Commentary for Kiddushin 161:7

אמר רבה בעלה בעיר אין חוששין משום ייחוד אמר רב יוסף פתח פתוח לרשות הרבים אין חוששין משום ייחוד רב ביבי איקלע לבי רב יוסף בתר דכרך ריפתא אמר להו שקולי דרגא מתותי ביבי והא אמר רבה בעלה בעיר אין חוששין משום ייחוד שאני רב ביבי דשושבינתיה הואי וגייסא ביה

he said to them [the servants], 'Remove the ladder from under Bibi.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' They were in an upper chamber, and then R. Joseph and his wife descended, leaving R. Bibi above. Before R. Joseph left the house he gave this order, so that R. Bibi should not go down and be alone with his wife.');">¹⁴</span> But Rabbah said: If her husband is in town, we have no fear on account of privacy? - R'Bibi was different, because she was his best friend,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The ancient equivalent of 'best man' - here 'best woman - at marriage, v. B.B. 144b.');">¹⁵</span> and intimate with him. R'Kahana said: If there are men without [i.e., in the outer chamber] and women within, we have no fear of privacy.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The men can have no plausible excuse for going to the women, since their natural way leads to the street.');">¹⁶</span>

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