How do you feel about last minute invitations?

Well of course, just say no if you don't want to go, simples!

Is it cheese on toast?

We’ve just had one. We’ve just been asked to lunch at our son’s house. We have to be there at 3.30, so I’ve just had a hot cross bun to put me on. I’ll get changed nearer the time. They went to Vienna last weekend, so although we’ve seen our son, we haven’t seen our daughter in law yet, so looking forward to hearing all about it from her point of view.

I would go, life is too short.
Your pre planned food will be fine in the fridge.
Have fun.

i would definitely go. what is the worst thing that can happen? you might throw some food away, or give it to someone who could use it. A meal in company and unexpected. How lovely.

My view is , excepting illness or having already promised to someone one else , always go. When I look back over my life and think of all the things I have done, even if it wasnt what I expected it to be like, it was always worth the gamble and usually was very worth while. Once when I had saved up and planned to go away, and it was cancelled. I was very disappointed and so spent a lot of the money saved on a rather lovely turquoise chiffon dress, so that I would have a lovely christmas outfit. Then got a phone call and was asked to go to Stockholm that evening. Of course I went, I was not going to miss such an opportunity although now I would have very little money for weeks if not months. ( I was doing temp work in communications and so was free to chose what I did. When I was working I always tried to do my best and so often got asked back to the same firm but that way I had choice in my life. To me experiences are worth more than money)Well I had a wonderful time, of course wore the dress quite a lot and have wonderful memories of that time. A friend said what will you do if y ou dont get another job and so forth, but I said I am not afraid of hard work and could always do washing up or whatever. That was nearly 60 years ago, and I still have wonderful memories of that time. On a bad day, when I am in a lot of pain, I can look back at many great memories and regret not one of them.

I think great!

But I dont always go. My choice.
Food defrosting wouldnt bother me. But sometimes, if ww already have an appointment, I will pick and choose, if I have that choice.

I absolutely hate last minute things I need to be prepared know what to wear what to eat before etc etc I need a plan I can’t be doing at all with spontaneity it puts me on the back foot completely I can’t bear surprises either
Why such a late invite were you an afterthought or someone dropped out I d be feeling really negative about the reason
Maybe they re just spontaneous people and only decided at the last minute
You go and enjoy it I probably would go it they are people I liked but it would throw me for a bit

I always say I cannot turn around on a sixpence😂 Happier with a bit of notice.

Hope you enjoy your lunch. I wish I could be more spontaneous

How I feel about last minute invitations depends on who is inviting. Our children? We accept. Apart from our children? We politely decline.

I’m a planner with most things including food but always ready to adapt for all kinds of last minute temptations socially if I like the people and have the time.

Go and enjoy would be my advice.

I do like a bit of notice, but will accept a late invite if is our ACs, not so likely to jump at it if is a friend though, unless the friend is in desperate need of a shoulder, then of course I will make the effort.

If your lunch food has only just been defrosted, have it for dinner - or even lunch tomorrow. Life's too short to be dictated by mealtimes.

I hate last minute invitations as well and my natural inclination is to apologise and say no. Then I take a step back and think that life is so short, I might be dead tomorrow or struck down with something ghastly when I would regret not making the most of my life and my friends. The dust will wait, the food will keep for another day, go for it. What's the saying...... live each day as if it were your last because one day it will be.

I used to be able to accept any invitation that came along if it sounded appealing. I always accept invitations from ACs. Now I need notice with friends and I think they are the same.

If you really want to go that is fine, but I spent years being a people pleaser, once in my sixties I decided to knock it on the head, so just as life is too short to not accept last minute invitations it is also too short to accept them if you really don't want to go.

I didn't think that I was like my mum ,but I am !
I hate last minute invitations.
If I'm going out I like to have a long soak in the tub and dress up .
Last time, I got an impromptu invitation it was rush ,rush ,rush and
one of my friends was happy in her gardening gear covered in mud and made a massive detour on the way there ,arriving very late and then another massive detour on the way home clocking up another hour .
It made me feel irritable and tense .
I wouldn't want to go on holiday with her .
Her friends also find it annoying .

I’m back from my lunch out and it was very filling! I am still not quite sure how it came about, as they booked the table yesterday, but it was kind of them to think of me.

Glad you went and enjoyed your lunch Cabbie. Were just back from a late lunch with our son and daughter in law and it was lovely. We’ll have the salmon for tomorrow’s dinner.

If I don't want to go on a lady minute invite, I don't go. Happened just this Sunday, text message asking if fancied lunch out. Sorry not this week,

I'd be happy with a lunch invitation, but like others, I wouldn't be keen on eating later in the evening. I don't go out much at night now and I'd rather go out for lunch.

I like spontaneous things so it suits me.

Yes, I would mostly enjoy that if it was something I would really enjoy rather than feeling obliged.
I'd eat the defrosted food for supper and have a light snack before going for the later lunch. After all it's actually about connection and friendship( if that is what it is) rather than the food.

Any invition is welcome to me.
If you are afraid the food won't keep, cook it now ane either re-freeze it, or heat it through tomorrow.

I'd definitely go, you don't know when you'd be invited out again. Keep your meal in the fridge, it'll be fine.

That kind of late invitation wouldn't bother me but then I don't like routine A late invitation to a big do would annoy me intensely and I would decline