Summary

Issa begins her discussion of “Public Displays of Affection” (PDA) by briefly acknowledging that the PDA of her day is not what it is for teens today, with social media and hyper-connectivity exaggerating its presence substantially. “PDA used to be more or less avoidable. As in, I could just turn my head and walk in the other direction or leave the dinner that we agreed would be just the two of us, to which you brought your new girlfriend with whom you keep making out. But since a relationship isn’t officially recognized by the public these days without an incessant display of a couple’s inseparability, here we are. And it’s gross. And inconsiderate” (90). This disclaimer aside, Issa goes on to describe being ensnared in PDA on...