Is it normal public displays of affection bother me greatly?

Couples should be thrown in prison for showing any kind of affection, even hugging and hand holding. No one is interested in your relationship, keep it to yourself.

It is cringy. Only teenagers make out and cuddle a bunch in public, a little cuddling is fine and a few kisses here and there but everything else is obnoxious. Also depends on where it's at too, acting that way at work sounds pretty childish imo. I don't feel comfortable taking part in public displays of affection myself either.

Yeah it comes off as kinda trashy sometimes. A few weeks ago I was at a liquor store and a couple was paying st the counter and were doing the whole cuddling and petting thing like they couldnt wait to get home and do their thing. It was kind of cringe.

In-your-face PDAs are a sign of immaturity. "Look at ME! I've got a boyfriend/girlfriend, and he/she is so hot for me that he/she can't keep his/her hands/mouth/crotch off of me!"

That sort of crap is understandable with high-school aged kids because they're insecure, desperate to be seen as more than just kids and constantly trying to impress their peer group. When I see adults doing such things in public, I assume they're high or drunk, completely lacking in social awareness, mentally deranged, or that what they're doing is part of some public-sex fantasy.

I've never had a problem with holding hands in public with the women I've been involved with, and nor am I embarrassed to briefly hug and kiss when saying hello and goodbye, but I draw the line at that.

Anything more than momentary hand-contact is always completely inappropriate in a work setting when there are others around.

However, what I find most disturbing about your question is how you say you went out and got a boyfriend because of what you see going on between the couples at work. Frankly, that suggests a motivation that's similar to those I attributed to high-school kids earlier.

If you're feeling lonely, then it's sensible to look for someone who will care about you and share your life, but it sounds like you got a less than satisfactory boyfriend just because you're feeling left out and secretly envious of what others have.

It's a cliché for kids in middle-school to despair and desperately try to find a boyfriend or girlfriend if all their friends have one, but presumably you're an adult, and you should have moved well beyond that stage of immaturity.

Yup trashy. Get a room.

I think my bf is agaisnt pda he has never kissed me in public. It's obvious we are together so it's not like that but sometimes it's like I just want to grab him ya know?