Glee episode 3×17, “Dance with Somebody,” just aired. What did I think? Well, I thought the scene with Kurt and his father was touching and well done (as is every scene with them). I thought Darren Criss had some of his finer moments throughout the Blaine-Kurt-Chandler love triangle. I thought presenting a different view on premarital sex through Quinn and Teen Jesus was the right thing to do to keep the scales balanced. There is only one thing I can’t figure out. Where is the gay PDA?

I love me some Klaine as much as the next person. I think they are a dynamic and interesting couple. But the way they’ve been presented on Glee lately is more like of a pair of BFF’s than boyfriends. When Klaine arrived to talk to Ms. Pilsberry I thought, “Great, another ill-managed counseling session that will go nowhere.” But as soon as Blaine started talking about Kurt going away to New York, everything got emotional, and the crux of Blaine’s fear was revealed. Kurt reassured him. I cheered. They confessed their love for one another. They stared into each other’s eyes. They leaned in . . . . and they hugged. Hugged? Are you kidding me?? If this were any other couple on Glee (read: Finchel!!!) they would have kissed.

I don’t know about you, but to me, the lack of romantic affection between Klaine is becoming blatantly obvious. And I don’t find it realistic at all. There have been a few moments when I expected them to lean in and kiss each other and instead, they hugged. This is ridiculous. What high school couple does nothing but hug all the time? The same goes for Brittana. I don’t remember the last time I saw them kiss. Puck, Rachel, Finn, Quinn, Mercedes, Artie, Tina, Mike, and Sam have all kissed their significant others, and A LOT.

I don’t know if this is being done on purpose, but it certainly seems like it. All the straight couples have affectionate relationships, while the gay and lesbian couples have little to none. It is a big letdown to have the characters engage in an emotional, romantic scene and then lean in and hug. How is this fair? How is this an accurate representation of a teenage relationship? What message does this send about PDA by gay couples? There isn’t anything wrong with it, but excluding it from the episode makes it seem like there is. Glee has always been a television series that celebrated the diversity of all people. They will write a storyline for a young transgender student and allow him to shine. I hope that, in the future, they will more accurately represent gay couples through the characters of Kurt, Blaine, Santana, and Brittany.