The basic reason why mixed seating is assur is because of a siyug. A siyug or geder is something the chachomim are goizer to protect the torah. There is a posuk in the Torah that says “usu mishmeres limishmarti” which means make a gaurd for my watching. This is mitzvas aseh on the Chachomim to make gizeiros so people wont come to be oiver an aveirah. separate seating is to a gzeirah because we all know that one thing leads to the next and mixed seating can lead to aveiros.
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