Why do people accept invites to events and on the day of the event they don't show up?

or make lame excuses as to why they can't come to the event? Sooo boggling!

Why do people accept invites to events and on the day of the event they don't show up?secure browser

Because their mothers never taught them proper etiquette. They probably don't realize that a hostess plans the amount of food she will serve and the type of entertainment she will provide based on the number of guests she will have. It is very rude and disrespectful.

Why do people accept invites to events and on the day of the event they don't show up?home theater opera theater

IT's not a priority to them.
They drank too much the night before(-;
Immaturity....just have a good time with out them!!!!
Simple answer---------they want something to do. If something more interesting comes along, that takes priority. But, they always want to have a backup plan.
Because they don't have an on the spot excuse for not coming, or to be nice....they didn't want to hurt your feelings and can come up with something later.
Sometimes people will accept events out of a sense of duty and not want to make others feel badly. But really deep down inside they have no desire to go to that event and just don't know how to say no. Or they get overbooked and decide on one event over another when they have two events on the same night.
b/c sometimes things happen, like people get sick or their babysitter cancels or there is a death or they are not in the mood and feel that they would be bad company. they intended on going, but other circumstances come up that day. no one here has ever had to cancel something...amazing
They don't want to hurt your feelings or a very important thing comes up, it depends on the person and the truth is, you yourself knows your friends or people your inviting so, assess them accordingly and just shrug it off; next time around don't give importance on them.
Sometimes things just come up. Ask that they RSVP to an event, and plan it ahead enough for them to make arrangements to come, etc.
Would you rather they say they decline your invite?
Because they don't have manners and respect to people same thing they don't respect themselves either.
It's like saying " you don't matter to me" or something else "better" comes up. I have "friends" that do that and I am fed up.
If they already had a natural or un-natural death before the event, they wont show up naturally. If they had any lame excuses, they will make it so that you will not feel bad and will invite them again
Hello there. As others have said, people can sometimes be thoughtless at the last minute, and not realize that they are putting people out when they randomly don't show up for something. Sometimes, they figure that there will be so many people at the event that they will not be missed, even when that's not the case.

I find that a way to discourage that kind of behavior, is to make your invitations to events as clear and concrete as possible. Whether the invite is in person, via email, via paper invitation, or on the telephone it should include specific details about what time to come, what kind of event it is, and how long it will last.

Then, a follow up phone call with the person two to three days before the event is a good idea, in order to remind the individual of the event and let them know that they really value that partiuclar person's presence. Sending an extra email listing just the details of the party at this time is also a good idea.

Then, just enjoy your party! If not many people show up, focus on how good it is to spend more personal time with the people who are there, because most of the time, these are the people who are your dearest and truest friends.

Happy Holidays.
They forgot. (It sounds like a lame excuse, but I forget stuff sometimes.)

Something else came up suddenly.