PDA.

Public Displays of Affection. Let us go over what this is first, the phrase is self-explanatory for the most part, but one's tolerance of it varies immensely. In high school, depending on the administration and how well they enforce the policy your school has, you might see some of these things as you walk through the hall: hand holding, hugging, kissing, or fully blown out french lip smacking. Now I cannot speak on your behalf, you may be one to side with those whom are intolerant completely to the actions, I, on the other hand am not completely repulsed by the sight of it... in moderation. As someone who has been in a long-lasting relationship before, I understand the hand holding, the hugs and when he wraps his arm around her. It is cute, harmless, and it makes me happy knowing that they make each other happy. When it comes to the lip smacking, that where I see where the repulsion comes from. Little kisses are okay, they might rub me a bit the wrong way, but if you really think about it, you almost just shared a private moment with two people, and I think that is a wonderful thing to experience. Anything past that is too much for me. Learn to control yourself people. My whole philosophy is that if you would not do it in front of your parents then you should not be doing it at all. That may sound cliché, but I am a firm believer of respecting your parents and knowing that they are only want to maintain your "image" and would not let you do something you will regret. (Image is more of a relative term and is something I will elaborate on at a later date) On to the dissenting opinion, I can understand where some may see PDA as something they may not think they are capable of, but I think that may be just a confidence thing. Do not get me wrong, I can see where people can go too far, but those who think that there should absolutely no PDA at all, what is it really doing to affect you? That is something else I will talk about at a later date, Confidence. But as you experience high school, whether you are offended by PDA or not, just walk by and just start laughing either way.
JSL