No they were not dates. I had coffee catch ups and laughed about old uni stories and invited the other half.
If there was flirting it wasn't physical nor was I looking for sex. I'm pretty loyal. As a man I enjoyed their company but not to the point of booking a hotel room.
Once she had a friend flirt with me intentionally as a test which I didn't know but gave her the cold shoulder and told my other half what happened.