luvnlifelady
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Post by luvnlifelady on Mar 7, 2019 23:41:16 GMT
Show other PDA?
I’m pretty sure one of my “five love languages” would be physical affection. I love giving and receiving it.
At any rate, we definitely like to hold hands in public and sometimes will do a little bit more. We have gotten compliments on it and one lady at the grocery store even thanked us for “still holding hands.” She probably assumed we had been together a long time. 🤭
Do you hold hands or show other PDA?
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Post by femalebusiness on Mar 7, 2019 23:43:54 GMT
Yeah, we hang all over each other most of the time out in public and at home. We are usually touching. We never make out, out in public. That's too weird even for me.
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Post by papersilly on Mar 7, 2019 23:48:24 GMT
i always have my arm hooked through DH's when we're out walking in public. i don't even realize i do it. that or holding hands. we're not groping or slobbering all over each other like teenagers. we don't slap butts or massage backs but we definitely do the arm hook/hold. if we kiss, it's a quick peck.
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RedSquirrelUK
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Mar 7, 2019 23:50:04 GMT
Yes. It's our 20th anniversary this year and we hold hands, kiss in public {gasp}, smile at each other, go on dates, hug each other, whatever. Not anything that would make people think "oh get a room" but we have no problem with people around us knowing that we love each other. We've had positive comments from people too.
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The Birdhouse Lady
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Mar 7, 2019 23:57:04 GMT
We holds hands and I hold his arm when we are walking across an icy parking lot but that's about it. That to me isn't even really PDA,
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Post by AussieMeg on Mar 8, 2019 0:01:01 GMT
No no no no no, absolutely not! We are the antithesis of the romantic couple, so it's never going to happen. I don't have any problem with other people doing it, but for us it is just the weirdest thing. The other day we saw an older couple walking along holding hands, so we joked that we should do it to. We grabbed each other's hand and lasted about 1.7 seconds before we both shuddered and said "Ugh, no!" I'd like to say that I wish we were more romantic, but.... I actually don't.
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Post by nlwilkins on Mar 8, 2019 0:02:57 GMT
We always hold hands and if I am not reaching out for his hand, he is reaching for mine. Of course now I need his help in support and balance and that is part of it. But we held hands before that ever happened.
ETA we've been married 49 years and the romance is still there.
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Gennifer
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Post by Gennifer on Mar 8, 2019 0:03:21 GMT
Yes, of course. Touch is his primary love language, and my secondary.
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Post by dewryce on Mar 8, 2019 0:04:02 GMT
Yep. We rarely aren’t touching. Not like that. Get your heads out of the gutter
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2019 0:06:52 GMT
Yes, we hold hands or I hold DH's extended arm. At first it was more about affection, but lately I it's more so that I don't crash into something or trip and fall.
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stittsygirl
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Jun 25, 2014 19:57:33 GMT
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Post by stittsygirl on Mar 8, 2019 0:08:37 GMT
DH and I have had some really hard years for the past decade or so. The fact he’s been away for much of that time hasn’t helped. But he came home and we did a sort of marriage retreat/second honeymoon to Florida in January. It really was a fantastic experience for us and our marriage. One thing we focused on while we were there was lots of hand holding in public. I’d never been one to embrace PDA, but it really seemed to help us now. So when he gets home permanently I plan on keeping the hand holding up as much as possible . ETA: we’ve been together 25 years.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Mar 8, 2019 0:13:08 GMT
Nope, not even when we were dating. I have dated guys who were very touchy feely. I can’t say that I mind, but it’s never been that way with DH. It doesn’t bother me either way so it isn’t a big deal or an indication of the health of our relationship.
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Mystie
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Post by Mystie on Mar 8, 2019 0:21:53 GMT
Yeah, we do hold hands in public. Sometimes a peck on the lips or a side hug. We may do that stuff a little less now that we've been married so long...either that, or it's such second nature by now I don't think about how much we do it. My husband's love language is definitely physical touch, which is funny because he's not physically demonstrative with anyone else, not huggy with his family or anything. I'm actually not super touchy, either. Neither of us grew up in touchy families, so maybe we each have a need for it in our relationship.
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Post by malibou on Mar 8, 2019 0:22:35 GMT
We definitely hold hands and kiss in public. If we are near each other, we are likely touching. AussieMeg you crack me up.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Mar 8, 2019 0:23:17 GMT
No. but then again, we've been married over 30 yrs. If I was dating someone for 3 months, yea. we would hold hands.
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Post by cmpeter on Mar 8, 2019 0:31:01 GMT
Yes...we’ve been married for 28 years (together for 33).
We even have a specific way we hold hands. If we start holding in a different way it feels odd and we quickly switch.
We’ll do a brief kiss in public, but no heavy PDA.
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NoWomanNoCry
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Mar 8, 2019 0:41:50 GMT
Sometimes we hold hands..it denpends on where we are. The grocery store not so much because I’m pushing a cart...amusement park, wine festivals..stuff that doesn’t require pushing things we do..maybe not for the whole time but it does happen.
My in laws have been married for 50yrs and they hold hands everywhere and my FIL still kisses my MIL all the time. There like one of those old couples you see sweet videos about on YouTube.
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Post by pierkiss on Mar 8, 2019 0:55:33 GMT
Yes to PDAs over here.
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Post by LisaDV on Mar 8, 2019 0:58:41 GMT
When there’s not a kid (dd13) in the middle holding our hands, we will be definitely holding hands. We are a very huggy, kissy couple and have a very huggy, snugglely family. We will kiss or hug in public (not makeout by any means).
We’ve been together 20 years
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2019 1:01:19 GMT
He is 6’4 and he has large hands, it isn’t comfortable to hold hands. I sometimes hold his thumb.
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Post by kitkath on Mar 8, 2019 1:06:11 GMT
Nope, 29 years happily married and we are Not hand holders.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2019 1:28:06 GMT
He is 6’4 and he has large hands, it isn’t comfortable to hold hands. I sometimes hold his thumb. Almost exactly this except change it to 6'5" and pinkie. Walking along holding hands is extremely uncomfortable but we are otherwise physically affectionate in public.
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Post by mom on Mar 8, 2019 1:31:17 GMT
We are definitely in the ‘yes pda’ category though we wouldn’t do anything to make anyone uncomfortable. He isn’t touchy-feely by nature but knows I am.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Mar 8, 2019 1:33:40 GMT
We've been married about seven years now. When we first started dating again, we made a trip to a mall to do some shopping. I told him how sweet it was that he held my hand so much. He retorted that it wasn't out of sweetness, it was "to keep me from handling everything in the store." He said I was one of those people who shopped by touching and by holding my hand he was "speeding up the process!" Lol! The man always makes me laugh.
Now, we are minimally demonstrative in public. He's very courteous about doors, chairs, and the like. We may squeeze a knee under the table or give a quick kiss but that's about it.
In bed though, we are generally always touching. It may be a full 'spoon' or just an elbow or knee in contact, but some body part is usually always touching the other.
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Post by ntsf on Mar 8, 2019 1:34:19 GMT
we never hold hands. dh is using his walking sticks, we are of different heights and speeds. married for 36 yrs..
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Post by walkerdill on Mar 8, 2019 1:39:53 GMT
We don't hold hands at home or in public....well very rarely anyways. If we're watching a romantic movie he may grab my hand but it's rare. Now he will grab my bootie in public.
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paget
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Post by paget on Mar 8, 2019 1:55:40 GMT
No, it’s not really our thing. Married 25 years this June.
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scrappington
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Post by scrappington on Mar 8, 2019 1:59:20 GMT
Yes we do all the time. we were in the grocery store one time and my husband reach down and gave me a kiss on my forehead and the checkout girl was walking past and said that's very sweet.she said it was nice to see that couple still liked each other. We don't do any hardcore PDA. But the odd peck and mostly always holding hands.
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Post by leftturnonly on Mar 8, 2019 2:00:17 GMT
Do you hold hands or show other PDA? We did. My husband was perfectly willing to receive a kiss any time, any where. Even in front of his mother.
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grammanisi
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Post by grammanisi on Mar 8, 2019 2:58:05 GMT
Yep! And have for 41 years❤
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