Dear Queenie,
Every so often someone I know will say they will see me at such and such an event that I haven’t been invited to.
Queenie, I don’t want to embarrass the person, or the host who hasn’t invited me. What can I say in such a case?—Excluded Etty Ket
Dear Etty Ket,
People cannot be expected to invite everyone they know to every event they plan to host, so it is no embarrassment to anyone to simply say you have not been invited. However, you can always avoid being specific and simply say you are sorry, but you are not going to be there, without saying why.
