I think Dave is lying
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When Dave and Lauren are arguing before meeting with his friends he keeps saying shit along the line of “ugh my friends and my sister and whoever else just keep blowing up my phone about this guy you were seeing” “I just don’t know what to think” “no I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to talk or meet them right now”. I think he’s full of shit and either over exaggerating what people are saying or he’s making it up completely because he is looking for an out. He doesn’t want her to talk to his friends because they aren’t actually saying anything and meeting will expose him.