Not Really Virtuous After All

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Public display of affection or PDA as they are called, is the act wherein two people do an intimate act in public. It could be a couple kissing or two girls holding hands, it is anything that displays affection between two people.

PDA's are part of every relationship but it is something that should be done responsibly so it is best to learn the rules. The limits of what is acceptable and isn’t must be kept in mind. Do not cross the line. As a rule of thumb, keep your PDA limited to things that you can see from other people without feeling the need to turn away. If you don’t want to see others conducting themselves in a certain way, chances are the feeling is mutual.  

Holding hands, a goodbye kiss, putting hands on each others’ waist constitute PDA that’s fine and not rude at all. A man placing his hand on her shoulders suggests they’re a couple and not inherently offensive. Anything that isn’t intimate enough and would not make people around you uncomfortable and grossed out is okay. 

Excessive babying like two adults feeding each other and grooming one another can upset even the strongest of stomachs. Ass smacks, used sparingly and with humor would be okay but it’s a risky endeavor so might as well do it with caution. Too much  PDA is definitely frowned at, majority finds this practice so off especially if being done by people they have high regard for.

Beautiful Host BH and her friend FR have lost a show together allegedly as a result of too much PDA’s on the set.  Everyday, the two, who got introduced to each other and whose relationship bloomed while on the show, would kiss passionately, embrace and did other intimate acts as if the set was their private space, to the utter annoyance and discomfort of people around them. Their co-hosts in the show had long been grossed out  by the couple’s behavior and thus telegraphed their sentiments to the bosses concerned. 

Lesson learned:  Couples should act in accordance to the culture of the place they are in. What about you? 

"What works in a relationship of very public people is not making the relationship public - keeping it as personal as it can be. It`s the only way it is real."  Salma Hayek

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