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Re:Fake girlfriend, revisited by noir_lord on Wednesday February 24, 2016 @05:13AM (#11165678)
That is what a chaperone was in thethe past, many cultures still have that set of rules thing until a certain point.
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Re:Fake girlfriend, revisited by _0ffh on Wednesday February 24, 2016 @06:06AM (#11165871)
I think a chaperone is primarily a safeguard against indiscretions. Their raison d'etre is to make sure nobody damages the goods before you have decided on a suitable match for your daughter. Which I find rather archaic.
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Re:Fake girlfriend, revisited by knughit on Wednesday February 24, 2016 @10:50AM (#11167595)
Chaperon protects social values. Values can and often should change, but the chaperon is a tool that isn't as good or bad as the value it protects.
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