Cathy: Hey, Melinda wants us to meet her and her husband for dinner on Thursday night. 
Cathy: Are you up for it?
Lewis: Melinda? Do I know her?
Cathy: Lewis. My goodness. Yes, you know her. They were both at Jack's birthday party. 
Lewis: Ha, there were a lot of parent couples at the party. 
Cathy: He wore the Superman shirt and she was always correcting him. 
Lewis: Ha, yeah, now I remember. 
Lewis: Now I definitely don't want to meet them for dinner. 
Lewis: Why would we do this?
Cathy: She really likes us, and I think they are quite alright themselves. I couldn't really find it in myself to say no.
Lewis: You really need to learn to be a bit more assertive. If I agreed to every request sent my way I would never sleep
Lewis: There are so many other things I would rather do that night. 
Lewis: How about you and me just go out and get dinner alone. I will do anything with you, just as long as I don't have to pretend to be friends with some people I have no interest in. 
Cathy: Oh fine
Melinda wants Cathy and Lewis to meet her and her husband for dinner on Thursday night. The two couples had met at Jack's birthday party, where Melinda's husband was wearing a Superman shirt and she was always correcting him. Lewis doesn't want to meet them and prefers dinner with Cathy only.