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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why put yourself in vulnerable situations? Human feelings are complex and confusing. Do it in groups, not as couples, unless you are dating. [/quote]

PP exactly. My dh isn’t going to freak if a guy friend from my college friend circle is in town and we meet up for a drink for an hour or two. But maybe once a year at most. I would not ever make this a regular thing. No way. It would be disrespectful to both our partners [/quote]

I simply disagree the both of you (and the OP) seem to think that simply going to dinner with a friend of the opposite gender constitutes "a vulnerable situation" that is automatically "complex and confusing" as well as being "disrespectful to both partners."

Dinner with a friend isn't a vulnerable situation. You are attributing more significance to gender than any other factor. Disagree.

It's not complex and confusing unless the relationship is complex and confusing. You seem to think that gender is the most important factor there. Again, disagree.

If your partner feels disrespected, by all means don't go to dinner with your opposite gender friend. If my partner felt disrespected simply because I had dinner with an opposite gender friend, that would indicate a major values incompatibility between us because I do not agree that spending time with opposite gender friends is disrespectful.

You care about gender too much. You don't have to do that. It's not required.[/quote]

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