PDA or a Public Display of Affection is perceived as a fairly controversial topic, but realistically, it isn’t.

The truth is, guys have no problem with PDA.

If anything, a guy loves it when the girl he likes demonstrates how much she is into him by performing PDA.

Whether it be in how she holds him close, arm in arm, as they walk down a street, or how she kisses him as they sit by each other in an outdoor coffeehouse, he loves it.

It isn’t gross by any measure.

Assuming you have had a history dating men who regarded PDA as kind of gross, know that this isn’t the sentiment of the lion’s share of men.

Think about the men you have dated in the past.

Did they believe that they constantly had to prove their toughness to society at large?

Insecure men who are constantly showing the world that they are tough, and shouldn’t be messed with, are the ones who rebuff PDA.

These are men who have a permanent chip on their shoulders?

He was bullied and mistreated growing up.

As he toughened up, he convinced himself that he couldn’t show the outside world any weakness.

This is when he constructed a tough exterior.

A tough exterior that rarely smiles at people or does much in the realm of kind gestures.

He doesn’t trust people, especially those in authority.

After all, when people in authority were supposed to protect him growing up, they turned a blind eye.

They allowed him to be bullied and humiliated in front of his peers.

This deep distrust for society at large was born then, and has persisted into his adulthood.

Such a mindset is deeply ingrained in his psyche, and it is as much a part of him as his gorgeous eyes.

The ones you fell in love with.

Yes, it is men like this that disdain PDA.

With a history of dating men like this, it’s typical to think that you are the problem.

After all, it seems like every man that you date seems to recoil whenever you engage in PDA with him.

It’s not you.

Rather, it’s the men you choose to date.

They are in the minority, but certainly exist.

To reiterate, the lion’s share of men have no issue whatsoever with PDA.

They interpret it as a strong sign of how much you like them, and this is reassuring.

That said, there are situations where PDA becomes too intense or mistimed, making even a guy who loves PDA uncomfortable.

Just because you can’t resist but to kiss him while standing in line to buy movie tickets, doesn’t mean that he isn’t uncomfortable as the little kids ahead in line, holding their parents’ hands, keep looking back as your lips are all over his, and your hands are all over parts of his body that their parents have told them are naughty parts.

It is only when you take PDA too far that you turn a guy off.

Believe it or not, most guys are moderately conservative or old-fashioned in regards to relationship etiquette.

As much as he appreciates a woman demonstrating how much she likes him through PDA, he doesn’t want her to get carried away.