but i still feel like it will be a good thing for me to go as long as i talk to my friend ahead of time and let him know that my intentions are strictly to get out and have a good time, and that i am not interested in a relationship with him.
Once a man says to others that it is going to get physical, he has one thing in mind. He is not a friend. The mere fact he would say such a thing to others shows he has no respect for you. And in case you didn't know. I am a man. Stay away from this clown.