Dear Annie: It Feels Disrespectful when People Say ‘We’ll Have You over for Dinner’ but Never Follow Through

Dear Annie: It feels disrespectful when people say ‘we’ll have you over for dinner’ but never follow through

Dear Annie: My husband and I wonder why good friends and family will say over and over again, “I’ll have you over for dinner,” but never do. We like to entertain and don’t expect anything in return. But it’s disheartening when people repeat the offer, even text you, but never follow through. We feel disrespected.

Dear Annie: Why do people say, ‘We’ll have you over for dinner’ but never do?

DEAR ANNIE: My husband and I wonder why good friends and family will say over and over again, “I’ll have you over for dinner,” but never do. We like to entertain and don’t expect anything in return. But it’s disheartening when people repeat the offer, even text you, but never follow through. We feel disrespected.

Dear Annie: If you extend a casual invite, you better mean it, otherwise it turns into resentment

Dear Annie: My husband and I wonder why good friends and family will say over and over again, “I’ll have you over for dinner,” but never do. We like to entertain and don’t expect anything in return. But it’s disheartening when people repeat the offer, even text you, but never follow through. We feel disrespected.

Dear Annie: Why do people say they’ll have us over for dinner but never do?

Dear Annie: My husband and I wonder why good friends and family will say over and over again, “I’ll have you over for dinner,” but never do. We like to entertain and don’t expect anything in return. But it’s disheartening when people repeat the offer, even text you, but never follow through. We feel disrespected.