Who gets to call it off?
From The Question Room, a Club column. About this column ↗
A couple agrees on an evening out. A plan is made. Everyone seems happy.
Then, an hour before leaving, one person says they don't want to go.
What happens next?
It sounds obvious that they can cancel. Less obvious is how to do it without turning the next conversation into a negotiation about guilt.
The answer matters more than whatever the plan was.