Weird question. How long after sending birthday invite do people respond?

[Anonymous]

I sent a paperless post invite last night and everyone opened it (I can see thru site) but only two people rsvp’d. Is that typical? I am spiraling that everyone hates us or something

[Anonymous]

Completely typical. When is the party?

[Anonymous]

dude it hasn't even been 24 hours relax

[Anonymous]

I'm guilty of this. I open to skim and then will ask my kid if he wants to go. Sometimes I have to wait for him to be home / in a good mood. If we have a conflict, I need to see if we can move it. I will answer within a few days though.

[Anonymous]

I often don’t respond until the weekend because that’s when I sit down with my spouse and we look at upcoming events on our calendar and talk about who is doing what, when.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I often don’t respond until the weekend because that’s when I sit down with my spouse and we look at upcoming events on our calendar and talk about who is doing what, when.

I should have also said, if I know we have a conflict, I rsvp “No” immediately. If it’s pending a decision, I need to ask my kid, secure a ride for a kid or line up a babysitter, make sure my spouse didn’t verbally commit us to something and forget to write it down, etc.

[Anonymous]

I typically rsvp right away after opening (unless I don’t know for sure our plans yet like I’m waiting for a sports schedule to come out or waiting from my in laws to hear when they’re planning to visit or something like that). We hosted a bday party for my son in November and sent out invites 3 weeks before his party. out of the 10 kids we invited: 2 opened right away and RSVP’d within hours of opening the invitation, 5 more opened the invite right away and RSVP’d within 2 days of opening the invitation, 2 didn’t open the invitation for about a week after receiving it but then opened and RSVP’d right after opening, and the last one didn’t open the invitation until a few days before the party but then RSVP’d yes very enthusiastically. All 10 kids came. I was annoyed about the one who took so long to rsvp but what can you do—some people just don’t think about this stuff. I’m an over thinker, over analyzer and I fully admit that about myself while understanding lots of people are not that way, and/or not very organized and/or just don’t plan things far in advance, and/or aren’t very courteous or considerate of others.

I really doubt it’s because they don’t like you!

[Anonymous]

I usually open it to see who’s invited. If the cool kids are invited, then I ask my kids if they want to go.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it’s typical. I’d open it to see the date. I won’t respond until I check schedules, which would take a few days, probably until a weekend. I’m actually surprised that you had 2 people respond right away — especially as we’re in the midst of holiday season.

[Anonymous]

I just sent out an Evite for a party. 2 people RSVP’d immediately. A handful RSVP’d the next day or two. Half the guest has opened but not responded.

I used to RSVP immediately. Now we have 3 kids, sports, tentative plans, visitors, etc. I don’t want to change my RSVP so I don’t RSVP until I know we can definitely attend.

[Anonymous]

TOTALLY typical! Need to check conflicts, need to respond when I have time to make sure I enter it into the family calendar. Sometimes I might have something else pending as a possible conflict and need to see what happens with that. Sometimes I respond “yes” in my mind but then it takes a while to actually respond, because I procrastinate. It’s ZERO Percent anything personal!

[Anonymous]

I open to get the details and then have to talk with DH about our schedules and who's getting which kid where, at what time. Then my dad is visiting, his mom had emergency gallblader surgery, I have a big deadline at work, the kids all have tests, and this invite is not my top priority.

[Anonymous]

I’m like you OP. I respond immediately, even if to say I’m a maybe because of childcare etc, then I update. I hate it when people just don’t respond for days……..

[Anonymous]

A week.

But then in our circle it is customary to send evites a month in advance as people's calendars fill up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Completely typical. When is the party?

Op it’s January 7th