Is a kiss at the sign of the peace ok?

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Is it wrong or disrespectful to give my husband a small kiss during the sign of peace in mass?
 
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, June, 8 2014:
We can thus understand the emotion so often felt during the sign of peace at a liturgical celebration. Even so, during the Synod of Bishops there was discussion about the appropriateness of greater restraint in this gesture, which can be exaggerated and cause a certain distraction in the assembly just before the reception of Communion. It should be kept in mind that nothing is lost when the sign of peace is marked by a sobriety which preserves the proper spirit of the celebration, as, for example, when it is restricted to one’s immediate neighbors.
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I don’t think that a quick kiss by a married couple at the sign of peace is that big of a deal. The Church does not specify the exact nature of the “sign” during the exchange of peace, Her only guiding principle is that it not be distracting to the solemnity of the Mass. In the situation you describe I don’t see a problem.
 
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