A few years ago I had a job that required me to travel to Denver on an almost weekly basis, sometimes alone, but more often with one or more of my coworkers.

On these trips I soon began to be disturbed by the fact that most of the men seemed to think that any female travelling with us was fair game, and to come on to them, as though being more than 10 miles from their wives made them irresistible. So I made what I thought was a strict promise to myself never to hit on a woman I was traveling with on business. I made sure that my coworkers understood this, and I hoped it would help to modify their behavior as well.

One week in May I was scheduled to go on one of these trips with a young woman named Lorraine, who was fairly new at the company. She was a beautiful brunette, not too tall and maybe just a bit... Read More