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Americans Are Wary of Being Alone with the Opposite Sex

by calvinlough on 7/2/17, 3:37 PM with 6 comments

• by alexandercrohde on 7/2/17, 3:48 PM

  "A majority of women, and nearly half of men, say it’s unacceptable to have dinner or drinks alone with someone of the opposite sex other than their spouse."

  This is a crap article. The situation is entirely different for married and unmarried men to have drinks alone with a woman, and yet it's failing to distinguish...

• by Piccollo on 7/2/17, 3:47 PM

  I agree.

• by bitwize on 7/2/17, 3:46 PM

  It's called practicing good op-sec. Sexual harassment and assault are things. As a woman you don't want to put yourself in a bad situation or send false signals; as a man even the whiff of impropriety can destroy your reputation so you'd best play it safe.

• by nulldev on 7/2/17, 3:50 PM

  I personally do not avoid women, but I do deny them my essence