Is it still normalized that the man should pay the date?

What year is it? 1825?

I had a girl ask if it was OK to bring a friend once, I said it was fine. She ended up coming alone anyway.

So much context missing to tell if the guy did good or not. He could be being a prick or just standing up for himself. In any case, this is definitely100% both fake but plus moreover besides also gay.

First dates are Dutch. Hard stop.

Anything else is an escort, and at least double means something with them.

You bring your friend, fine, but you or they pay for their meal and yours.

I'm here to see if we match, not serve as a stopgap in the apts food budget.

"Can I bring a friend?"

"Um, I'd rather they stayed home. And well, I didn't want to say anything earlier, but I kind of wanted to stay home, too. You have fun though!"

I'm cool with someone deciding to do this.

I mean, I'll decide not to go on the date, but that you do you.

Your lack of ability to judge my character leading up to the date, and the general sense of paranoia leading to a decision like this, aren't qualities I'm looking for in a partner.

Neither is starting things from a place of outright suspicion. Like. I'm not judging. I just have zero interest.

Can i bring a friend too, otherwise it's an uneven fight.

I'd be up for a few dates where the girl brings her friends, as long as she makes it clear beforehand that they're coming. But not a last minute "by the way, my friends are coming."

I don't mind meeting more new people.

I remember when a date auction at my college worked this way, the girls always came in pairs. When I thought about it afterwards, it made sense, but it still made me feel just apprehensive enough in the moment - being outnumbered in a moment of social vulnerability - that I didn’t bid on anyone.

You could have just missed your shot at a threesome. Way to go, 😄

I'm open to a threesome. Op failed