How much PDA is acceptable?

[sweetiepi]

Story time: My sister (she's 17) currently has this boyfriend (who I dislike), and they have both been displaying disgusting amounts of PDA at places like the local libraries and on trains recently. My mum and I now have this situation where we have to return to a cafe (which we know the owner of) to apologise for my sister and her boyfriend's inappropriate display of PDA from the other day there.

My question: What amount of PDA is acceptable, and where do you think PDA is acceptable?

[Calebark]

Holding hands or a peck on the cheek are fine imo, but I don't like anything beyond that. Not just looking at it, but I feel uncomfortable with being part of anything more than that. It just makes other people uncomfortable, and it you're with other people and you're turning them into a third-wheel, you're just being inconsiderate

Being intimate is perfectly okay, but it's definitely a private thing. You don't need to shout to the whole world 'oi look i'm dating this person'.

[jamonwindeyer]

Can I ask what the heck your sister and her partner are doing to warrant actually going back to apologise? Far out! Must be intense!
I think context is a bit important. Like, I'll give Steph a bit of a kiss out in public if it's not a place where people are forced to look at or otherwise be close to us. I think little pecks and cuddles are fine pretty much anywhere, personally.

But clearly limits. I remember once I was at Wet and Wild on the Gold Coast and saw this couple all over each other to insane levels. Really gross, ahaha

[sweetiepi]

Can I ask what the heck your sister and her partner are doing to warrant actually going back to apologise? Far out! Must be intense!
I think context is a bit important. Like, I'll give Steph a bit of a kiss out in public if it's not a place where people are forced to look at or otherwise be close to us. I think little pecks and cuddles are fine pretty much anywhere, personally.

But clearly limits. I remember once I was at Wet and Wild on the Gold Coast and saw this couple all over each other to insane levels. Really gross, ahaha

I never thought I'd have to recount this again, but the gist of it: they were insanely all over each other, ahaha :') (I mean I've also witnessed this in my bedroom- which I share with my sister... I was on a Skype call at the time and I felt bad that the person I was Skyping somewhat had to witness that too ahaha >.>)
(Also ew re: Wet and Wild haha :') )

Personally I feel anything more than what's already been mentioned is just OTT in public where people are going to look.

[jamonwindeyer]

I never thought I'd have to recount this again, but the gist of it: they were insanely all over each other, ahaha :')

I will run with assumption and say I'm sorry you have to bear witness!!

[sarangiya]

I can't even handle hand-holding or kisses of any sort in public.
Not going to lie, it's different when you're the one in the relationship. But I still hated anything I didn't initiate (what a double standard lol).
I don't know what it is but I just think intimacy is really a private thing. But that's my unrealistic expectation and yes, when in love nothing else matters I guess. Barf.

[Owlbird83]

In movies it's always cute and romantic, but in real life it's sort of gross.

On the bus I catch there's sometimes this couple who are on it and they are constantly making out.