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Friend annoyed after I forgot plans and apologised for cancelling

104 replies

Motylog · 22/05/2026 13:26

I met a woman at a meetup group years ago. Somehow she latched on to me. I would say she is more an acquaintance. I only hear off her when she has a problem.

About 6 weeks ago we arranged to meet up next week. It’s difficult because I am at my partner’s most of the time now which is 40 minutes away. I am always the own travelling in to meet her even when I lived 20 minutes away.

She text earlier saying she is looking forward to meeting next week. I realised I had forgot and was going to a family birthday meal and I apologised. She snapped and she doesn’t like being messed around said she had rearranged things. Then goes she can meet Tuesday.

She shouldn’t be rearranging things just to meet me. I know it’s annoying for her but it is better to find out now than be cancelled on at the last minute.

I haven’t cancelled on her before in 10 years and am really annoyed as I had apologised and she was rude. I got my own health issues, problems at work, my partner has problems and his mother’s 1st anniversary of passing coming up which has affected him. It’s like life revolves all around her.

I said to her again it slipped my mind and not cancelled on purpose.

She has had loads of fall outs with people which some people she has called the police on for harassment because she blocks them without telling them why and they want to know why. A bit harsh.

OP posts:
missipop · 27/05/2026 15:26

OP you apologised for your error, there was no need for this person to reply rudely to you,
particularly if this was the first time you had cancelled in ten years.

I would not want to continue the relationship and would see this as an opportunity to end it. Harsh perhaps but I just wouldn’t want the stress of having to walk on egg shells and worry about someone’s reactions if I inadvertently forgot an arrangement.

Her rudeness is a red flag as are the other behaviours you describe.

You are not an unkind person, probably the opposite. Someone who’s been drawn in to a ‘friendship’ you never really wanted and have only kept it going for this person’s
sake.

IsawwhatIsaw · 27/05/2026 15:49

Well her response has given you the perfect excuse to end this friendship . I’d take it .

ThatOliveBeaker · 30/05/2026 20:02

HyggeTygge · 22/05/2026 13:34

That's irrelevant to you agreeing to it in the first place with your friend then complaining it's too inconvenient.

Edited

Your not her friend your her sound board by the sounds of things (no pun intended) also she snapped?! You apologised and it was a genuine mistake and she snapped and was rude? Stand your ground. It's your world she's just living in it and being a nuisance by the sounds of things. You do you! Don't be sorry for that ever! She probably would have drained you anyway, the party sounds much more fun!

YerArseInParsley · 14/06/2026 18:53

Motylog · 22/05/2026 13:52

Thank you for your helpful reply I can send. She is always pressuring to meet up when now really isn’t the best time.

So just tell her you want to end the friendship and block her.

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