Or something else entirely?.
I went out with friends yesterday, a mixed group, some single, some couples.
We saw a band at an outdoor venue and had a lovely time. These people like a drink, as do I usually, but I had an important 9am meeting this morning, so I spent the afternoon "donating" my half drunk pints to friends mostly one man who wanted them more than me. By the time the band was due to finish I was happily merry but in reasonable condition.
Friends wanted to eat and secured at table at a place we love, which does great cocktails. At the same time, the band announced they'd been promised a large sum for charity if they played an extra half an hour and I had just started chatting to a very nice man.
Anyway, I said they should go and I'd see them in a bit, partly becuase I was enjoying the band, partly because I was enjoying the man 🤣 and largely to avoid the cocktails I knew they'd order as soon as they arrived.
Within the next 20 mins, two of the single men came (separately) to "check I was OK" and my new friend lost interest (which of course may have happened anyway).
Were my friends genuinely concerned, or nosy, or deliberately sabotaging my efforts?!