to date your husband?!

Re: to date your husband?!

This whole Nikkah without ruksati business makes things unnecessarily awkward and complicated. I know why people do it -- but it really causes weirdness. The couple is married! And they should be allowed to be alone to do things together! It's silliness.

I've seen so many parents of nikkah'ed couples hanging around chaperoning them, even when they are sitting together at a social function. They don't want to leave them alone because "what will people say." What will they say?!? They are a married couple!