{
  "id": 20149624,
  "title": "I’m Fed Up with a Friend Who Flakes on Me without Remorse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/im-fed-up-with-a-friend-who-flakes-on-me-without-remorse",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-15T04:58:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/features/troubleshooter/20261115-358627/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dear Ms. A, it sounds like you're facing a frustrating situation with a friend who frequently cancels plans or is slow to respond. You shared that she canceled a trip you'd been planning for a year just a month before the scheduled date. This left you feeling frustrated since you had made all the preparations and she was the one who asked for the trip. Another time, she didn't reply to a message on the Line app until the day of an appointment, leading to the cancellation of plans.\n\nYou've decided enough is enough and sent her a message expressing your desire for a change: \"I want you to change this. If this keeps happening, I'll distance myself from you.\" After several days, she replied that she didn't consider her actions to be impolite and was shocked that you were angry.\n\nThe education commentator, Naoki Ogi, acknowledges that your reaction is reasonable and sees this as a typical problem for high school students. He suggests that as you move on to college and work, you'll meet different people and might not remain in the same friendship circle. He advises that it's okay to take a step back from this relationship for now, especially if she doesn't seem to have any intention of changing her behavior. However, he also notes that because you still enjoy spending time with her, you don't necessarily need to cut ties completely. He suggests that there may come a time in the future when you can maintain a healthy distance in your relationship with her.",
  "summary": "Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a high school girl. I’m having trouble with a friend who constantly flakes on me at the last minute and is slow to respond to messages.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}