Bhutan has had its own version of the boy-meets-girl story for a long time.
In parts of the country, a custom called “Bomena” or “night hunting” prevails.
From barely-adult boys to nearly old men, all can, and do, partake in it. In theory,
the custom dictates that after nightfall men can climb over the walls and
windows of a house, and land in a woman’s bedroom. Sometimes it leads to
courtship, multiple scaling of the walls, and even marriage. Sometimes it leads
to a one-nig