Why I Stopped Using Group Chats for Event Planning (And You Should Too)

We've all been there. Someone creates a group chat for a dinner. Within 48 hours, there are 200 messages, half of them are memes, and no one actually knows when or where the dinner is happening.

Group chats are great for banter. They're terrible for coordination.

The Problems

**Important info gets buried.** Venue details from Tuesday are 150 messages ago.

**Decision paralysis.** Everyone has an opinion, but no one makes a call.

**Notification fatigue.** People mute the chat and miss actual updates.

**No single source of truth.** Was it Saturday or Sunday? 7 or 8pm? Who knows.

The Alternative

Use a proper event page. One link with all the details. Date, time, location, RSVP button.

Keep the group chat for vibes and jokes. Keep the logistics separate.

The Result

When I switched to this method, my RSVP responses went up, my messages asking "wait, what time is it again?" went down, and I stopped feeling like a professional nagger.

Separate the chaos from the clarity.