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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You're punishing the children—theirs, and yours who will be disappointed if their friend doesn't show up.

E-vites are kind of tough sometimes, because they do often go into spam folders, or if it's sent to both parents each will think the other answered. Or people just get busy and overwhelmed.

I say don't delete unless you've followed up personally with a method other than the E-vite. If they're on the E-vite, you at least have their email, right? So you can take a minute to send a separate email, just to be sure they got the original Evite. [/quote]

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It’s not actually polite for a prospective host to badger a prospective guest into an RSVP, or attending. The host has provided their desire and has requested for the guest to attend by way of an invitation. It’s now up to the guest to decide what thy would like to do. Evite even follows up, which should be sufficient. If you KNOW invites are going into your spam, why aren’t you checking your spam once a week? Imagine all the possibilities of other things that go into there!

All these excuses about dance recitals and the like are nothing but lame excuses. No one is planning a dance recital in less time than it takes to plan and put on a birthday party. Sports teams don’t suddenly plan out of state travel games 2 weeks out. If you’re not going to commit because you MIGHT be skiing that weekend, then RSVP no, because the real answer is it’s not important for you to go, and you’re waiting for something better to come along. If y Use worried about family coming into town, is it so hard for one parent to take child to a party and the other entertain the parents? Or if you know that won’t work, just say no.

The “being busy” thing is ridiculous, as pretty much everyone has a smartphone and access to a family calendar these days. Even if you don’t, checking with a spouse should take one or two days, max.

It’s been said on here a million times: an invitation is not a summons. If it’s not that important to you to go, don’t go. Life is reciprocal in many ways - most hosts don’t want to be your B list either.

all these people who are up in arms about hosts refusing people who didn’t RSVP - aren’t you equally punishing the child of the host by not responding in the first place?

As Marie Kondo or whatever her name is, is so big right now... how about reducing other clutter in your life. Holding on to an unanswered RSVP is like filling your closet with sweaters you’re not going to wear.

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