I met my wife at work about 40 years ago. I was the Operations Officer at a large directorate at Fort Bliss, and she was employed as an admin aide in the woodshop.
In today's world, there is no doubt in my mind that I would have been accused of wrongdoing: not by her, but by any one of a dozen women who were sure she received favorable treatment.
You're right. It's almost like we've turned into Puritans. It shouldn't be that way. And it wasn't always like that.