Imagine wanting to comfort your partner physically or hold your partner’s hand, but feeling reluctant to do so for fear of social disapproval. Many couples use physical affection to comfort their partner and show their love. However, same-sex couples may limit their public displays of affection if they feel a looming sense of social disapproval of their relationship. As a result, they may not reap as many of the relationshipenhancing benefits stemming from physical affection. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether same-sex couples display less public affection than differentsex couples due to stronger feelings of social disapproval of their relationship. It also examines how physical affection and perceptions of social disapproval (marginalization) may be associated with relationship satisfaction