Getting out of a trip I've committed to

intparent
Tue, 15 Mar 2016 20:16:27 +0000

My parents went on vacation with friends once to London and the plan was to go to Wimbeldon – until they got there and my dad realized the tickets were $500 for one person for matches – he told his friends 'no thanks, that is too much money, we will do something else today", and they did. Friendship survived, too. (I don’t know the details and assume the friends were not stiffed for the tickets). Just saying that at least some friendships survive this type of admission that something is too expensive. And as we all know from out here on CC, those friends might be spending more than they can afford and they just aren’t showing it! Don’t feel bad about being the one to admit it.