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.