It is never easy to say no to an invitation as you may feel like it is like letting down the other person. For the same reason, people often don’t RSVP to an event and don’t go. This isn’t a bad practice rather one can simply accept or decline the invitation at the earliest so the host can make the adjustments accordingly. Like offering a no-opinion option reduces the pressure to give substantive responses felt by respondents who have no true opinions (Krosnick et al., 2001). But those, in this case, isn’t a valid one as not responding to an invitation, would make you look not social and rude. Here are few of the ways in which you can say "no” to an invitation if you have no good excuse:
Don’t act like you didn’t see the invitation. Reply back to the invitation to the earliest and as soon as possible if you’re unable to be there. Not doing anything about it and keeping that aside to only let know at the last moment or not letting know at all would show as if you’re rude and might be left out of future events.
Thank the person for the invitation and also for keeping you in mind for the event but clearly state why you can’t make it for the event.
Be clear, you don’t have to make a false story if you’re unable to attend it. Just say why you’re unable to attend the event but don’t go into the detail. An example of this can be rather than saying "I’m too tired. I’m just exhausted.” You would rather say, "I really appreciate it, but I’m taking the night off. I need some quiet downtime. I hope you understand!”
If the event is exclusively dedicated to you, in that case, you can request for a different date by saying something like "I already have plans at that exact time. Can we schedule a meeting for another date soon?”
Keep the explanatory reason to yourself, you don’t have to explain everything. With you starting to give lots of reasons might sound like you’re making excuses.
References
Krosnick, J., Holbrook, A., Berent, M., Carson, R., Hanemann, W., & Kopp, R. et al. (2001). The Impact of "No Opinion” Response Options on Data Quality. Public Opinion Quarterly, 66 (3), 371-372.
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It is never easy to say no to an invitation as you may feel like it is like letting down the other person. For the same reason, people often don’t RSVP to an event and don’t go. This isn’t a bad practice rather one can simply accept or decline the invitation at the earliest so the host can make the adjustments accordingly. Like offering a no-opinion option reduces the pressure to give substantive responses felt by respondents who have no true opinions (Krosnick et al., 2001). But those, in this case, isn’t a valid one as not responding to an invitation, would make you look not social and rude. Here are few of the ways in which you can say "no” to an invitation if you have no good excuse:
Don’t act like you didn’t see the invitation. Reply back to the invitation to the earliest and as soon as possible if you’re unable to be there. Not doing anything about it and keeping that aside to only let know at the last moment or not letting know at all would show as if you’re rude and might be left out of future events.
Thank the person for the invitation and also for keeping you in mind for the event but clearly state why you can’t make it for the event.
Be clear, you don’t have to make a false story if you’re unable to attend it. Just say why you’re unable to attend the event but don’t go into the detail. An example of this can be rather than saying "I’m too tired. I’m just exhausted.” You would rather say, "I really appreciate it, but I’m taking the night off. I need some quiet downtime. I hope you understand!”
If the event is exclusively dedicated to you, in that case, you can request for a different date by saying something like "I already have plans at that exact time. Can we schedule a meeting for another date soon?”
Keep the explanatory reason to yourself, you don’t have to explain everything. With you starting to give lots of reasons might sound like you’re making excuses.
References
Krosnick, J., Holbrook, A., Berent, M., Carson, R., Hanemann, W., & Kopp, R. et al. (2001). The Impact of "No Opinion” Response Options on Data Quality. Public Opinion Quarterly, 66 (3), 371-372.