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  What constitutes crossing the line in regards to PDA?

PDA = Public Display of Affection

This is a situation that a couple is facing, currently there is a varying mindset of European and small town mentality butting heads.

VotesAnswer
47Sex
41Groping
37Hands underneath clothing
30Making out (heavier kissing)
15Playing (tickling, play biting, etc)
9Sitting in each other's laps
8I do not find any of these as offensive
4Kissing on the Lips
1Holding Hands

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jash
posted 21-Oct-2005 12:08pm  

sweetness
Enheduanna Survey Central Subscriber
posted 21-Oct-2005 12:13pm  

Sex. Anything else may be a little annoying but I don't think it really crosses the line.
darkshadowsseeker
posted 21-Oct-2005 12:21pm  

As long as the more extreme ones on the list aren't being done in front of children, I don't have any problems with any of them. However, groping, petting, etc. shouldn't be going on in front of little children. If you have to do that, wait until you're off the bus, are in the privacy of your home or rent a motel room. There is a time and a place for everything, and heavy petting and groping aren't things a young child should be viewing. Sex, of course, shouldn't be done in public at all, if for no other reason that it's a good way to get in trouble with the law.
Enigma
posted 21-Oct-2005 12:28pm  

I remember when I was very young being downtown and walking by a bus stand where there were two teenagers sucking face while standing waiting for the bus. As I looked over he reached up under her t-shirt and started pawing at her. My mother pulled my hand and said "don't look". I don't like seeing people in public all over each other groping and making a big show of themselves. I just feel like throwing a bucket of water on them. I still don't look, so their pubic exhibitions are wasted on me.
they Survey Central SubscriberBronze Star Survey Creator
posted 21-Oct-2005 12:33pm  

Sex... if you don't like the other stuff, don't look.... I had a drunken PDA session fairly recently and it was good fun *grin*
ShesNotThere
posted 21-Oct-2005 12:46pm  

Depends on how good looking the couple is. Unfortunately I find it very annoying with heterosexual couples making out. I cannot do this with my girlfriend without being killed, or stoned, or pushed. I guess holding hands is okay with me, but putting each others hands in one another's back pockets pushes the limits for me. It's annoying. Even if kissing my girlfriend in public would be socially acceptable, I wouldn't do anything else but that with her. I would only hold hands, and kiss each other goodbye, if the moment strirred me to do so.
jduPres
posted 21-Oct-2005 2:21pm  

All out sex, obviously. There are just some things that shouldn't be done in public.
patarnone
posted 21-Oct-2005 2:35pm  

Out in public, I think overt sexual conduct might be considered offensive.

However, I would hide and watch!
cerealkiller Bronze Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifier
posted 21-Oct-2005 2:53pm  

Also, walking along with a hand on the other's ass
ScubaScott
posted 21-Oct-2005 3:25pm  

Making out in public. And everything beyond it.

We get it! You and your SO (significant other. Happy CGTree?) are happily dating. And you know how to kiss! And he/she finds you attractive! Good for you, casanova, now go get a fudging room. I'd find it more acceptable to get/give oral sex in public than jamming your tongues down each other's throats. Hell, why stop at tonsil hockey?!? Why not exchange hickeys, what with them being sooooo stylish and all. And make sure that when you walk together, you stick your hands in each other's back pockets, too!

Aside from holding hands and quick kisses (cheeks or lips), everything else on the list crosses the line, in my opinion. Nobody else wants to see it, so show a little restraint and a little respect for others. Making out, groping, playful biting, etc. is for (1) people who haven't been laid in so long that they want to show off to the world that they're actually out in public... with someone... not platonic... on a date... and (2) scumbag burnout long haired dirtballs wearing 80's rocker t-shirts, acid washed tight rolled jeans and white high-top sneakers.
cloudhugger Survey Central SubscriberSilver Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifier
posted 21-Oct-2005 4:14pm  

I would find the heavier kissing and groping uncomfortable. Sex would freak me out too much if I hapen to see it on a walk or something. The rest of it I would think could be acceptable, but of course it would depend on where it was. Communities do have a right to set the limits on certain behaviours. Some communities have no standards and that is where you probably wouldn't find me. I don't think I am a prude, but my eyes can only handle so much.
LindaH Survey Central Gold SubscriberGold Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifier
posted 21-Oct-2005 4:18pm  

Sex
Making out (heavier kissing)
Hands underneath clothing
Groping
Play Biting
Tickling -sometimes/depends
Sitting on lap - sometimes/depends
A small peck on the lips and holding hands are perfectly okay
gsummers
posted 21-Oct-2005 4:40pm  

1.Groping/making out / getting hot -n -heavy, whatever you want to call it, is just poor taste...mind you I think a great number of us have all probably done this once or twice,unabashedly smooching and what not while under the influence. 2.Hands underneath clothing and 3.downright sex ( which I have witness in a night club once!) is I think 'crossing the line'.. just plain yuck.
caviartaste
posted 21-Oct-2005 6:31pm  

making out and groping is gross....I have nothing against sitting in each other's laps in places like a public park or a stadium or kissing in public if it's not really sloppy - nothing more than that.
crista
posted 21-Oct-2005 6:33pm  

A lot of people don't want to see the affection you may have for your significant other, it's also rude to do anything more than a peck on the lips in front of children.
romkey Survey Central Gold Subscriber
posted 21-Oct-2005 9:03pm  

A Palm Pilot is definitely a PDA... a cell phone may have PDA functions, but is generally more a cell phone than a PDA.
Pomeranian
(reply to romkey) posted 21-Oct-2005 9:39pm  

Are you going to "whip it out"?
romkey Survey Central Gold Subscriber
(reply to Pomeranian) posted 21-Oct-2005 10:06pm  

I'm going to use my Palm!
Pomeranian
(reply to romkey) posted 21-Oct-2005 10:31pm  

dab Survey Central Gold SubscriberSurvey Qualifier
posted 21-Oct-2005 10:54pm  

It's very situation dependent of course. Both on how discreet the people are being and just where they are.
CGTREE
posted 22-Oct-2005 12:07am  

I guess it all depends on who it is....if it's two guys...then I don't want to see any of it....if it's a man and a woman...well kissing is fine... sitting on each other's laps is alright....groping and sex..well thats crossing the line...and if its two females...well hell they can have all the sex in public they want and I would not care...
CGTREE
(reply to ScubaScott) posted 22-Oct-2005 12:10am  

Yes thank you.
romkey Survey Central Gold Subscriber
(reply to Pomeranian) posted 22-Oct-2005 1:11am  

Hi Aquaman!
Maarten Survey Central Subscriber
posted 22-Oct-2005 8:11am  

Sex.
ROCKMAN
posted 22-Oct-2005 9:24am  

Making out, hands underneath clothing, groping, & sex. None of these bother me, but I can see drawing the line there WHEN there are other people around.
mve17
posted 22-Oct-2005 1:23pm  

PDA's are only acceptable when I'm involved *raspberry* haha
gambler Double Gold Star Survey CreatorSurvey Qualifier
posted 22-Oct-2005 2:12pm  

Making out (heavier kissing, Hands underneath clothing, Groping, Sex

thevelvetcure
(reply to mve17) posted 22-Oct-2005 2:52pm  

Actually, the group that this involves seems to be this way, small town mentality (long distance b/f, & she admits to be jealous of the other couple) vs European / large city mentality. It's a college campus, but it's also in the middle of nowhere. I think this debate only came up b/c if her b/f attended this school, she wouldn't be so uppity about it, as she'd most likely be doing the same thing as the other kids.
mve17
(reply to thevelvetcure) posted 22-Oct-2005 4:44pm  

yes, oh jelousy is a bad thing eh
Iseult Silver Star Survey Creator
posted 22-Oct-2005 7:48pm  

For all I care, people can be humping in the streets.
lyndadalee33
posted 23-Oct-2005 9:34am  

I believe it depends on the location...a bar, expect it, a park or playground where there will be children, shouldn't be done. It is a RESPECT and common sense issue. If you want to be an adult, you must first act like one.
lyndadalee33
(reply to CGTREE) posted 23-Oct-2005 9:46am  

I feel the other way about it. To me two women getting it on is just down right NASTY. There are so many people who enjoy "A*** SEX", even if they won't admit it, that I don't see the big deal. Men are all for seeing, watching two women, but when it comes to men it is another story. WHY?? Sex is sex, No matter who it is.
CGTREE
(reply to lyndadalee33) posted 23-Oct-2005 11:26pm  

Well thats your opinion....and coming from a woman of course you're going to say that two women having sex is "just down right NASTY" especially if your not bisexual or a lesbian. I'm sorry but seeing anal, mostly when it's two guys doing it, doesn't turn me on....Men are just so chunky looken and things just are not supposed to go up there.....but woman have nice curves and smooth skin....so if there's two of them...well it makes it twice as better......and you kind of contradicted your self there too...because you said that two women getting it on is just nasty but you also said that sex is sex no matter who it is....so does that you mean you don't like any sex period......?
southernyankee Bronze Star Survey Creator
posted 28-Oct-2005 8:49pm  

hands underneath clothing, groping, flat out sex. Making out is pretty annoying as well.
pondbar
(reply to lyndadalee33) posted 31-Oct-2005 1:27pm  

Are you saying you wanna see two guys go at it??
pondbar
posted 31-Oct-2005 1:44pm  

I don't mind seeing PDA, I actually like to see it, but I guess the acceptable level would depend upon the location and circumstances. Some of these activities would be quite inappropriate by the childrens playground in the park, while they might be acceptable in a more secluded or remote area of the same park. I think sex would be over the line in most places, but it would be acceptable in places where it won't be witnessed by children, like a lovers lane that's frequented by young people making out on a date, or off in the bushes on a nude beach, or adult campground, or in the car at a drive in movie. There are places in the public sector where one should not really be surprised to encounter people engaged in sex, and if one is offended by that activity he should avoid those places.
iwish40
posted 3-Nov-2005 12:51am  

Hands underneath clothing, Groping, Sex....isn't for public display... Shows no modesty, and what parent wants their kids to see that???
Solololo
posted 27-Nov-2005 5:21am  

I don't find any of these as offensive, as I've seen them all. I only think sex in public in the presence of children is crossing the line.
shorty189
posted 12-Dec-2005 6:41pm  

when ppl are all over each other and eveything. When you kiss like a peck is ok, but if the kiss is more the like 5 seconds long then that's PDA. Makeing out or anything like that kills me. Save until u get home.
shorty189
(reply to ROCKMAN) posted 12-Dec-2005 6:45pm  

all of that is fine if you are alone, but in public it isn't ok!!!
shorty189
(reply to Solololo) posted 12-Dec-2005 6:47pm  

y don't any of that bug u? Do u do it yourself??
Solololo
(reply to shorty189) posted 12-Dec-2005 7:04pm  

No. I'm just not easily excitable when it comes to this stuff. People like to flip out over anything and everything. I prefer to look away if something doesn't sit well with me... unless my silence condones it, like say a man man-handling a woman in public - then I get all up in his world and make sure everyone knows it's not okay to be quiet about it. In the real world, I'm a very confrontational person when it comes to this kind of stuff, but for the most part, I tend to mind my own business.
ROCKMAN
(reply to shorty189) posted 13-Dec-2005 5:02am  

That's what I basicly said!*grin*
shorty189
(reply to Solololo) posted 20-Dec-2005 5:39pm  

well i guess, but if your all over some one it looks tacky.
Solololo
(reply to shorty189) posted 20-Dec-2005 6:56pm  

It's better to be tacky and right, than a coward and wrong.
thecomic22
posted 21-Dec-2005 3:35pm  

uh, when the people are all but having sex right there in public.
Solololo
(reply to shorty189) posted 21-Dec-2005 4:59pm  

I'm sorry that your father man-handles your mother. No matter what he says, you should know that it is wrong.
shorty189
(reply to Solololo) posted 24-Dec-2005 10:22am  

In public you don't need to be all over someone!! Period.
shorty189
(reply to Solololo) posted 24-Dec-2005 10:46am  

my father don't man-handles my mom.
Solololo
(reply to shorty189) posted 24-Dec-2005 11:32am  

Then I'll be sure to remember that when you're white trash husband is beating you in front of everyone. Period.
Solololo
(reply to shorty189) posted 24-Dec-2005 11:37am  

Yeah right. I don't believe you. You're covering for him because he drinks too much and beats on your mother.
shorty189
(reply to Solololo) posted 24-Dec-2005 2:08pm  

i'm not going to have a white trash husband , cause I know how to pick them.and if a guy ever hits me it will also be the last time.
Solololo
(reply to shorty189) posted 24-Dec-2005 2:11pm  

Nah... you admit to knowing how to pick them. You're obvious a very loyal kind of 'gal that will stand by your man through thick and thin. He'll hit you, he'll say it'll never happen again, you'll take him back, he'll bust your lip and give you a black eye for taking so long to take him back.
shorty189
(reply to Solololo) posted 24-Dec-2005 2:12pm  

you know you are being really disrespectful. and your crossing the line. If my father ever hit my mother he wouldn't be here. me and my mom would leave. And my dad is a good ole country boy. ok. Next time think before you write.
Solololo
(reply to shorty189) posted 24-Dec-2005 2:14pm  

*giving it some thought*

*pause*

*reflect*

"Good ole country boy"? Does he wear a Wife Beater?
shorty189
(reply to Solololo) posted 24-Dec-2005 2:17pm  

no i wouldn't.My mom went through that when she had another husband (not my dad). And I don't trust people easily anyways but anyways, My daddy grew me up strong and right. Someone does wrong I'll tell them. DO you like busting my crops or something?
shorty189
(reply to Solololo) posted 24-Dec-2005 2:20pm  

no he doesn't! Do u like being a smartass?? Cause you are good at it.
Solololo
(reply to shorty189) posted 24-Dec-2005 2:21pm  

Oh, so you'll get up in their face about it? That's just seems tacky.

> DO you like busting my crops or something?

I don't know... tell me what busting your crops means, then I'll tell you if I like doing it or not.
shorty189
(reply to Solololo) posted 24-Dec-2005 2:31pm  

no i don't. like being a smart ass. That is what it means.
Solololo
(reply to shorty189) posted 24-Dec-2005 2:43pm  

> no i don't. like being a smart ass. That is what it means.

Yes, but only to you.
shorty189
(reply to Solololo) posted 24-Dec-2005 2:47pm  

why only to me? I've never done anything to you.
Solololo
(reply to shorty189) posted 24-Dec-2005 3:01pm  

I'm "a jerk". Remember?
shorty189
(reply to Solololo) posted 24-Dec-2005 3:04pm  

but you said only to me.
Solololo
(reply to shorty189) posted 24-Dec-2005 3:09pm  

I'm a jerk that way.
shorty189
(reply to Solololo) posted 24-Dec-2005 3:12pm  

what's your name?
Solololo
(reply to shorty189) posted 24-Dec-2005 3:12pm  

Solo
Halifax
posted 25-Dec-2005 1:54pm  

i would not mind the tickling and stuff as long as i could look somwhere else. personally it totally disgusts me but i realize im not the only person in this world...
uare
posted 18-Jan-2006 1:06am  

I was on my 3rd date with a girl, and we were taking a bus (we're both bus nuts) I was holding her hand, and a psycho got all irate over our public display of affection and called us "Garbage People". He nearly picked a fight with me after we had stopped holding hands (just to subdue this guys insane attitude) eventually he moved to the front, though he kept looking back at us through all the seats just to make sure we weren't being "lewd." Finally the bus driver kicked him off and called him more offensive then "ANYTHING" we could have been doing. We had a good laugh after things had calmed down. As people left the bus we got several comments from people who thought we should have just made out on the spot just to piss him off more. Had we known each other better we might have... We were together for years after that.
Anderz
posted 22-Aug-2006 3:19pm  

I think if they had sex in public then that is crossing the line haha. But the others aren't that bad to do infront of someone else.
Melf Survey Central SubscriberBronze Star Survey CreatorGold Qualifier
posted 15-Jul-2008 5:21pm  

Depends how public. There's a difference between some secluded area in a public park and the middle of the shopping centre.



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