I'm having one of my BWW lunches today, though I was supposed to meet a friend for lunch. People bail, whatever.
I have an issue though with this kind of arrangement. I'm not one who keeps score, and I try to accept friendships as they are. But my damage includes a lot of history of people letting me down. Sometimes it really starts to wear on me. You try not to take it personally, because it's not about you, but it's almost never that easy.
One upside is that I try not to be that way toward other people. I don't always succeed, but I do try. It's strange that we often try to mold ourselves not just by what others do, but by what some don't do.