Billy Graham set up a boundary of never being physically alone with a woman who was not his wife because he wanted to foster an environment safe from workplace extramarital affairs or even the appearance of them. Some politicians and many ministries have followed suit, creating policies based on a “Billy Graham rule” to dictate how male-female interactions happen in the work setting.

Betsy, a single woman, co-directed an internship in a cross-cultural setting with a married man. On one occasion, their group ministered in a slum. As the day came to a close, they discovered that due to miscommunication only one vehicle remained for the two of them.