I recently went on a third date, and things were going well when I asked somewhat jokingly, "So, you're single, but are there any women who currently think they're in a relationship with you?" To which he replied sort of sheepishly that he's been "hanging out with someone here and there" but that it's "nothing serious." This was a 38 year old man.
I thanked him for his candor. At the end of the night I declined when he asked for another date.
You can decide not to participate in things that are beneath you.