“Oomis- please don’t compare a man working, to sitting mixed at a Simcha! They’re very different.
I hope I’m not starting a whole argument here. “
Um… I didn’t… you did. I merely mentioned several issues that cause divisiveness among ALL frum people, that really shouldn’t. And sitting mixed is NOT arayos. ARAYOS is arayos.
In your belief system, sitting mixed might chalilah potentially LEAD to arayos. In my world, it normally does not. There are exceptions to everything unfortunately, but I am fairly certain that there are many people R”L (who are NOT MO Jews) who are nichshal in this area. V’hamyvin yavin.