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2 is ideal, they need a buddy! But it also keeps the hierarchy simple.
We had two, brothers from the same litter. One died unexpectedly of cancer. We've tried a second cat, took three months to do proper isolation and introduction. It's definitely the current cat saying no.
My parents got a young bonded pair of cats from the shelter. One died suddenly of an undiagnosed heart issue, the other refused to accept the next new cat they took in. Right now the plan is that my grandmother's cats will go live with my parents if they survive until she enters full time nursing care (which at this point the cats are looking like they'll outlast her despite being an older bonded pair when she adopted them) I'm concerned for what the social hierarchy will look like if/when that happens