Do Capricorn Men like Public Display of Affection?

Do Capricorn men like PDA? Not really, no. He will very much try to avoid it entirely if he can.

There are many reasons for this, of course. He isn’t just a prude who thinks holding hands in public is indecent. There is a rationale behind why he may not want to be affectionate with you in front of his friends, family, or coworkers.

Capricorn men are very private people. For a Capricorn, public displays of affection just aren’t fun or desirable.

Take Things Slow

Capricorn men are not the type to flit around from partner to partner or quickly dive into a long-term relationship after only a few dates.

It may take some time for him to even kiss you in private, let alone in front of everyone. One of the reasons for his lack of PDA may be that he is simply not ready to take things to the next level yet.

You need to respect his boundaries and take things at his pace. Look for non-physical signs a Capricorn man is attracted to you, and you’re sure to find plenty of them.

He may never be the kind of person to make out with you in public, but once he trusts you and the relationship more, you may get some smaller public displays of affection out of him.

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Date Nights

If you want a lovey-dovey date night full of loads of physical affection and canoodling, try having a quiet night in.

A Capricorn man isn’t going to want to play footsie with you under the table at a restaurant or spend a couple of hours kissing you in the back of a movie theater. That is just not his idea of a good time!

When the two of you are out on a public date, expect him to be more reserved. However, he can still be romantic, and the date will no doubt still be great. Just don’t expect PDA to be part of the planned events for the evening.

Staying at your place for dinner and a movie is more likely to get you the date night affection that you desire. Moreover, more private settings, like a hotel or a quiet secluded beach spot, are also a good option if you want to get out of the house.

He’s Reserved

Capricorn men can take forever to open up and show their more vulnerable, emotional side. With Capricorn, expressing feelings can be like pulling teeth.

They also aren’t the type to draw attention to themselves unnecessarily. They get attention through their successes, not by canoodling with you freely in a public park.

This means that he is especially not going to be affectionate with you in public if your relationship is just starting out or you’ve only been on a few dates. It’s just not how a Capricorn man shows interest in people.

Some people will gladly kiss you after the first or second date or casually hold your hand out in public after you’ve been dating for only a few weeks. But, unfortunately, Capricorn men are not those people.

Even if you’ve been dating for years, though, his passionate side probably isn’t going to come out in public. It’s just not his style!

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Quiet Affection

Capricorns aren’t the type to shout their love from the rooftops. Although, of course, they love you, that is something that should be between the two of you, not between you two and the world.

In public, he might do things like holding the door for you or pull out your chair to show he cares. Being helpful is how a Capricorn man expresses his love.

If you’re feeling ignored or touch-starved in public, look for the other ways he expresses his love for you. Listen to his words. Notice how he picked your favorite restaurant for date night or how he got tickets for a movie he thought you would like.

For a Capricorn man, physical affection isn’t the be-all, end-all in a relationship. There are other ways to show love.

It’s not that he never shows he cares about you in public. It’s just that he may be showing it in a way you’re not used to or that you don’t usually notice. If you pay attention, you’ll find all kinds of non-physical signs of his affection for you.

He’s Shy

Capricorn men can be especially shy at the beginning of your relationship or when meeting new people.

This man isn’t the life of the party. He’s more likely to be in a backroom or the corner with people he already knows, quietly talking rather than getting wild.

It can be difficult at first to even get him to admit his feelings for you. So why would it be easy to get him to show those feelings to the entire world?

He doesn’t want all eyes to be on him for the wrong reasons, and people looking at him because he’s being physically affectionate in public is not something he wants at all!

Even though honestly, nobody is going to stare at you for holding hands or exchanging a simple kiss, he likely thinks that is what’s going to happen.

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Boundaries

Capricorn men tend to have clear boundaries when it comes to the physical aspects of a relationship.

He also wants to respect your boundaries, so he isn’t going to initiate anything in public. He doesn’t want to embarrass you or make you feel uncomfortable, especially if other people might be watching. That would only make things worse, in his mind.

Even if you are perfectly fine with PDA, respect that he isn’t. Ask before initiating anything and if he turns you down, take the “no.”

A Capricorn man is more likely to open up and allow more public displays of affection in the future if he knows that you are willing to listen to him, to respect his wishes, and to hold off on any public displays if he asks you to.

Professionalism

Public displays of affection can very much put a crack in a Capricorn man’s professional image.

Capricorn men may seem to be different people when they are around people they work with. For example, their coworkers may spend a lot of time with them, but they most likely don’t consider them friends or people they are especially close with.

If he takes you to a work event, that’s a great sign! It means he trusts you enough to let you be part of that area of his life.

However, he will still want to appear professional at all times, especially around his boss. That means you shouldn’t expect a whole lot of physical affection when you’re with him at a promotion dinner or a company holiday celebration.

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Discipline & Control

This is a man who doesn’t like to appear as if he’s not in control of what’s happening at all times.

Sometimes, in the heat of the moment, he might lose a little of that control and that stoic facade of his. This may be perfectly fine when he’s only around you, but he doesn’t want everyone in the world to see that side of him.

When you are out in public, you are around people you don’t know well or even at all. So he’s just not comfortable with everyone the way he is with you.

Even around people he does know, like his family or his coworkers, he often wants to still appear to be in control. For him, that is one of the ways he gains respect from others, and he doesn’t want to lose that respect.

Maturity

For some Capricorn men, PDA is simply something that immature teenagers do.

Honestly, he may see kissing in public as something people do to show off or get attention. So he’s not thinking of the “affection” part. Instead, he’s thinking of the “public” aspect of it.

While spontaneous displays of affection, regardless of where you are, might be second nature and no big deal for you, they are for him.

How does a Capricorn man flirt if public affection is off the table? In more mature, intellectual ways, of course.

He wants to come across as a mature individual, not a reckless teenager who can’t keep it in his pants. Of course, there aren’t many people who will think that of him if he gives you a few smooches in a restaurant, but that might be the way he thinks.

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He’s Private

At the end of the day, a Capricorn man’s resistance to physical affection in public comes down to him being a private person. So when a Capricorn man kisses you, he wants it to be an exceptional, intimate experience.

His affection for you is something that is only for you, not for the world. So if he loves you, he’s going to show it in a variety of ways that just might not be obvious to everyone around him, including you.

He doesn’t want to talk about his feelings in public, either. His vulnerabilities and his emotions are not for public display.

Respect his privacy and cherish the physical affection you do get when he’s in a comfortable enough place to give it to you. The body language of Capricorn man in love is relaxed and open: look for that if you’re worried about his affections.