dcannon Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 I've made a commitment to being more social over the past few months, and my efforts have been successful. I'm dating occasionally and have quite a few friends to go out with to restaurants or to nightspots on weekends. One sensitive issue I've encountered however is that some individuals will not take no for an answer. They will ask over and over again. If I hint that I can't take them up on an invite, they become very sad and seem quite hurt. Answers such as "I'll try to be there" or "I don't know" or maybe don't sit well with a lot of people. I generally find it impolitic to say "no I can't make it." I've tried simply not replying to certain requests but since I live in a smallish town, I run into the same people over and over again, leading to the same invitations being issued repeatedly. Is there a polite way to decline? Most of the time, I am able to accept social invitations but sometimes I can't due to schedule conflicts, overlapping commitments or for other reasons.
trolloperative Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 No I can't make it with reason tacked on is the best method. Your responses are open ended and leave room for follow ups.
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