It's wrong not to include your partner.
Neal just got invited to go to a football tailgate by one of his friends and Neal is debating whether to invite his girlfriend.
Neal wants to have fun at the tailgate.
Neal asks his girlfriend if she wants to go to the tailgate, and she agrees to join.
Neal doesn't invite his girlfriend and goes to the tailgate alone.
Neal has fun at the tailgate and his girlfriend becomes friends with some of the other girls that were there.
Neal has fun at the tailgate but his girlfriend gets suspicious of him and their relationship deteriorates.