Don't feel comfortable showing affection, is there a problem? (girlfriend, guy, advice)

[BirdieBelle]

Originally Posted by MastroBar

I'll speak with her and see if we can come to an agreement.

I also think she babies the boy too much but anyway, she's a very good mother.

Are you sure you're from Switzerland?

[MastroBar]

Originally Posted by Wmsn4Life

Are you sure you're from Switzerland?

Yes, born and raised here. Why?

[MastroBar]

Originally Posted by Wmsn4Life

By the way, you sound like a robot.

Why? I'm just someone who respects the culture I was born in.

[BirdieBelle]

Originally Posted by MastroBar

Yes, born and raised here. Why?

Just checking. A couple of idiomatic idiosyncrasies seemed to indicate otherwise.

Oh well, back on topic....

[Zeurich]

Originally Posted by MastroBar

They are mostly tourists...there are personal space rules here.

Kanton Zürich - Integrationsförderung - Fördern und Fordern

Please show me where it says you should not be affectionate to your partner. This kind of rules every where. Not only in Swiss. But don't think that we are out of no where not to know what kind of a country Swiss is, I will be there in next Feb I am going to ask my Swiss friend for sure about this. IF you are from Afghanistan or some culture like India or some where in Asia I can understand what you say because one of my friend married to an Asian and he make love to his wife with wearing a short so .....

[Zeurich]

Originally Posted by TabulaRasa

Yeah, my brother-in-law just got back from Zurich. I'll have to ask him if he witnessed or was subjected to any touching or visible emotion while there.

Due to OP they are tourists. I have some thing research I will be going there on Feb. I love research stuff!

[MastroBar]

Originally Posted by Zeurich

Kanton Zürich - Integrationsförderung - Fördern und Fordern

Please show me where it says you should not be affectionate to your partner.

It doesn't. It's obviously not a written rule.

[snugglegirl05]

My paternal grandmother was like the OP. She was born in Sweden.

I am the opposite.

I am loving and affectionate.

My husband is loving and affectionate as well.

We hold hands in public. We kiss in public.

I could not be the OP's partner.

It would not work between us.

[oh-eve]

Originally Posted by TabulaRasa

What's being described here is not a "cultural" thing. It's an individual issue.

^^^^

Things between Europeans and Europeans and Americans are very different. But love is love and affection is affection and there is no difference. There are hugs and kisses all over Europe.

My German parents are in their 60s. They still hold hands. In public as well as at home sometimes.

[TabulaRasa]

My brother-in-law is European. My sister-in-law is American. They have been married for twenty years and live in Europe. They are very physically affectionate with one another, both when they are visiting us in the States and when we are visiting them in Europe.