Meaning of ベタベタ when referring to a meeting


Referring to the Tanabata lovers who only meet once a year:

> A) 「せめて毎月一回会えればいいのに」  
>  A) "I wish they could meet at least once a month."  
>  B) 「一年一回っていうのがいいんだ。そんなに何回もベタベタ会うもんじゃねェや」  
>  B) "Once a year is fine. In that way they'll meet _stickily_ many times.
> Right?"

What on earth does ベタベタ mean in this context? I thought it meant sticky. But I
can't imagine what a sticky meeting is.




ベタベタ is an onomatopoeia (擬態語) commonly used for describing a couple or lovers
being close and intimate, as well as for something being sticky. Maybe it's a
bit close to イチャイチャ.

> 一年一回っていうのがいいんだ。そんなに何回もベタベタ会うもんじゃねェや  
>  (≂ そんなに何回もベタベタ **と** 会うものではない)

I think it'd be something like "It's good because it's just once a year. (≂
What's good about it is that they meet only once a year.) They shouldn't be
meeting that often (≂ so many times a year), so intimately."




ベタベタ is an onomatopoeia (擬態語) commonly used for describing a couple or lovers
being close and intimate, as well as for something being sticky. Maybe it's a
bit close to イチャイチャ.

> 一年一回っていうのがいいんだ。そんなに何回もベタベタ会うもんじゃねェや  
>  (≂ そんなに何回もベタベタ **と** 会うものではない)

I think it'd be something like "It's good because it's just once a year. (≂
What's good about it is that they meet only once a year.) They shouldn't be
meeting that often (≂ so many times a year), so intimately."

