Same plan.

Gonna be hard to simply have a nice time when you get blindsided with a change of plans after you were probably very much looking forward to the date you thought was agreed to.

only if we’re going dutch

Why would you do that?? Unthinkable.

I had this happen a lifetime ago back when I was a teen still. I think it’s not that unusual to have this happen when you are young and new to dating. I wasn’t totally sure it was an official date and neither were they, so they brought a friend along. We all had a fun time hanging out!

I think this reads as something someone new to the dating world would do. I think it felt natural because the nature of if it was even a date wasn’t something concrete. If we both were showing up with stronger romantic intentions it might have felt unnatural, but we were acquaintances already and this was more of a vibe check at the time.

While neither of us were interested in pursuing things romantically, we did remain friends. Not that intentional romantic pursuit was even on the mind really.

don’t hate the player; hate the game

let turn this threesome into a Ménage à trois...

Unless the +1 is also on the table.

Might as well shoot your shot.

I mean bringing the friend is absolutely fine, especially if she doesn't know you, honestly I'm surprised the friend even made her presence known, should've stayed hidden. If you're a creep, you're more likely to reveal that if you don't know you're being watched.

As far as being from a different place, that does seem like a dick thing to leave out if you're using Tinder whilst traveling, but I guess I don't know etiquette there. Though maybe she just got a bad vibe and used that as an excuse to end it.