These woman are not clients or trainees at his place of employment, so he is not required to wine and dine them. They are women he knows through working (not old school chums, ex-girlfriends, friends of his wife or the like).
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I'm a man, and I wouldn't do this. Its risky, dangerous, hurtful to the wife and not worth it. The wife shouldn't enable it either. And no I'm not speaking from the christian perspective, just life experience.
Anonymous
Dancing at the annual party with your female colleagues, with their husbands and your wife present would not cause marital problems. Inviting female colleagues to parties where you drink and dance with each other, without spouses present, will cause marital problems. Some of these married female colleagues are treading on thin ice themselves. Try to avoid them if possible. Good Luck - God Bless
Connor
It's not really anyone's business except the wife's. Your question assumes this man and his wife have a very traditional marriage; not everyone does. Perhaps the wife has a lot of male friends. Why assume something fishy would be going on just because he's hanging out with other women? Plus, you said they are colleagues. He shouldn't have to restrict himself to male friends. Sounds to me like there's a trust issue. Unless the man in question has given "solid" suspicion he's cheating, why be insecure?
Mike
Maybe he works in an office full of women and they're all just grabbing a drink and a bite to eat after work. No harm, no foul.
Your question is very open-ended and we can make all kinds of assumptions based on it. It's hard to give you an specific answer as I feel you're leaving out important facts.
Grace Under Fire
At the very least it's risky because it creates unclear boundaries and these types of gestures are easy to misinterpret. Coffee, lunch? No problem. But once the sun sets and drinks are involved, it smacks more of a social gathering than a business dinner. It's not totally unheard of, but spouses should be invited to these types of gatherings.