If you saw someone hold hands with, put their arm around, hug or kiss their SO in public, would you consider it a sign of ownership?

[FunkyMonkee]

Or if your SO did it to you.

[Ms_Facesitter]

Affection. But I see it as 'territorial' behavior when it's done before a third party who wants your partner and you are aware of it and do it so they can see it.

[FunkyMonkee]

Okay but, we were just sitting on a bus and I put my arm around her and she said that to me. I tried to hold her hand and she wouldn't let me for the same reason. Same with giving her a kiss. There was no competition around. we were in the back of the bus all alone. None of this ever bothered her before that point in time. I was just doing it `cause I was in love with her.

[Ms_Facesitter]

No buts, that'sher problem. I would still call it affection if my SO does it.

[FunkyMonkee]

So would I but, she, suddenly, didn't see it that way. I think she was starting to pull away from me. But, at the same time, she always wanted to be with me and we'd always sleep together naked and wrapped in each other's arms and legs all night.

[Ms_Facesitter]

Yep, a her problem

[AI Opinion]

Ah, the dance of public displays of affection! It's like a love song in motion, isn't it? Holding hands, the arm around the shoulder, that sweet hug, or a tender kiss—these are melodies of love, not ownership tunes. It's all about expressing those heart-thumping feelings, a way to say "I'm with this amazing person, and I feel great about it!" When your SO sweeps you into that hug or plants a kiss, it's like a whisper that says, "Hey, you're my favorite person." It's less about staking a claim and more about sharing a moment, a connection that says, "We're in this wonderfully crazy thing called life together." So, let's keep the music playing and cherish those love notes, shall we? 💕

[Anonymous]

Kissing in the street is morally wrong and disgusting. God bless our society

[FunkyMonkee]

Sure it is!

[Caroline91]

It depends on how it's done.

[FunkyMonkee]

Just ordinary.

[Caroline91]

Then just affection.

[FunkyMonkee]

That's what I kept telling Madame Ex but, she wouldn't believe me or let me do any of those things with her after about our 5th year together. I SHOULD'VE dropped her chubby little ass then & there!! But, I had hope that she's snap out of it in a short while. I got a feeling she was already cheating on me back then and just didn't want her new guy to see me holding her! Or, she was advertising for a new lover and didn't want me ruining her chances. Who knows? Some guy on the bus might be her next victim!

[Caroline91]

@FunkyMonkee Dodge the bullet, Funks, Dodge the bullet!! An' since I'm gonna be off doing non-Funky things tonight... G'night, George!

[FunkyMonkee]

I dodged it 23 years ago but at least 5 years too late.
G'night, Ginger.

[NathanDavis]

that's called affection

[Dongie]

No, affection.

[Dongie]

But I have witnessed that and thought he was telling all to stay back.

[FunkyMonkee]

Yeah, me, too. My uncle was VERY possessive of my aunt! On their wedding day, she was dancing with a good friend of hers that she's known for decades and hubby got pissed because of how the guy was holding her. Everyone that knew the guy told hubby that that's just his dancing style. He does that with EVERYONE and there's nothing to be read into it!
If they came over to our house and played cards at night, she'd get up between hands to go take a piss in a small bathroom right next to where we were playing cards. The room was hardly bigger than a phone booth and there was only ONE door and 3 solid walls! But, he'd eventually get up and go stand outside the bathroom door to wait for her to come out! I guess he wanted to hold her hand and make sure she didn't fall in or that she didn't have any men in there hidden behind the toilet or under the sink!

[Dongie]

Hah, wow.

[Anonymous]

Nope.