I actually wonder about the breakdown here. I agree many don’t. I don’t, though really I have few friends in general. But some do. I don’t think there’s very many people in the modern world that are in the extreme Mike Pence “I will never let myself be alone with a woman who isn’t my wife” category of enforcing such boundaries (though some religious communities still have such rules!). But if you watch the start of When Harry Met Sally, I think a sizeable chunk of people do still lean closer to Billy Crystal’s position than Meg Ryan’s.
I actually wonder about the breakdown here. I agree many don’t. I don’t, though really I have few friends in general. But some do. I don’t think there’s very many people in the modern world that are in the extreme Mike Pence “I will never let myself be alone with a woman who isn’t my wife” category of enforcing such boundaries (though some religious communities still have such rules!). But if you watch the start of When Harry Met Sally, I think a sizeable chunk of people do still lean closer to Billy Crystal’s position than Meg Ryan’s.