Illegitimacy is a big issue in rural Bhutan. If a father happens to be from the village, there is a way of bringing him to account either through marriage or compensation. The problem becomes complex when visiting civil servants (non-locals) exploit young women by making them yield to their sexual advances on false matrimonial promises. Contraceptive, despite being aware or having access, is not used to satisfy their lust. As for girls, who wouldn't like to escape drudgery of rural life to be civil servants' spouses?

"Night hunting" functions as a courtship amongst villagers, but this custom breaks down when outsiders exploit it to have one night sex with villagers.




--dharma_sun
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