Retiree looks for ways to cut down on last‑minute invites
A busy, single retiree with a side business and active community life says friends who are less active repeatedly invite her at the last minute and get annoyed when she declines.
Dear Abby: I am a single, retired female. I have a personal side business that keeps me quite busy, and I’m blessed to have many friends. I am also active in community and church events. My issue is that a lot of my friends who are inactive and retired invite me to dinners, the theater and parties, sometimes at the very last minute. Then they become annoyed when I decline. They also endlessly keep me tied up on the phone or on text messages with utter nonsense.