Making out in public: why do so many couples like pda?

Seeing a couple who likes making out in public is no longer a new sight in this country. In fact, this phenomenon has prompted a group of college kids to create social media accounts as a means for the general public to report lovebirds who are caught together. Apart from the pros and cons of this movement, what exactly makes people love showing off their intimacy with their partners?

Why do so many couples like to make out in public?

Believe it or not, the same question has crossed the minds of a group of researchers from The University of Kansas. Instead of just being surprised and wondering in their hearts, they then decided to further investigate the phenomenon of making out in public places - or the popular term, public display affection aka PDA.

In their study, Kate M. Esterline and Charlene L. Muehlenhard found that the reasons that encourage women to make out with their partners in public are divided into three: to envy other women around them, to show off the harmony of their relationships, and to increase their self-confidence.

Inversely proportional to the reasons that men have. Most men feel like or need to show off their intimacy with their partner in public because it is based on three main reasons, namely to increase their ego and self-confidence, as a proof to the people around them that “Hey! I am a real man who can pamper women, to show off his relationship.

These findings were published in the Journal of Sex Research in 2017 after involving 155 women and 194 men to fill out an online questionnaire about their opinions and tendencies to make out in public.

The tendency to show off intimacy can be influenced by many factors

Regardless of the findings above, there are actually many other things that can influence a person's decision to make out in public. Dr. Chloe Carmichael, PhD, a clinical psychologist in New York, explains this point further.

Hugging, warm touch, caressing, holding hands, and even kisses have been proven to bring many health benefits. One of them is to lower the levels of the body's hormone cortisol, so you can be more relaxed and happy. Without realizing it, this relaxing effect makes you "addicted" and makes you want to continue to get the same effect by repeating it.

Another triggering factor is the sensation of high adrenaline due to the action seen by many people. This is more or less influenced by an increased heart rate, both from stimulation and due to nervousness diliatin, which then increases your body temperature. This hot sensation can increase your arousal and ultimately make you addicted to continue to satisfy yourself (although not always sexually, yes!). Especially if your partner also enjoys it, making out in public can be an interesting activity for both of you.

For some men, the act of making out in public with a partner can be a way of announcing to the whole world that “this girl is mine! Do not close!" Meanwhile for women, this naughty possessive act (for example hugging the waist or holding hands) can be translated into protecting and making them feel comfortable - especially in crowded places full of traffic.

How you grew up in a family also influences your habit of showing off intimacy

Without realizing it, a person's tendency to get used to making out in public can be rooted in how he was raised since he was a child. In some families, acts of affection between family members (for example sunning the cheeks of the father and mother or hugging one's siblings) have become a tradition and habit since childhood. This can carry over into adulthood as you grow up thinking that love and affection are normal and should be celebrated, as a sign that you sincerely value your loved ones.

On the other hand, the culture in which you live also plays a role in this phenomenon. For example, in developed countries like America, kissing may not be taboo in public. Meanwhile, in eastern countries it is usually still an impolite thing to do in front of many people.

In essence, there are many reasons for a partner's decision to make out in public - and they aren't all bad or indecent. Maybe what you should pay more attention to before starting cipika-chip with the him is whoever is around you, huh! The reason is that even though a kiss is a sign of love, small children who see it may not really understand it, so they can carelessly imitate it.