seen some repeat offenders!). I think that the P in PDA needs to be changed to Private, not Public, because I think that people should keep their love for their boyfriend/girlfriend out of everyone else's face. I don't mind if you hug or hold hands, I just don't want to see someone making out in front of the whole world. And I think they should have a little more pride (doing that stuff in public can get you a bad reputation).

July 06, 2008, 01:35 PM

gaby_babyy

I like PDA...only if its me doing it.
well..the only PDA I do is hold hands..hug
and mess around.
I can't make out in public.
I thinks its cute to see a couple hugging, holding hands and whatever but making out and doing it is just nasty.

July 06, 2008, 01:03 PM

toohey

In my school they don't care. If you get caught then you get in trouble but most teachers don't make an effort to stop it. But honestly I dont care about pda. seriously if people want to suck face, let them. I always thought that like if I was doing that with a guy I would be more careful about the location and also I would make sure we were acting apporpriate for school. but I see no problem with kissing/holding hands. but once their sucking face/feeling each other up. I draw the line there. so really i dont care most of the time.

July 03, 2008, 06:16 PM

roxangirl12

this is wat i think ...
when ur with that person ask urself
"would i do this in frount of my parents?"
if ur doing something that u no ur parents wont aprove of... then .. well... stop! its getting a lil over bored

June 06, 2008, 08:18 PM

gascwa

It is gross. It wouldn't be so bad if it didn't look like they were about to swallow each other. And it is puppy love. It's not gonna last forever.

June 01, 2008, 03:51 PM

xoxdana22

everyone is gonna do it no matter what.
but i hate when people are making out in front of you!.
kissing and hand holding and hugging are all okay.
when teachers see making out then you usually get yelled at at my school.
i hate PDAs!
but life goes on, and if i see it i might say eww. that's about it.

June 01, 2008, 12:40 PM

babiibubblez

hmmm .. i dnt mind but there is none of that really going on in my skwl .. every1 lykez to keep there business on the low but i aint gona say that i agree with every1 coz i show my feelings in public [in the past] && if they dont do it then .. then where will they because there are always people around .. some people dnt like it because they cannot get the person they lyke to lyke them back to show them a certain level of effection .. [[sowwiie if i affended yohhh]] .. but that is my opinion otherwise tell me why yoh personal hate to see people doin PDA