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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would just tell my friend "yeah this is becoming too unwieldy with all these extra people and their schedules, so I'm going to pass, but my offer to treat YOU to a spa weekend at the Four Seasons (or whatever it i) still stands if you'd like to do that instead or in addition to."[/quote]

If I bail, the trip would be cancelled.

I wish we could have had all the detailed ironed out before she started inviting others. My friend is a few years older than me so many of her friends are turning 50 this year so naturally they want to celebrate together.

It just happens to be that the date of the trip is closer to my actual birthday so this would be my birthday trip too. That’s why DH is fine with my going all out. Now I can’t even go all out. [/quote]

I don't understand why the trip would necessarily be canceled if you bailed?  Why can't your friend and her friends still plan whatever trip they want?  And if it did get canceled, so what?  You can renew your offer to treat your friend to a one-on-one luxury weekend or do the luxury weekend with your DH instead.

You obviously aren't going to enjoy traveling with a large group of women you don't even know (no snark, I wouldn't either) so bail and move on.[/quote]

I agree with this poster. First you say you’re the one planning, then you say the other women are talking logistics and you’re staying silent, yet somehow they’d stop planning if you backed out? Even though right now you’re staying out of it already? Just say this particular trip probably won’t work for you with all the moving parts and that you hope they have a great time. Then separately reach out to your friend and apologize for how unwieldy everything had gotten and renew your offer to take her on a trip just the two of you, at a later date (or a sooner date) if she wants [/quote]

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