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[–] 60 points 2 months ago (3 children)

A friend of mine used to cancel appointments a lot. A common friend of ours got really pissed about having their appointments canceled repetedly, often very late or last minute. Their friendship broke over it, tough it was only the last staw.

Appointments i had with my friend got canceled too a lot. I spoke about it with her and it turned out that she was having mental health issues and just didn't find the curage to be open about it. So we talked it over and now the agreement is that i always treat plans we make as optional. A cancelation is expected and never a big deal, i'll always have a backup plan ready.

I guess what i'm saying is, don't think it nececarily has to be about a person not wanting to meet with you, sometimes they just can't. And that is fine.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

    sometimes they just can't. And that is fine.

    No, it's not fine.
    Even if it's because of their mental problems - it still hurts and rightfully depletes your initiative to make shared plans.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    Yeah, it just makes me not want to make plans with that person. And I say that as someone who struggled with depression and anxiety. We all have limited budgets for emotional work, and there is a level of flakiness where I just don't feel like trying to be friends with the person is worth the effort.

    If they are at a close enough friendship where that sort of open, honest communication as Gloomy suggested can work, good, but from personal experience, trying to develop a new friendship with such a person can just be too hard when they don't communicate, so I don't know if their lack of engagement is from lack of interest or something else.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    This is where your choice to associate with people comes in to play!

    If people hurt you and you’re not able to empathize with them or give them grace then resentment is inbound and that’s a relationship neither of you need!

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  • [–] 47 points 2 months ago

    Very valid tbh This entire uprooted tree happened recently in my area

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  • [–] 21 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    "Sorry can't go to the movie, it's perfect kite weather! I'm going to the park and I'd for for you to join me!"

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I uaed to love kites as a kid, never got enough time to play with them. Definit3ly relate

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    You should go get a kite and fly it today.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    Or get an edible - as a substitute.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I realized my husband and I had truly become southern Californian when we considered canceling plans over “rain” (0.1” over the day).

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child)

    My new home is in the Nordics, and first snow barely impacts traffic. Trains and buses are on time. It always makes me chuckle with schadenfreude because my old home was and still is the opposite: snow = chaos. Accidents, ridiculous delays, traffic jams...

    Canceling "because it snowed" would not be a good excuse here. Unless you're a plow operator.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    On the flipside, the moment the temperature climbs over 30°C, we're all melting!

    Sincerely, Dane barely keeping it together in 24° 😁

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Dude, it's 27° here in New England and I'm dying. I feel ya. I was born for the cold.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

    It's now climbed to 29 here and I'm sweat fountain whenever I leave the area of my floor fan for more than a minute 🥵😄

    I too am built for the cold, quite literally!

    I'm trying hard to bike away most of the seal blubber, though 😁

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago

    I asked Mr. Bunnys to bring my water bottle upstairs and he said no, he had more important things to do.

    Usually he isn’t so curt so I knew something was up and “angrily” demanded he show what was more important…

    Anyways. He was right.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    /> steph doesn't mention the plans were sky diving or bungee jumping

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    As a road cyclist, that makes complete sense.

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