Do we have a duty not to discriminate when we date?

Many believe that we have a duty not to discriminate when we act in certain 'public' capacities, for example when it is our job to select among various candidates for a job. In contrast, they deny that we have duties of a similar kind in our private lives, for example in our romantic lives. In this paper, we challenge this well-entrenched asymmetry. We do so primarily by canvassing and rebutting central arguments to the effect that acting discriminatorily, for example when we date, is something we have a right to, including arguments from: (1) freedom of association, (2) legitimate self-interest, (3) power and (4) love versus duties. In this way, we challenge a common permissive view regarding private discrimination.