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Why even bother to invite them at all?

• Jtsummers 10y ago
  They're still friends, if not of mine, of other people who would like to see them there. Sometimes, for bigger events like at someone's home, their inability to RSVP properly is irrelevant (there will already be so many people, a handful of no-shows won't matter, and if they show there'll already be plenty of food or activities). I generally avoid inviting them to the smaller events where the no-shows become really annoying (I hate going to a restaurant, getting a table for 10, and having to give up 5 of the seats an hour later, it's completely unfair to the waitstaff and the business for the lost income potential).
• khedoros1 10y ago
  Presumably, because you would've considered inviting them in the first place because you'd like to see them. In my case, it doesn't bother me the same way that it seems to bother you. "Cut them out of your life" seems like an overreaction.