Carolyn Hax: A boyfriend avoids mentioning plans to travel with single female friend

Needless Escalation No. 2: “Why the vacation with this other woman?” As I read your letter, the question that formed in my mind was, why not? Having a friend in a position to show us around a foreign country is, for most of us, a rare and, frankly, obvious opportunity. You’re seeing it only as a threat. Put yourself in his place. Open your mind. Do better.