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Yeah, queer existence blows all kind of holes in the basic premise behind the logic.

There's a lot that's fundamentally problematic about it, not least of which is the implication that everyone except your spouse should be kept at arm's length, and this is the morally correct thing to do.

Yup, they'd have to basically lock up their SO if they were bi

As a straight person I also think it’s strange. I’ve had mixed gender friends my whole life and I’ve never had an issue.

I'm straight, I definitely don't think this is at all healthy. If you don't trust your spouse to live their life as best they can with your best interests at heart, let alone just not cheat on you, why are they your spouse?

I don't think it's normal at all. My only guess is that it's more common in very religious communities.

I think it's very normal, and also very problematic.