My husband bought 4 tickets to a show several months ago with the intention of inviting another couple later.
My good friend got engaged pretty suddenly, and when we met the new fiancee he and my husband hit it off immediately, so a week or so later he invited both of them to come with us.
She then sent an email to my husband a week in advance of the show saying they were 'going to back out, but thanks for the invite'. No explanation, no follow up. We both thought it was rude so he didn't reply, and so there's been a deafening silence.
For context, she and I are good friends and she is also good friends with my husband. We've spent quite a lot of time together.
-Is it rude to cancel plans without explanation?
-Doesn't a phone call become necessary in the case of higher-order plans e.g. made several weeks in advance and tickets are involved?
-Shouldn't you be the one to initiate the next engagement if you're the canceller?
-Am I being precious?