Dear Queenie,
My sister insists on getting an RSVP in writing or by email for any event she is hosting, even if it’s just a regular Sunday afternoon family get-together. One time I RSVPed yes and then my car broke down the day before and I just couldn’t make it, so I called her and told her and she got mad and said I shouldn’t have said “yes” if I wasn’t sure I could come.
Queenie, how could I know my car was going to break down?—Fed up with RSVP
Dear Fed up,
Expecting an RSVP for an informal get-together is a little bit too much, and so is getting angry about something you couldn’t control.
However, couldn’t you have taken a bus, or even a taxi? Or do you live so far from your sister that that is not practical – or even possible?
