RSVP with complete honesty
Filed under: Invitations
I think I might be a little in love with notattending.com. It's a site set up by two writers, Haje and Kate, who scripted a fake wedding invitation and asks others – including you, if you like – to RSVP as honestly as you want. My current favorite is from Michael Dietz, who says, "you two picked the exact weekend that my cat is getting married!" and later clarifies, "his mom is coming in from California." And really, how could Kate and Haje expect their friend to dissapoint their...cat's...mother. I am also fond of this contribution from user germanfreek: "I would love to be there, especially to see how much weight Kate has gained, and how much hair Haje has lost since our last encounter. Remember when you hit my car and didn't leave a note..."
While I would never say any of these things to someone I actually loved, there is something incredibly refreshing, cathartic, even, about the idea of responding to a dinner invitation by saying, no, you bore me, your kids are terrors, and you're stingy with the wine.
What kind of things would you say if there were no consequences? Would you respond to a high school reunion invitation by saying, "Super, I can't WAIT to come, ten dollars says you've gotten really FAT!"? I have to admit that I might.
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