In those societies, 'dating' may be highly regulated, but it is present and functional, however immoral to women's rights. But in our free societies, where dat

In those societies, 'dating' may be highly regulated, but it is present and functional, however immoral to women's rights. But in our free societies, where dating and romance are left to chance, we are one by one prohibiting it in the places where that chance might occur, and not replacing them with anything. Not at school, not at the workplace, not outside the workplace if you are in the same profession and there might be a perceived "imbalance of power"... That doesn't eliminate everyone you meet and get to know, but it eliminates most.