I have a group of friends, we're a bit of a hotch potch of people with very different lives, but we're all single and enjoy a night out so we go out about once month. I see/talk to some of them in between but not all.
Several months ago we went to see a band. One of the men's mum's was there. She is an amazing woman in her 70s and we had a blast with her and her similarly aged friends.
As we were leaving she invited us all to a party she's throwing for her daughter, my friend's sister. I've never met sister. All the group agreed to go. He's since repeated the invitation on our group chat and most still said they would go.
The party is tonight and I've discovered that almost everyone has dropped out. I think they let him know, but not the group iyswim. There's now just me and three "possibles" who will let me know later.
I'm generally very much an if I said I'll be there, I'll be there person, but this is starting to feel uncomfortable.
Friend is someone I once thought I might have "something" with, but he's backed off a lot since we had a "moment" at Christmas. That's Ok and probably for the best, but it still makes it a bit weird for me to turn up alone at his family party. I'm his mother's guest , not his and I'd assume he'll have lots of other people to entertain.
I think, but don't know, that mother's friends will be there, so I could hang out with them and that would probably be fun.
It's very late to cancel, but otoh, probably no one will notice or care that I'm not there.
WWYD?