My friend is fairly flaky when it comes to making or sticking to plans. And usually wants things on her terms.
She'll often cancel plans last minute but I mostly put it down to her having a 1yo, and I've been guilty of cancelling too. When it's me cancelling, she gets very huffy whereas I'm fairly passive and just say 'OK can't be helped'.
Anyway for months, since they announced the new Bridget Jones film is out on Friday coming, we've agreed we have to go opening night (shameless Bridget fans) with a meal beforehand and I agreed, popped it in my diary and informed DH (he is self employed and often works into the night so I always give notice for this sort of thing). He put it in his diary to not work so he could watch DD.
My colleagues are having a meal and going to see the film on the same night, organised a few weeks ago, which I of course declined.
Friend has text a few times in last few weeks asking if were still on for opening night, I've said yes, lots of "don't forget or cancel!!". Colleague has text today to ask if I was definitely not coming as they are gonna book the table. Before I answered I messaged my friend to say "100% on for Friday?". She's now said she's busy this week and can we do the Friday after instead 🙄
I really wanna see it this Friday as they'll probably be talking about it in work. Also DH has planned in his work to be off this Friday night, I really don't feel it's fair to ask him to change it. WIBU to go with colleagues and sack friend off?
AIBU?
To go see Bridget Jones's Baby with colleagues and not friend (sort of first world problem!)
PinkyOfPie · 11/09/2016 12:24
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No it's not unreasonable. Go with work, say no can do Friday after as you'd already arranged this Friday. Tell her it's a shame she had to cancel but you can't so you're going as you have been looking forward to it for weeks and as she's told you many times not to forget or cancel you didn't. 
Go twice. Once with colleagues then with friend being careful not to give away the flimsy "plot" that you could write right now without having seen it 
(I say that as a fan....did a BJB thread in films six months ago, might dig it up in a bit).
^ Ask yourself: What would Bridget do?! She'd see it twice. Probably in the same night. Then wonder who she said what to.
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