Okay, I have a friend who is sort of my friend, but I haven't known her very long (maybe about 2 years). Our friendship isn't very strong, we talk to each other but not about anything really personal. She talks about herself a lot too, but that's beside the point.
See, I have tickets for this really fun event and she sort of invited herself to come with me. I'm a nice person, so I agreed half-heartedly.
The problem is, I don't think she'll like this event very much because she's highly opinionated and this event goes WAY against what she thinks. But I have a feeling she just wants to go to say that she went and to say that she went with me.
I'd rather go with someone who will appreciate it and truly enjoy it. I feel she won't get the whole effect, I mean, it's a once in a lifetime thing.
I have another person in mind who I really want to go with, but I don't know how to tell the first girl that I don't want her to come with me anymore.I don't want to be mean, but I do want to get my point across.
So how do I tell her that, even if she invited herself, I am univiting her?
i mean, first of all, it depends on what type of girl your friend of two years is---does she get hurt easily? will it really hurt your feelings if you uninvite her?
if you have tickets and if you have someone else in mind, you should invite someone who would appreciate it. you're not only thinking of yourself (which is always pretty good to do, you don't want to put yourself into horrible situations,) but you'd be thinking of the person who really wants to go for the event itself, not for the name that the event is giving her. but i would just make sure that the original girl REALLY wouldn't appreciate this event--maybe she'd surprise you and find a new love for it or a new hobby.
as long as you're not horrible to her when uninviting her, she should be able to understand your reasons for wanting to take someone else. just make sure that they're the right reasons, okay? good luck! [ over_at_stephs's advice column | Ask over_at_stephs A Question ]
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