Kissing: why is it still a social taboo?

[Biosophilogical]

There is kissing and there is kissing.

A couple kiss each other good bye at a train station = fine

A couple devour each others faces for half an hour on a crowded train = not fine

So there is romantic kissing (an expression of love and what-not) and there is rocks-off kissing, which is basically for physical pleasure. Because that's what I distinguish; I couldn't care less if a couple kiss each other for an hour straight, as long as the kissing is affectionate. If it's just hormones/whatever it irritates me. It's like PG-rated porn, in public.

 

[KissofKetchup]

It's a social taboo? o_o

People must hate me then...

Quit lying to yourself lol

 

[kouriichi]

If someone told me that my public displays of effection were wrong, id turn to my girl, grab her ass, and say, "Your just pissed you cant find something half his nice "

I think theres nothing better then two people showing theyer love. In public or not. Theres nothing sexual about a kiss ((unless its in bed)). Everyone kisses. The french kiss theyer friends on the cheeks, royalty get theyer hands kissed, and people even kiss theyer grandmothers to day goodbye!

Kissing is part of the human experiance.

 

[TheJulz]

My girlfriend and I make out in public when there aren't many people around, (If we both want to, which is most of the time)but anyone who would like to politely ask us to stop will have their wishes respected. Some people are just to immature to even ask. And that isn't my problem.

Immature to ask...?

So what if you are having sex, are people supposed to ask if you could keep it down? It's immature if they don't?

That makes no sense. "I'll do highly interpersonal stuff and expect others to bother me in the middle of this high social action to tell me to stop."

Just doesn't work with social standards bud.

There are standards? Since when did any social interactions have standards? All I was trying to say is that if people don't tell me that I'm bothering them, there's no reason to stop. I guess I'm just weird like that.

 

[TheJulz]

If someone told me that my public displays of effection were wrong, id turn to my girl, grab her ass, and say, "Your just pissed you cant find something half his nice "

*Applause*

 

[easternflame]

I just think its awkward that people are making out (pretty damm hard) In the same room you're playing xbox. taking your personal space. But as kissing, I think its ok.

 

[Ham_authority95]

I sloppily made out with my girlfriend at the bus-stop yesterday, so obviously I don't give a shit about whether it's taboo or not.

 

[MoosieMann]

Unless it's gay, I don't see why it's seen as a problem

Really? its the 21st century, wake up, its time to grow the fuck up.

 

[Ham_authority95]

I don't have a problem with PDAs unless I'm trying to converse with them.

This is also my answer. It's hard to make conversation when their mouth is already in use.

 

[ThrobbingEgo]

A kiss is generally okay. Sloppy makeouts/groping? That's when you make people uncomfortable.

 

[DaJoW]

I share a kitchen with 11 other people, and I do find it a bit odd when I walk in on two people kissing in what I usually think of as "my" kitchen. Other than that never thought about it really.

 

[12capital]

I only get moderately bothered by it when people are making out, in which case I would usually prefer they at least find a place everyone can't see them. however, I find no problem with a kiss or two in public and have done it my self on occasion.

 

[Astoria]

Hmm, my boyfriend and I are guilty of making out a lot in public though not as much as we used to be. When you're in the 'honeymoon stage' of a relationship you do tend to forget that there are other people around. At some stage probably everyone will be guilty of this but it's something you grow out of. I don't see it happen very often so it doesn't really bother me.

 

[Keepitclean]

OP, it's not, or at least not around here. Ramming your tongue down each other's throat is a different story though.

 

[joshthor]

a kiss in public is fine. however, unless you are two extremly hot girls, making out in public is just kinda wierd.

 

[Azure-Supernova]

I think a lot of people misunderstood my point; or maybe I just worded everything completely wrong because I was feeling a little obnoxious at the time...

But essentially what I meant to say was:

There are certain things which are socially acceptable in public. Things you can't get arrested for. If someone feels that they are uncomfortable with a couple kissing on a park bench, well then don't look at them. A public area is just that, it's public.

I know that people are uncomfortable with it but that's not my problem. It's a perfectly natural, acceptable and legal thing to do (at least where I live). If you have a problem with it then you have every right to complain, but only in the same mind that you have the right to complain about a couple hugging or holding hands.

 

[Ben Legend]

Nothing wrong with it in my opinion. My girlfriend always kiss my cock in public! ;P

 

[Cazza]

I only have a problem if the kissing turns into making out.