Been seeing my only plate for 5 weeks. We click well and fun to hangout with. Have been trying to get other plates but no luck since quarantine happened. Friend had a girl and my friend over, so I invited my plate to come over with me. We both established that we'll still continue talking to other people a few weeks ago.

She was drunk before I picked her up. Took her to my friends place to drink a little and play some card games. We all were having fun but my plate was on her phone most of the time. Other guys wanted to pick her up, get her food, etc. She kept telling my group about the guys messaging her and getting food from them. Was very open about it. I told her to stop toying with them as a joke.

My friends took a smoke break and I took the opportunity to talk to my plate because it was making my group feel uneasy. She reveals she really likes me and is confused with what I want, etc. Pretty much wants the exclusive talk. I told her we'll talk about it later when we're on our way out.

Friends come back in, we play the last game. He comes to me and asks me if I like my plate. I told him yeah. He said he wants the best for me and I told him I know what I'm doing. My friend had a lot to drink. I went to the bathroom because I had to piss. I come out and they told me to leave and that my friend and my plate were going to have a discussion.

I tried staying but everyone including my plate was telling me to gtfo, I didn't know what to do in that situation because I didn't know what happened. I asked and they shut me down. My other friend told me they didn't like some of her responses and told me to watch out for that one, saying that she sleeps with other guys. I told him I'm aware. (They assume I wanted a relationship with her.)

After this shitfest was over, me and my plate get in my car and she bursts out crying. I had to get her to calm down but the gist of it is, my friend gave her a lot of shit, told her she's a whore, told her she isn't supposed to talk to other guys, told her that I really liked her (uh???), said he was gonna fuck her up if she doesn't stop talking to other dudes for me (wtf).

She gave me a lot of shit saying "it's my fault. I should have been more clear with her," she was upset because she had to hear it from my friend that I "liked" her and she had to be called all this shit from him when it could have been avoided. She starts asking me my feelings and how long I felt this way... I didn't know what to say so I told her let's be exclusive and we'll keep it like this for awhile and take it slow. I was tired af so I spent the night at her house, we fucked and I went home in the morning.

I get a message from her today saying things got complicated and she needs some space for a few days.

Did I handle this shit fine? What should I do about my friend? I thought we were just gonna play some card games. I knew that exclusive talk was going to come someday but damn, this was so forced...