"But You Said You’d Be There!": How to Deal With Flaky Friends

There’s nothing more disappointing than sitting in your favorite coffee shop or sandwich place waiting for a friend, only to get a text at the last minute: “Hey girl! I’m sorry, I COMPLETELY forgot, I have to meet with my professor/walk my dog/take a nap this morning! Can we reschedule?”

Or maybe you’re getting ready to go out. You’ve applied your last coat of mascara and you’re grabbing your bag and heading out the door, and all of a sudden you get a G-chat: “I think I’m just going to stay in tonight. You guys have fun, though!”

Or, even more frustrating, maybe you haven’t seen a friend for weeks or months. Every time you run into her, she swears you’ll “get together soon!” - but without fail, every phone call, text, IM, Facebook message, @mention and smoke signal you send her way goes unanswered.

If any of these stories sound familiar, you may have a flaky friend. Fortunately, there’s still hope - no one’s flaky without reason. Read on for the different types of flaky friends, and how you can fix things with each one...