How To Vacation With Friends Without Killing Each Other {Gadling}

Sep 4th 2012 1:41AM Hello!
I am going on a road trip for 2 nights and 3 days with 6 of my friends. It will basically be 3 couples and one single. All the couples want to split off and have time with our significant other but we don't want to leave our single friend and make him feel left out. We even thought about taking turns hanging out with him while we go on our "mini dates" but don't want him to feel he is being "babysat.". One of the couples will be splitting off from us for a while since they will be visiting a relative and then going to a coffee shop or somewhere together for a little while. We all want to spend just at least a few hours with our partners but don't want to be selfish or make him feel bad. FYI, he just got out of a relationship 3 months ago. Also, he has been on a group vacation where they spend the whole time together. On top of that, when the couple mentioned they would be splitting off for a while, he was not very happy about it. Any advice?