Public Displays of Affection.

Public displays of affection, or PDA's for short have become the topic of many a conversation. Some agree that you should be able to express your love for your partner in public whilst others wretch at the thought.

We witness PDA's every single day, whether it be the pair of chavs eating each others faces at the bus stop or the old couple linking as they walk down the street. The question is, how far is too far?

There's definitely nothing wrong with holding hands and having a quick peck on the lips as you say goodbye but there's a fine line between acceptable and awkward.

For example, say a pair of newly weds leave the church and give each other a massive snog on the lips, under the circumstances this is surely perfect, cute in fact. It is a moment when our eyes fill up as we witness how unbelievably in love they are.

However, if this pair of newly weds were simply walking down the street would it be looked on just the same? As you are struggling down the high street with a million and one shopping bags (paid for by your overdraft) do you really want to witness a passionate, film style smooch? The answer is 100%, categorically, NO.

The answer is especially NO when you're single and looking for love or when you've broken up with an ex. Witnessing a PDA in this instance is pretty much like someone waving a pair of a beautiful, shiny Christian Louboutin platforms in front of your face and saying-

"look what you can't have".

In fact, no, it's possibly not quite as heartbreaking as that, but you get the idea.

A night out on the town guarantees plenty of displays of affection. But usually far too much. In fact, PDA's on nights out are the extreme opposite to a small peck on the lips. Gyrating and grinding, in the middle of a packed and sweaty nightclub, may seem appealing to those involved, but to onlookers it is simply quite sickening. They don't even bother to find a secluded dark spot in the corner and instead they push their tongues down each others throats in the view of those around them.

Their 'meeting' often develops rapidly over the course of about five minutes and when he begins to thrust his pelvis into hers that bottle of rose you drank seems to be heading upwards, and outwards.

We've all been in one of those awkward scenarios when PDA's just make you cringe. It usually involves an already pretty awkward situation. For example, a not so close family members birthday party or a works christmas meal out.

You are sat innocently, on the other side of the table, minding your own business and yet the couple opposite can't keep still. They're holding hands, stroking arms, nuzzling necks and whispering sweet nothings into one another's ears. Whilst it's acceptable to say that things aren't quite as bad as they could be, you do get the impression that they'd rather be somewhere else and you can't help but feel a little out of place. And definitely like the third wheel.

On the subject of couples, is it alright to include a tiny little kissing shot in your holiday pictures and then upload it onto Facebook? No? But, how about a scenic one with the Trevi Fountain in the background? Surely, your dearest darling Facebook friends would love to see that and would be so unbelievably happy about your romantic getaway.

The response is mixed.

100% guaranteed your best friends will 'like' the photo whereas his best friends will rip him to shreds and abuse the photo with comments such as "whipped".

However, despite people's negative opinions, more likely than not, (no matter how dramatic, sexual or embarrassing your PDA may be) you're likely to only be abused with one phrase-

"get a room".

But, seriously, you were going to do that anyway.

Relationships- the four types

Relationships are a complicated subject. Every relationship is completely different and yet, when us girls talk and share stories and advice, they can all sound so familiar. Relationships can be split into four general types. The madly in love, the strolling along, the rocky road and the one and only relationship.

Type 1: The madly in love relationship.

This is the relationship that we are always jealous of, yet, at the same time, it is the relationship that makes us feel slightly sick. We never hear stories of arguments or disagreements but instead stories of what their darling did for them that weekend, be it a sail along the river or a romantic meal for two. They go on the best holidays and take a million pictures at arms length of them kissing with the sunset in the background and they draw their initials in the white sand. They have the best sex. They do it literally every night (seriously how can you be bothered?!) but yet it's always so completely perfect and amazing and they fall asleep in each others arms with a post orgasmic smile on their faces. Of course, they are your friends, and you ARE happy for them, but you secretly wish they'd have one bloody argument at least!


Type 2: The strolling along.

This is probably the most popular type of relationship. You love each other and you're happy, but he doesn't half piss you off (at least once or twice a week.) You're content in each others company and you don't really have any major problems, although there's sometimes an argument that spirals out of control and you do wish he'd stop being so laidback and start thinking about your future together. Sex is good- sometimes experimental and exciting, but, unlike the madly in loves, neither of you can be bothered to do it every. single. day. You have your friends and he has his friends and you're more than happy with the balance you have between your love life and your social life. You go for nice meals, he gets you good presents and he send you flowers on special occasions and, despite his flaws, you wouldn't want anybody else.

Type 3: The rocky road.

Every girl in this world knows someone that breaks up with their boyfriend every other week. They seem to have undergone every single problem in the book. He's cheated on her, she's cheated on him, she's pregnant, oh wait, no she's not, he's being a right idiot recently and she can't be bothered with it anymore and she's literally NEVER speaking to him again. But yet, a few days later, it turns out they're texting, they're meeting up and they have unbelievable make up sex. Every single time, 100% guaranteed, they end up back together.

Type 4: The one and only.

The relationships in this category are in my opinion, the worst. People who are in a one and only relationship literally only care about their "one and only". They completely forget about their friends, they don't respond to texts and they don't answer phonecalls. They only come on nights out if their precious can come with them and they spend every minute of every day seeing or speaking to their other half. They seem to have forgotten that when everything messes up, because it does (every time) that they will need their friends there for them. Us girls are very good at forgiving and forgetting when we are faced with a friend in need. But is it really fair to forget about us until you have nobody else in your life? In my opinion, it's not. So if you're reading this and thinking "that's me", just take a little time out to remember who was there for you before you met the 'love of your life'.