 There is general agreement that states cannot distribute personal relationship goods—or the relationships that generate them—directly, but it can shape society in numerous ways that would affect both the existence and the distribution of these goods (Brake 2017; Cordelli 2015a). More specifically, policies and institutions—including social norms—can enable people to meet other people in conditions that make them more likely to relate to them in personal ways, encourage people to voluntarily enter personal relationships and influence people’s internal resources and abilities to have good relationships (Cordelli 2015a).