8 Polite Ways to Decline a Party Invitation

When opting out of a gathering, Parker recommends following this formula: acknowledge the invitation; honor something about ...
VegOut Magazine

The art of saying no: 8 guilt-free ways to decline invitations and protect your energy

Master the life-changing skill that recovering people-pleasers wish they'd learned sooner—before burnout forced them to.
KEYT

The summer of saying "no": How to protect your peace (and still have fun)

Summer arrives with a promise of freedom and fun, but for many, it delivers something else entirely: a packed calendar that leaves us feeling more exhausted than excited. Between BBQ invitations, ...
Yahoo! Sports

Big 12 fines Iowa State, Kansas State $500,000 for declining bowl invites

The Big 12 Conference announced it fined Iowa State and Kansas State football for declining invitations to bowl games. Iowa State and Kansas State were fined $500,000 for opting out of their ...
NJ.com

Miss Manners: They said my elderly mom was rude for declining an invitation to a grandkid’s graduation

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Every graduation season, my nonagenarian mother receives invitations to at least one graduation. (She has over 20 grandchildren.) Last year, she attended one college graduation, an ...