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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OMG - I have dinner / drinks with a male coworkers at least once a month. Mostly males as I am an exec in a male dominated industry. Not the same one each time - different ones. It's to ask for career advice, catch up when teams change, etc.

I also have lunch with people, get coffee with people. It never occurred to me to tell my husband ahead of time except when I won't be home for dinner. I tell him about it afterward as part of our "how was your day" conversation when I get home. [/quote]

I'd also like to echo the poster above who said that if men and women can't go to dinner or drinks alone that this is one reason we need so many stupid mentoring / sponsoring programs at my workplace to help women get to senior levels. If top level men, and let's admit it's still mostly men, don't mentor and counsel women then the top rungs of corporate America stay male dominated.

It would be very awkward and unprofessional for me to have a chaperone (aka my husband) at my business meals where I'm talking financials, making deals, or strategizing about my clients. [/quote]

Strangely enough, the more senior my big law partner DH has gotten, the less likely he is to go out after work with ANY co-worker, much less a single woman.  He mentors several younger associates, but social interactions are limited to coffee or lunch, either of which he is happy to do.

He used to also go to happy hour type outings, but decided that it is a huge appearance problem.  Plus it is far more likely that the associate will say something (anything, really) personal after a drink.  Since my DH doesn't want to become a sounding board for their personal lives, he makes it clear that they will maintain a professional relationship.[/quote]

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