Quizzes & Puzzles0 min ago
Letting people down...
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I have a friend coming round tonight. Someone I have recently met, not a lifelong friend.
However, I have started to feel a bit 'dodgy' over the past hour or so. My temperature seems to be quite high, well my face is burning up anyway, and my head is thumping.
I've just taken some Ibuprofen so they will probably kick in soon.
It's 4pm now and they're arriving at 7. I've recently had a text to say they are "really looking forward to tonight", so I feel a bit stuck. I know they've changed their plans around especially - which makes it worse.
If you felt like you were coming down with something, would you cancel with 3 hours notice or just get a grip, grin and bear it?
However, I have started to feel a bit 'dodgy' over the past hour or so. My temperature seems to be quite high, well my face is burning up anyway, and my head is thumping.
I've just taken some Ibuprofen so they will probably kick in soon.
It's 4pm now and they're arriving at 7. I've recently had a text to say they are "really looking forward to tonight", so I feel a bit stuck. I know they've changed their plans around especially - which makes it worse.
If you felt like you were coming down with something, would you cancel with 3 hours notice or just get a grip, grin and bear it?
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Yeah... ibru should kick in fairly soon too and that'll help :c) I'd have to have tonsilitis or flu or have my head over the toilet to cancel with 3 hours notice a person who changed their plans to see me... most illnesses would not make me suffer as much as the guilt of doing it!
16:18 Sat 24th Nov 2012
I agree with China Doll. If you cancel at 3 hours' notice, and say that you're not feeling well, the visitor might think "Oh, yes, that's cold feet, and Bluestone's changed their mind. And after I've changed my plans, too!" Whereas if you let the visitor see that you're not well, that would be better received.
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it depends why theyre coming too - if its just a cuppa and a chat, it can wait, but if its a sort of proper occasion type thing, then thats harder... especially if theyve changed a lot of other plans at your behest and if theyre coming a long way.
also depends on how often you see them... if you see them weekly anyway i doubt theyd mind, but if its rare catch up then they may feel you are fobbing them off...
i would grin and bear it, but let them know you feel a bit unwell so they dont take your 'off colour-ness' as you being unwelcoming.
also depends on how often you see them... if you see them weekly anyway i doubt theyd mind, but if its rare catch up then they may feel you are fobbing them off...
i would grin and bear it, but let them know you feel a bit unwell so they dont take your 'off colour-ness' as you being unwelcoming.
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