<human>: Over the years I've always wondered how others deal with canceling of plans, on the receiving end.

Let's say you invite a friend to go boating or out to dinner. They say that X day or night isn't good for them, and it's left up to -let's do it another night or weekend. 

Do *you* be the one to bring it up again, and invite weeks later? Or do you let the "cancelee" be the one to bring up plans of doing said activity? Is the ball in their court?

I don't want to be overbearing, annoying, or frankly be told *no* multiple times. I know I'm overthinking it, but how do you know when to leave it in their court, not think about it, or simply cut ties and let them do all the friendship work? Or, do you think about whether they actually don't like said-activity?

It seems I cut ties rather quickly if someone cancels on me 2-3 times. Do you give it a few months to blow over or just wait for them to contact you to make any plans?

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<bot>: who should be the one to try and reschedule plans if 1 person declines plans or gives an excuse to not make it? How do you handle it?