Mr.
Lion
A few days ago, while getting into the train station at 42nd Street, I
noticed a couple making out in front of the station entrance. I was
somewhat surprised to see a middle-aged couple sticking their tongues down
each other's mouths while people were entering and leaving the train
station. Some high school kids walking into the station told them to
get a room. I was even more surprised at their comment, because kids in
high school, not adults, tend to make out in front of the world like there's no tomorrow.
I
thought about it some more while on the train and came to a
realization that before then, I'd never seen a middle-aged couple making
out. I've only seen younger kids, mostly high school couples, but never
middle-aged couples. I kept thinking about it on the way home; I
needed to find another example where I had seen a middle-aged couple
making out. I couldn't come up with one.
Have you ever seen a middle-aged couple making out in public? Is it disgusting or romantic?
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Comments (61)
Romantic. Sure, they should do that in their own home, but in the end, it's more romantic then disgusting.
Both, really. It's disgusting, sure. But that middle aged couples don't always go through that stodgy old-person *pass me the newspaper, dear* stereotype? Gives me hope, that does.
Disgusting. As is all public makeout sessions.
All excessive forms of PDA make me uncomfortable. However, I do agree that it is a bit romantic seeing a middle-aged couple kiss in public.. I've often wondered if one could lose that "spark" but that answers the question & alleviates that fear. :)
Kissing/making out in public is pretty much only romantic for those involved. Everyone else just feels weird. And guilty for watching.
sure...people make out everywhere and it doesn't matter how old they are. as far as being disgusting or romantic....well i guess it depends on how into making out they are in. if its the subtle making out then i would say romantic but if its one if those tonsil hockey kind of making out then that would be very disgusting in public, so get a room.
Yes I have. And honestly, I wouldn't really care. I mean, if you don't like the sight, just don't look. It is as simple as that.
i say NO to anyone making out in public. pecks? yes. hugs, minor cuddling? yes. tongue? NO. i don't want to see that, i'm sorry
Why be ageist. Either way its a beautiful thing and an expression of love.
What's not hot is a hooker/sugarbaby making out with an old guy obviously just after his money. But these cases are SO obvious
Kaia
I think in excess its over the line. But just like most others have said, seeing a middle aged couple still in love and having that "spark" IS encouraging.
they're probably are both married to someone else and are having an affair w/ each other. that's what my married coworker would tell me because marry couple don't need to do that in public when they have their own bedroom to go to.
Couple kissing (any age) is great if it's just a light smack on the lips. But a kiss (again at any age) with the whole tongue thing displayed in public is just naaasty.
I'd go with both, sure it's nice that they still possess the spark, but nothing in my opinion justifies the need to do it in such a public area, and yes I would look away.
I think it's romantic. It's their way of expressing how much they love each other and they don't care what other people think. I mean, yeah it's vomit from the eyes for the rest of us, but i think it's great that at such an age they can still express how they feel.
no more disgusting than seeing these lil kids trying to make out.
I have, but I feel like it's whatever to me. Just don't pay attention and move on with life.
both.
depends, romantic if done with class, if done without, gross!!!
I think it's hot! Haha.
Whatever the case, I think that middle-aged couples making out in public isn't looked down upon as opposed to teenaged couples making out. I guess we can take those older couples more seriously, like it's not just puppy love or a high school romance (although we can be wrong!). But then again, seeing couples of any age making out in public is somewhat disturbing. There's a time and place for that, and sometimes going public with it just isn't right!
Anyone making out in public is something I just don't want to see. Ever.
Romantic.
But if things get too heated, they should move to a private place. (That goes for everyone—not just middle-aged couples!)
I'm not big on the whole PDA thing; however, if it's relatively modest - a kiss and arms around the waist, etc. - it's not just fine; it's beautiful.
I once worked at a restaurant, and I saw this elderly couple come in. She was holding his wheelchair. He was holding her hand across the table. He murmured her nickname, "Sweet Mama", as they ordered. She kissed the side of his neck as she got up to attend the restroom.
They had been married for 42 years, he said, and she was "the sexiest woman he has ever known" - then, and now, he said, as he pulled out a careworn photograph of the two of them from his wallet.
She once had the appearance of a Jean Harlow. He once had the appearance of a Broderick Crawford.
Things like that gives a young romantic Hope.
Memories like that remind a middle-aged romantic that it is still possible, if you Decide on it.
As long as it isn't my mom and dad, I'm good! LOL!!
the "Eeeeeew! Gross!!!" impulse hits me first, but I'd probably think about it, then go "Awwww, but that's kinda sweet"