Well unfortunately you can't! And the sooner you come to realise that, the easier it is to make a decision.
You know what I'm talking about - when you've accidentally organised to do something and you've forgotten you'd already promised to do something else. So how do you get around it?
First up, you can compromise. Could either event be rescheduled to another day or time? If so, great, problem solved. If it can't be then that's where you need to make the tough decision.
Either way you go you're inevitably going to offend someone. You could take the path of least resistance and pike on the option with the least fallout. But what if you can't even do that because both events are equally important?
Well there's really only one solution - honour your first commitment and apologise to the second. People will have more respect for you if you're honest and upfront about (stupidly) double-booking then they will if they think you've just picked your favourite option. If your first op is your favourite one, well that's just a bonus...
And in future - use a diary ... !
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Yes it can be a dilemma when you have a double booking. My wife had her baby shower on the weekend and she had a few of her girlfriends double booking themselves.
Thankfully they all rocked up and decided to stay just for a little while so they could fulfill both commitments. I know this is not always possible but it could be another option.
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