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Say you can't attend a wedding without making it worse
You can't make their day and dread the reply. Get a warm regrets message and gift-note option.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Write regrets for a wedding or big event I can't attend. Event: [details] Why (high level): [optional] Gift or contribution: [yes/no / later] How close we are: [details] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A warm sendable regrets message. 2. A gift-note line if relevant. 3. Over-explaining to cut. 4. A later 'thinking of you on the day' text. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, quotes or what the other person thinks. Give a sendable version and, when I've pasted a vent, a one-line note on what you left out and why. This is help with wording, not legal advice. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. details: a short note you already have. optional: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Gemini
Write regrets for a wedding or big event I can't attend. Event: [details] Why (high level): [optional] Gift or contribution: [yes/no / later] How close we are: [details] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A warm sendable regrets message. 2. A gift-note line if relevant. 3. Over-explaining to cut. 4. A later 'thinking of you on the day' text. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, quotes or what the other person thinks. Give a sendable version and, when I've pasted a vent, a one-line note on what you left out and why. This is help with wording, not legal advice. UK English. Stay in this Gemini chat. Leave extensions off, including Gmail and Drive.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. details: a short note you already have. optional: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You say the event and constraint.
The assistant asks about gift.
You get regrets + optional gift line.
What happens
Use Gemini to say you can't attend a wedding without making it worse
You can't make their day and dread the reply. Get a warm regrets message and gift-note option.
Tools
Paste the prompt, fill the blanks, copy the draft.
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