Couples

A couples booking is one companion joining two people. It is a common request and a straightforward one, and most of what goes wrong with it goes wrong before anybody arrives.

Agree it between yourselves first

Decide beforehand what you both want, what neither of you wants, and what happens if one of you changes their mind halfway through. A companion cannot referee a disagreement between two people who never had the conversation.

The commonest failure is one partner arranging it as a surprise for the other. Companions decline that routinely and are right to: consent has to come from both people in the room, and it cannot be assumed on somebody else’s behalf.

Say it on the call

Not on arrival. It changes who she is meeting and how she prepares, and a fair number of companions do not offer it at all, which is much better established on the phone.

What to expect

Longer than a standard hour, usually two, because three people take longer to become comfortable than two.

Say which of you the booking is primarily for, if either. It is an awkward sentence to say and it prevents the most common disappointment, which is an hour spent guessing.

What it costs

Above the standard rate, commonly by a third to a half, with a two hour minimum in most cases.

She will ask

Whether you are both genuinely on board. Answer honestly, because the alternative is an evening nobody enjoys.

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For two companions rather than one, see duo bookings.

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