['My best friend from childhood came into town last week and we made dinner plans.', 'Oh, that sounds like fun! Has it been a long time since you have seen him?', "We haven't seen each other in years.  Unfortunately he bailed at the last minute."]
Oh that sucks! He doesn't sound like such a good friend I guess.
My best friend from childhood came into town last week.  We were supposed to get together for dinner one night, but she bailed at the last minute.