This is not quite as harmless as some of the other rituals, but it's a real thing, apparently. In the South Asian country of Bhutan, young men are able to “claim” girlfriends in a disturbing and menacing tradition called “night hunting.” Night hunting is when a young, unmarried man sneaks into his crush’s room in the middle of the night to “visit” with her, with or without her consent. The goal is to talk the young lady into having sex, while being undetected by the girl’s father, and then leave unnoticed. However, if things go poorly and the boy is caught, he is then either obligated to marry the girl (who might be pregnant) or work off his crime on the family’s farm.
Now, I’m not suggesting any of the bachelors are sneaking into the ladies’ room to have a nonconsensual “visit” with them, but it’s pretty standard practice to have the lead sneak into the girls’ hotel room while they are sleeping. The difference is, Ben’s not forced to marry any of the girls with whom he’s visiting. Wait, yes he is.
