to think if you invite someone around for Boxing Day they might reply?

[ClaireDeLoon]

Invited DP's family around for Boxing Day (via email and facebook (private message) which I know is rubbish and not very personal but a few of them are impossible to get a hold of on the phone).

No response from his brother, which wouldn't annoy me given we're still a few weeks away. But he's told another sibling (obviously also invited) that he'll be there. So he's made his mind up, just not told us.

That's just so bloody rude IMO. Isn't it? We invited them weeks ago.

I'm easy about it in the end, there will be plenty of food and I'll get something for his vegetarian girlfriend as she was invited too but I think the whole chinese whispers way that his family communicate so damn annoying.

well pick up the phone or send an invite in the post, i really hate invite via the internet

"impossible to get hold of on the phone"

Don't they have answerphones? Or mobiles?

YANBU by the way, but phone or even a postcard invitation would be much nicer than FB.

YABU - you've been casual in your invitations you'll get casual responses if any. If you want a formal response ask a direct question over a telephone or put a card in the post (too late now, methinks that one). Sounds like you don't really want them there and you're revving up for a Christmas Inlaws fight which I expect you'll bang on about afterwards on here.