I think yours is the right approach. Most self-respecting women would run a mile from any man who told her she wasn't "allowed" to socialise. I think this stems from the well-documented fact that men don't tend to have many friends (https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/oct/29/friends-are-good-for-us-so-why-do-many-men-have-none-banshees-of-inisherin).