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'Wrong' or 'not wrong' that is 'moral' and I don't think moral means much in a couple (edit: moral is a church thing, or maybe a tribunal one). Moral also puts you at risk of seeing yourself in the eyes of your partner (or them seeing themselves in your eyes) as 'the bad guy', or worse, which certainly will not help solve any doubt or issue you might have. Last, moral can prevent you you from asking yourself the right (and somewhat very simple) question that can help you feel better regarding that 'issue': is it something you're fine with? You both, I mean. To make it clear:
Honestly answering those two questions can help you have a better understanding of what your partner may feel.
Since you wanted to know our personal opinions on the question of (other gender) friendship, here are my 2 cents... in two points:
Because we also quickly realized being in a couple should not mean doing everything together, spending all our time together, having the same ideas, desires, and so on. Contrary to what Plato told us, we're not one my spouse and I. We're two different persons that enjoy being together while having many opposing views and tastes. It's just that we value our relationship enough to always be more willing to make things work between us even when it's not easy, than to just part ways each time we don't agree on something ;)