New Yorker Refuses To Embrace PDA

Over at the NY Times a 26-year-old woman fills the complaint box with disgust over public displays of affection. She says, "Everywhere I go, people are fondling each other as if the entire city were a cheap motel room." Lip lockers, hand holders, ear nibblers, and the worst: subway romantics. She recalls one recent encounter with just such an underground heathen who "stuck his hand down his date’s sweater. There is something about watching people suck each other’s lips on public transportation that just does not do it for me." Hmm... what about a naked lapdance?

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By Jen Carlson in News on April 2, 2010 4:05 PM

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horseplay

So you really dont mind jizz on the side of your face??? Lmao! I hope you're a lady

SighR

As long as I dont have to hear the lip smaking or see a dick it's all good.

kazubes

I dont generally mind it unless the train is packed and Im stuck next to it. I dont want your fat lips smacking on each other right next to my ear/face

Rocknrope

What about jizz on your cheek?

Rocknrope

Someone find Ferraro's social media photos, stat!

just saying

Why don't you do it yourself since you're the one who's interested?

l3iodeez

Guess what?

Nobody gives a shit what you think.

Atomische

Who knew that the City Room Complaint Box would print any old pet peeve? I'm going to start writing my 500 word rant against slow walkers.

Gwinny

I'm going to write one about people who stand to the left on elevators! Yay!

jules1000

i think you meant escalators?

if so, I'm totally with you. so annoying!

Rocknrope

Wow, Nicole Ferraro rolls her eyes at couples holding hands? She needs to get her ass back on a plane to the Bible Belt.

Note to Nicole: whenever a complainer feels the need in their complaint to convince others of her personal situation, i.e. "I’m not jealous, nor am I affection deprived", we know the exact opposite to be the truth.

Papercutninja

amen to that. I'm sick of these "golly-gosh-darn" corn fed bible thumping moralists in this city. If they want this city to be like their old crappy hometown, they should move the fuck back.

Nyctini11

Hand Holding, REALLY??

let me guess, your chastity belt, which no one has even tried to get near in years clearly, is a bear trap.

I mean, something like the pic, fine, but really, a little pda might do you some good

jaycjay

"Hand Holding, REALLY??"

No, not really. Actually, she only mentions hand-holding once, saying: "I can handle sidewalk hand-holding, even an occasional long hug."