I've got a question. About a week ago a female friend of mine asked if I wanted to meet Sarah (fake name). Sarah is a widow. Her husband died about 3 years ago and she wants to get back to her life.

My friend thought Sarah and I might be a good match because in my job I can get a lot of time off and Sara also had time off. We both enjoy travel and have delayed it to raise kids, and in Sarah's case to care for her ailing husband.

My friend said that Sarah isn't interested in getting married right away but would like to find a man who would make a good traveling companion.

Now, I ask myself. "What does the term 'traveling companion' mean". We are talking long trips involving numerous overnight stays. I assume she wants a man who can pay his way. Sarah, I am told, can pay her own way. Does that mean she wants to share a room? A bed? My friend says Sarah would like to go to Paris, and because it is such a romantic city, she wants to go with a man. That seems to imply that more is expected from a traveling companion than good conversation and help with the luggage.

I seem to be plagued these days by women who leave me wondering what it is they exactly want.

I hope Mel Gibson gets his act together soon, so he can explain it to me. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> (Side note: How refreshing to see a person who admits his mistakes and apologizes rather than blaming everybody else and threatening lawsuits.)

In the meantime, perhaps you ladies can tell me what the term 'traveling companion' means to you when it refers to a trip of one to three weeks far away from home. Let's assume the traveling companion reffered to is a male.

Instead of asking us, why not meet "Sarah" for coffee and ask her yourself?

That's what I was thinking, Ex.

auto, you've gone too far. Now you're wondering "what it means" based on a second hand conversation with a woman you've never met. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

But I'll answer the title. The first thing that came to mind with "travel companion" would be a sort of assistant/comrade. I was thinking back to the days when upper class ladies would have a companion who served as a maid/chaperone/friend.

Hey Dobie! When they made me they tossed out the mold. <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

That's great! I'm allergic to mold.

I would love to find a "traveling companion" and I believe it may mean different things to different people. I agree with the others, ask Sarah.

So many wonderful places to visit, so little time, money and good companions! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

So have you met the traveling companion yet????

Nope. Decided to concentrate on the woman I am currently dating. She needs a traveling companion too! <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />