If you are aged to go cinema with a friend, then they ask you if they could invite another friend along you don’t know, would you mind ?

[FrenchOnionSuper]

Thinking of asking another friend along as both asked me to go and see a certain film with them
bit don’t want the first one to feel bad about it or anything

I was the mutual friend- I ate first w the original friend and we met the other one afterwards for the film.

More the merrier imho. A film at the cinema isn’t going to be a intimate catch-up session anyway…

More the merrier in my opinion, I am quite sociable though so wouldn't have an issue even if it was drinks and a meal.

Yes I would. I would always have a coffee/drink and catch up with a friend if we saw a film.

Personally, I would not like that at all. It changes the dynamic of the meeting. But then other people are different and would welcome it.

Same 😬

It’s fine , surely that’s how you make new friends

Yes, why not? She might be nice and if she wasn't then it wouldn't matter too much because you don't talk at the pictures anyway! I think it would be considerate to ask first though.

Partly depends on the vibe. If you chat all the time with friend A and see her regularly, then no reason not to invite friend B: there will be other occasions for her to tell you about her DH's ED.

If it's an infrequent meet up with friend A then tread more carefully.

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@JustDanceAddict I can see your logic in that, but I think that's really unfriendly rude.

'@FrenchOnionSuper this isn't going to help much, sorry. But for me it would depend on which friend it was that I was going with, whether it was a situation where they felt the should invite the other person, or if I felt they were asking then because they'd rather have someone more interesting there - if it's someone I see often or only occasionally etc.

& thsts only because it's the cinema, not dinner or a day out. Unless we agreed to 'go out' and invite other people to make a bigger group thing.

What about asking friend 1 if she’d find if your other friend comes along? Or is that too obvious?

This.

It would piss me off to be honest, I'd go along with it once, but cancel on you if you did it on a second occasion.

It depends on what they are both like I guess. Do you think they’d get on? You know them both well I’m assuming

I wouldn’t mind. I’ve done it and had friends do it with me. I find it weird how antisocial so many people on MN are (and I’m not an extrovert, I definitely need alone time to recharge!) I’d mention it to the first friend though.

For people who would mind, why is that?

I wouldn't mind, it's the cinema, there's hardly going to be awkward silences

This wouldn’t bother me at all x

Once I wouldn't say no, even though it would annoy me, but if it was more than that, I'd bow out.

I wouldn’t mind at all for a cinema/theatre trip, you barely get to talk to each other anyway.

For a meal out or drinks I would feel a bit put out as it changes the dynamics of conversation.

I wouldn't mind

I hate it when people do this. I feel obligated to say I don’t mind when I actually do mind, but usually then cancel if I can do that without losing money.

I might meet for a film, but we would most certainly be having a coffee/meal and a catch up afterwards. Having a stranger to me there would change the dynamic. Personally, I would struggle to talk as I am very shy around new people. It would be a miserable experience.

I don't want to meet new people right now.

Wouldn't bother me at all.