How do you feel about last minute invitations?

Usually delighted. I’m spontaneous myself, but it much now I’m widowed. DH hated spontaneity, he had to plan everything 6 months in advance (I exaggerate)

Cabbie I don’t know how old you are but we find it more difficult now if suddenly faced with a change of plan, I guess we get in our routines and the aging brain finds that easiest to cope with. Anyway enjoy your lunch cooked by someone else and tomorrow’s meal is already sorted.

Depends, tbh, on the situation.

Sometimes I welcome it, other times not!

PS You can always very politely decline!

I always love spontaneity. I would go and put the defrosted food in the fridge for tomorrow.

I agree with Cossie. The thing is, though, that you can say no if it’s not convenient.

I would rather have last minute invitations as last minute cancellations. Cancellations really annoy me, as I may well have turned down other things to keep the time free so that the canceller can keep their options open.

The eating late would put me off.

Not so bad in the day, but like my evening meal very early, by most people’s standards.

Accept the invitation, have a little something to keep you going until the later time, enjoy the company 😊
Your defrosted food will keep in the fridge for a couple of days.

The danger with turning spontaneous invitations down, just because, is that you risk not being included another time... 🫤

I don't know really. It depends on the current situation and also the person asking I suppose.
The most graceless 'spontaneous' invitation was an email saying that, as two people had dropped out, we were now invited to her party the next evening. We didn't go!

I had friends round for a meal one night, overcatered, quite a bit left.

All in fridge, but too much for DH and me to get through, and not suitable to freeze.

Rang up my cousin and her DH, invited them to come next day for lunch, but said it was leftovers, hope they weren’t offended.

Not at all! They were thrilled to be asked, tucked in, all eaten up and a lovely spontaneous lunch for us all, good company and chat.

Win, win.

What Cossy said.

You can politely decline.

If I was on my own I would accept the invite just to be in others company.

I would be cutting off my nose to spite my face( as my mother used to say) if I declined.
The food in my fridge is a cottage pie, enough for two days, so now won’t get finished until Tuesday. I took it out of the freezer just before bedtime on Friday. Yesterday I bought fresh veg to cook with it
Yesterday was a bad day for me. I kept hoping my son or my granddaughter would call or drop by as I have a job I need a bit of help with from a taller person. I wouldn’t have minded an unplanned visit! Today was all mapped out in my head. I have accepted the invitation but I am glad some of you understand how I feel.

My first reaction to last minute invitations is ‘no’. Then I think, just get on with it and go! The more you do the more you accept the better life becomes. Mind you, I don’t get that many invitations these days. They're like buses, nothing for ages then 3 on the trot at the 11th hour. 😂

Cabbie21 I love last minute! We decided to go out last minute for lunch yesterday and the restaurant could only fit us in an hours time! Never got ready so quickly 🤣

I hate last minute invitations. I am a creature of habit and really don’t like having my routine/schedule interrupted. Yes, boring I know …

Some of my best memories are of last minute invitations, no time to worry about the venue, food, etc

I hope you enjoy your lunch

Go and enjoy your lunch invitation. The food in your fridge will not be wasted. Have fun and don't overthink - have a lovely time.

I absolutely hate last minute invitations! I like plans and to know what I'm doing on a particular day. I still accept them but often it's a struggle

No, I don’t really. But my husband does.
If we’re invited out to lunch, I go and enjoy it.
Tomorrow’s dinner is in the fridge.

If it was dinner I/we would go, but I’ve just eaten my breakfast (overnight fasting) so wouldn’t be hungry.

Just go and enjoy.. it's lovely when people are spontaneous.. mostly it's all appointments today..

I love it - you know friends are true friends if they can turn up un-announced (and can take it if you say, d'loved to, but just now is not convenient) and invite you without so much notice and fanfare.

Depends if it something I really want to do, I say no more often than yes these days.