On the rules of marriage

This is probably one of the dumbest controversies out there, there are a few that are dumber but this one ranks right up there.

Mike Pence doesn’t dine alone with other women. And we’re all shocked.

~Many on the right quickly interpreted the tweet as the media somehow being shocked — shocked! — that a conservative Christian couple would establish such boundaries. Yet again, it seemed, here was the East Coast liberal media just not understanding the values of middle America.

On the left, meanwhile, the Pences' arrangement was one that reeked of sexism and a bygone era — an impractical code in the modern age of men and women working alongside one another. And how could the vice president of the United States not be trusted to dine alone or attend parties with women without it venturing into unholy territory? Some even wondered (perhaps seriously?) whether this would prevent him from meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May or German Chancellor Angela Merkel.~snip~

I have no idea why this is controversial or shocking to anyone and why everyone thinks this would be confined only to Christian couples.
I can say from my own experience that, before my wife passed away, we not only loved each other but we also liked each other. I mean, after all, we chose to be together for better or worse and I gotta tell you.....sorry ladies...but I preferred her company over anyone else's.

If a womans opportunity for career advancement hinges on one on one dinners after hours with a married boss then I would think she is doing it wrong.

Dining out is supposed to be an enjoyable experience and Pence believes that having his wife present makes it more so. I don't blame him.

He's not the one with the problem, the people that are "shocked" are.