Robert Foster, the Republican state lawmaker running for governor of Mississippi, turned down a journalist’s request to shadow him on the campaign trail because he said he refuses to be alone with a woman other than his wife. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)
Is Robert wrong for making this request? More and more men nowadays are feeling uncomfortable being alone with women especially in professional settings. Are these feelings justified or are they merely overreactions?
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You could probably add a third option, which is self preservation. If he’s never alone with a woman other than his wife, he significantly lowers his risk of ending up in a [i]he-said-she-said[/i] situation as a result. If he’s deathly afraid of being accused of something he didn’t do, that might factor into his thinking.