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Flakey "friend" keeps cancelling things.

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Crocsandshocks · 03/08/2022 19:34

I had a friend. Let's call her Lucy. We both have 2 daughters similar ages. Basically she has form for being flakey. Making plans and then cancelling them. Her DD was due to have a birthday party at the weekend but has now cancelled as her DD apparently wanted to change plans! No mention of rearranging anything. She did this with her younger daughters birthday last year. AIBU to pull away from her as she is unreliable and flakey? Luckily I hadn't told my daughter that the party was happening at all, so I don't have to disappoint her. But we had somewhat booked this in the diary. I'm prepared to be told AIBU but it's the 4 or 5 time she has said she'll do stuff and then change her mind.

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walkersareback · 05/08/2022 00:26

HannahSternDefoe · 03/08/2022 20:04

Do you need to say anything?

Just stop being available.

I think this is very sensible advice - no need to make a drama of it - just arrange other things and do not cancel anything to fit in with her. When this happened to me it made me feel like I was unimportant - felt much better when I went and did other things . Good luck - hope you find a way to deal with this.

Tigofigo · 05/08/2022 00:39

I have a friend who cancels on me constantly, but she has v bad MH issues.

I would ask her outright, ideally face to face, maybe say look I need to talk to you about something can we meet for a quick coffee - then say how you've noticed she's cancelled quite a few times and is everything ok, please just be straight so you know where you stand type thing.

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