The Scourge of “Maybe Attending”

I don’t think there’s many of us who could not claim a dependency on Facebook for the maintenance of our social lives. It’s very rare that there comes a party or social occasion I attend that I haven’t been informed of via. Facebook events. And how great that is. It’s convenient, easy, free, immediate, relevant, etc, etc.

However, I’ve been thinking about the options I’m presented with when invited to a party. I can either choose to attend, not attend, or “maybe attend”. I can’t say I’m untouched by this social lethargy as sometimes I do RSVP the same way. But, I’ll never do so again. I’ve realised how idle and non-commital it is! It encourages a nonchalence, an unappealing ditheriness that causes havoc for the organiser. It seems that the average party has a number attendees that can oscillate wildly in number, depending on the whispy decisions of the “maybes”, ready to flaunt a number of excuses when prompted.

I laughed at the thought of sending an RSVP card in the old fashioned sense with the response “I *might* attend your wedding, to which you kindly invited me.” As IF that would happen! Although we are all so digitally-adjusted, it seems that every know and then, we don’t mind our digital manners.

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