PDA Space
November 24, 2009
Making out, snogging, canoodling; whatever you call it…no one wants to see it at school, especially not teachers. “I’m fine if you wanna hug-it-out, but I should not be seeing tongue”, says English teacher Aubrey Smith.
First, I would like to provide you with some suggested guidelines for public displays of affection. Number one: you must remain vertical at all times. Number two: absolutely no tongue involvement. Number three: no unnecessarily prolonged embraces. And number four: all hands involved must be visible.
The key point here is to practice appropriate levels of affection. For example, when you leave your boyfriend/girlfriend and go to class, you will see them in roughly 45 minutes. This is not a long enough separation that it must be preceded by full frontal physical contact.
Might I suggest sending your girlfriend off to class with a kiss on the cheek. This way you and your said companion can say goodbye without nauseating those around you.
Now that we have discussed how to appropriately display your affection, a question of where to do so arises.
It seems that several couples have favorite locales around the
school, creating competition for P.D.A. space hot-spots. One of these popularized sites is the gym hallway. This location offers comfortable benches (please note rule number one), and can be used after school while waiting for athletic practices or rides.
Another favorite location is just outside the rotunda. This area escapes the crowding of the hallways and can serve as a middle ground between a couple’s classrooms.
Unfortunately, some couples choose sites that are more heavily crowded, such as the entrance of stairwells, water fountains, the middle of the hallway, or the edges of locker banks.
This last location is one that can create very awkward situations. “Hey um… can you guys move this somewhere else? You’re kinda in front of my locker…”.
In some cases the couples are oblivious to the person’s remarks and continue, leaving the locker owner with no option but to uncomfortably hover until the couple has finished.
As the school year continues, couples claim their territory. So what happens when they find someone else in their PDA space? Needless to say the situation can become quite unsettling.
Kelsy Ensign, Opinions Editor
