How to refuse an invitation from a friend?

Very good discussion topic butif the person is your friend they should understand and respect your decision especially if you have a valid reason.I think the new question is whether they should stop asking you or find subtle ways to get you to overcome your inhibitions and come on an outing .I would still try

Just tell them in a very honest and polite way that you dont want to join them when they go out. It is always good to be honest. I just hope your friends will be very understanding with the reasons you gave.

I say if they are a true friend then they would understand it how ever you said no thanks about the invitation offered you. Let them know the truth and they should understand I'd hope. If they are friends they would not get offended I think. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~

It is difficult refusing an invitation from a friend in my book. The more that we refuse, the more they may feel that there is a problem and we will not be invited anymore. I had a situation over the last couple of years where my best friend has invited my wife and I to attend a New Years Eve party way out in the country at another family member's house. It is at least a good 1-1/2 hours for me to drive to it and I do not want to go to the party and have to drive home when all of those who are drunk want to get out on the road. My friend understands, but what gets me is that I have never been offered to be picked up to go. I am a bit older than my best friend, he is a good driver, but he knows why I will not go to that party and he has a hard time understanding. What we do a lot together is spend time going hiking and camping and those outings are hard to turn down. We have a good time whether it is just the two of us or with a larger group of friends. I try not to refuse an invitation from a friend as long as it is in reason. I felt like a broken record to on the New Year's Eve Party, but my friend got the point and we are all the more safer for our understanding.

Many people have the same problem as you because they want to please everybody even to the point of telling lies. I believe that we can still refuse our friend's invitation by telling the truth to why we don't want to go out with them. Sometimes, we try to find alibis and tell lies to our friends. But it's not the right way. Telling the truth, for me, is the best. You can do it!

I really honestly hate having to say no to a friend. I know personally how difficult it can be having to say no I don't want to do this or that with or for your friends. But sometimes you might have to say no! But how do say say no? How do you refuse to help your friends? Just say no but give a good reason for the answer! If you say no without a reason they will keep on asking why. And make sure you give a good reason... You can't just say, "because I don't want to" or something like that. Give a good reason! And if you can't think of a good reason make something up. Although I should adive it's not good to be lying to your friends unless you absolutely have to do it.

Yes,I have the same problem.And sometimes it's really hard to say no,as some friends said maybe just tell the truth and I think they'll understand.

getting invited by friends for an outing means that out friends like or enjoys our company that's why they wanted us to grace the occassion. though this happens at any time that we don't feel like going especially if the company to be with are those that we clash of. just tell your friend nicely that you can't make it and explain with them the reason why you do not like to come. saying no constantly may offend your friend so before saying no try to blend in first into an outing but if you get invited again and you don't feel like it then you got a good reason not to come. hope this helps.

Well, I never had this kind of problems. Specially in mylot, friends come and go. You won't imagine that in my last account, I got more than 70 friends. I never refused any friends request. Most of them were not active. They were just taking space in my friends list. Then on I am little selective. I try to know something about them and if feel that they are good then only I accept otherwise: sorry you are not my cup of tea. Yea, its rude but truth most of the time is rude!

You can try not to refuse flatly. as in as soon as they ask you if you are coming, you should not say no. You should first ask them about their outing like where they are going and when would they be going and things like that. then you can politely say that you might not find it suitable to come this time but maybe next time you will try. also you can yourself try to organise outings where you wont get bored. that way they will also have fun and you will also enjoy and you wont be a broken record

i also came across the same problems.when my friends invited me to go out,but i have something more important,i'll tell him or her that i have no time ,sorry!then my friends will forgive me .For me ,if you want to keep the relationship between you and friends,you just tell your real thoughts,don't be afrid of refusing.IF you are real friends ,i think your friends can forgive your refual.OF course,every refual may not impolite.so when you have time,you should accept inviation.This is my opinion.hehe...

It's simple u can just tell that u have another work as u were engaged with family work. or tell u feeling headache or ill ..