Walking down the halls, you will probably see lots of couples leaned against the walls in between classes, oblivious to the world around them.  Some people roll their eyes, and say, “Get a room!” While others smile to themselves, feeding off the positive energy radiating from the happy couple.  The question stands, how much PDA (Public Display of Affection) is too much? Well, it depends on who you ask.

“Holding hands is fine, but making out in front of my classroom, bleh!  You wouldn’t want to see teachers making out in the halls, and teachers don’t want to see you doing it.  I usually just make loud, rude comments and it makes it awkward for them.  It’s pretty effective,” Ms. Zanol said. Many people are disgusted with the idea of any PDA at all, and wish it would be banned completely.

“I really don’t like it.  A little bit is all right, I guess, but a lot of people just go overboard.  If I wouldn’t get in trouble, I would just do whatever it takes to make them stop.  It’s just gross,” freshman Drew Johnson said.   And many people agree with Johnson.

“Hugging is fine, but too much is bad.  If it was allowed, I would probably just duct tape them together so they would be stuck like that,” sophomore Taylor Carness said. Other sources are less opposed.  According to the American Journal of Family and Romantic Therapy, some public displays of affection are associated positively with the health of a relationship.  From hand holding, to hugging, to kissing, some amount of public affection has shown in various studies to cause couples to be more outwardly happy and content in their relationship.  One couple in particular at GP has definite thoughts and opinions on the subject.

“I do it all the time,” junior Ahnika Roenfeldt said, “Some PDA is fine and I don’t mind it. But I don’t think people should make out in the halls, that’s gross.” Roenfeldt’s boyfriend, Niko Gavino has a more outspoken opinion.

“If you’re going to hold hands in the halls, walk fast.  Don’t drag your feet and make people behind you slow down.  And don’t be that couple that has a romantic Notebook moment in the hallway,” Gavino said. Though most people have reported to dislike an abundance of PDA at school, that doesn’t stop the happy couples from showing their love for each other in the hallways.