Your dad is very emotionally unaware/immature. Write him a letter detailing how you feel when he cancels plans with you, how you are worried about staying connected as you age, and why you want him in your life. I say this for two reasons: You can write and rewrite it until you get your feelings spelled out accurately. My Friend Lied to Cancel Plans Last Minute. Alright, so I have a dilemma that has come up, and I want to get other people's advice on the situation. My friend and I haven't hung out for a couple of months, and I reached out to them last week to schedule something for my day off. They accepted it, but seemed unexcited, so I clarified that they I know many people on here don’t have friends and don’t even get opportunities like this because of their severity. I’m just really bummed. I’m staring at my sleeping bag, tent and all my stuff packed up for a now-empty weekend. This isn’t the first time I’ve had to cancel plans and I know lots of people here hate it too. A woman I met at a party a couple of weeks ago wanted to go dancing last Saturday with me and my friends. She said she was feeling too tired in the evening and wouldn’t make it. Right now, about 75% of the plans I make with new people I meet end up getting cancelled last minute, and it’s so frustrating. Don’t stress bro, plenty of more fish in the sea. In my experience, the one who cancelled should bear the burden of being the one to reschedule. If they don’t take it upon themselves to do so, it’s because they’re not a considerate person (time to move on), or they’re not interested enough (also time to move on). It’s a silly rule. I mostly agree that a date should be set up at least a day in advance. But it’s not a hard rule for me. I do think it’s important that you keep yourself occupied doing what you want and not being readily available to guys you are dating. That is a potential pitfall if you are too available. People who continually cancel plans at the last minute, also known as social-zappers, tend to have dark personality traits such as Machiavellianism and narcissism, according to a new study. ADHD. We're an inclusive, disability-oriented peer support group for people with ADHD with an emphasis on science-backed information. Share your stories, struggles, and non-medication strategies. Nearly a million and a half users say they 'feel at home' and 'finally found a place where people understand them'. In the last couple of weeks, we made a deal, that we would first go out to spend a weekend with her nephews (that was last weekend) and then the next weekend we would go out just us. We booked a place and planned the stuff. But then she came to talk to me yesterday and said we would have to cancel our trip because of this party. I enthusiastically said yes and then texted my girlfriend to let her know I needed to reschedule because of family stuff. She asked if everyone was okay. I said yes and explained the situation. She said she was a little hurt I would cancel preexisting plans for a last minute hangout with my brother. I reminded her I don't get to see my brother Nunyhc.