I agree. These rules are a product of their time, and were probably good advice for those seeking to fit in. But I felt it's important to point out how they ar

I agree. These rules are a product of their time, and were probably good advice for those seeking to fit in. But I felt it's important to point out how they are actually-not-so-subtly producing the tiered society you mention, if only for the fact that this thread is already filling with comments of how uncanny it is that they are still so relevant. And, yes, that is true in so far as you won't attract much negative attention if you behave as prescribed. But note that the reasons these may have been useful in the past have long since disappeared, so I'm expecting you all to follow that no-gossip rule even if I happen to "go home with" her , or him, or them.