Friends could have returned with more than just souvenirs

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Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: I just came back from a holiday with my buddies who got chummy with the local ladies, who were experienced at sponging off tourists. These women always needed a little money for the rent. We all made sure we had our own rooms. I am the shyest of the bunch and didn’t go with any woman. When we got home I suggested they get tested for sexually transmitted infections and they laughed and said nothing like that happens anymore. Should I keep bugging them?

— Careful Guy, Manitoba

Dear Careful Guy: Sure, bug them more. Your buddies couldn’t be more wrong. There are lots of medical surprises after holidays like that. These guys just aren’t reading statistics or talking to their doctors about it. Hopefully, they used condoms every time they had sex on that holiday, even if the ladies didn’t insist. Many of the women don’t insist because they are afraid guys will turn them away and they won’t get the money they desperately need.

Everybody in your group should have gotten tested the minute they got home, just to know they’re not going to be sick or spreading an infection around. They may need treatment right away. That goes double if they are single and getting it on with different women, and triple if they have a girlfriend or wife here in Canada waiting for them.

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