My *really* good friend is mad at me and I don’t know what to do. I was supposed to meet her today to view a rehearsal dinner venue in upstate NY. I was late for the train (my sitter was late, bad traffic, bad planning all on moi!) So she went solo. I felt awful though truly did everything I could to get there. Went to Penn Station, tried every alternate route, even enlisted an Uber ($375). She just said “Thanks, I’m fine.” and iced me out. How do I make it up to her? Feel like un-hot garbage.

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You paid $375 for an Uber?

Are you always late or a flake, or is this a one off? If it’s a rare thing then just let her get over her disappointment and send an apology gift.
If you have a habit of being late or rushed or unreliable, this may have been her final straw and you may just not be the friend she calls for stuff that’s time dependent going forward.
You should still apologize but only if that apology can include a sincere acceptance of your bad habit and a reasonable plan to change it and then you need to be absolutely early for everything for years to come before she forgets that you let her down. You might still be friends, but she will always remember.
You could also go see the restaurant yourself today and then call her and say you did so (don’t expect thanks) so you could still discuss it with her as an option. Don’t expect this to reopen the door, just maybe it will lessen the sensitivity and awkwardness around the actual dinner.
And don’t, I know you have not here, blame the sitter or the traffic. You cut it too fine, you are sorry, it won’t happen again.

Thank you. I’m not a late person or a habitual flake. But in this case I totally f-ed up. I could have taken a PATH train to Hoboken from downtown nyc but self-indulgently took a cab (Google maps said 14 minutes - not the case! Is it ever?). This was my absolute bad - and I apologized profusely and went to Penn station to try and find an alternative train (I did not pay $375 for an Uber upstate, but was ready to do anything to mitigate the situation!) I have to accept her disappointment in me and do whatever I can to make it up to her. I was thinking a nice dinner and a gift or even a do-over of the venue visit. I royally screwed up and let a friend down, and I have to be accountable, and hope the person I hurt can forgive me. Thanks for listening. It really helps.

Honestly I think that’s petty. You didn’t miss the wedding or the rehearsal dinner or something major. You missed viewing a venue. She’ll be fine. She’s maybe stressed but she should get over it, especially if you clearly feel bad. If not, you don’t need a friend who can’t forgive something so inconsequential.

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