Pretty awkward when you forget/can’t find the event date though. I’ve managed to create an event in the wrong year at least once.

For anyone genuinely struggling with this: There’s a setting in the Outlook options that will keep the invite in your inbox after you accept it.

I don’t have access to Outlook anymore so I can’t tell you where it is, sorry. It’s buried in that awful overwhelming interface somewhere, but hopefully knowing that it exists is a helpful starting point. Good luck.

Edit: Apparently they’ve removed this option in the “new” Outlook, my condolences if you’re using that one.

If you do this, please keep an eye on how that individual person is reacting. Some people will love this and think you’re a wonderful, friendly person. Other people will be made incredibly uncomfortable. Both are valid responses.

I am personally in the latter camp. I’m autistic, I find eye contact difficult. If you’re being quite insistent about it, I will find it aggressive. As for the smiling, I am immediately distrustful of anyone giving me a giant smile while talking to me for the first time. A little smile is normal, but if you have a massive grin without any observable cause, my assumption is that you are trying to corner me into something. Maybe I’m just too cynical or damaged in some way, but this just sets off my alarm bells.