Plan to visit? He is autistic and not great at social relations (and frankly, he is an apple that didnt fall far from the tree in that regard). On the topic of wanting to clean before people show up, I REALLY HATE when people respond to your desire to clean up with oh I dont mind the mess! Look, well intentioned person*, its not about you! The easiest way to get a guy to invite you over is to suggest the idea to him in a way that will make it nearly impossible for him to say no. If a bunch of friends are seeing some kind of movie or concert, where it doesn't really matter how many people come along or not, and the attitude is often "the more the merrier", it's probably okay to ask if you can join. You don't want to seem desperate, more like you think it sounds interesting and may drop by, but if you can't come it's no big deal, and it wouldn't mortally offend you or anything. Ive been the house that friends can show up to at any time. If the guy doesn't seem interested in your suggestion to get together at his place, let it go and move on. I interpreted the person youre responding to as talking about the idea that your house has to be pinterest-worthy before guests can enter it, which I resonated with. [deleted] 11 yr. ago. Yeah, my schedule generally involves napping for several hours in the middle of the day. Does anyone else feel really weird even discussing plans with someone if you arent inviting them to join you? Give him ample notice before the proposed hangout time. Or a girl invites you over to her house straight from a dating app? Don't just say, "I was thinking I could come over on Friday." If she shouts at you? Since then, I always ask my family if they want me to come or us both if theyre not clear about it. So for me, it was natural to live that out as an adult in a city with a person I was becoming close to. *and also fishies* If the guy were my boyfriend, not just someone Id gone on a few dates with, it would either be fine or, if Id wanted to do something before everyone came over, mildly annoying. (For values of we meaning the people of my generation that I know. I just had my birthday party, so I had a bunch of friends over last weekend, and my apartment hasnt been so clean since.I threw my birthday party last year, I think. Oh god yes. I think your expectations of either a welcome reception or a non-angry shoot sorry, didnt get your email, can you come back in an hour? are absolutely spot on and that what you did was in no way bad manners. Different strokes and all.). One of our more memorable conversations was when she was really annoyed with where I was parking my bike; most of the issue was that she felt like I was in the guest-space where she couldnt just say, Hey, move your bike. And I was parking my bike in the obvious spot and assuming if it was an issue theyd say something. Im an extreme introvert and wouldnt want people dropping in on me either, but if it had been my boyfriend, I wouldnt have minded. I say this, and I am a pretty easy-going person about not being invited to things. Even before then shes become increasingly distant and Ive been getting the impression that if Im not in her life in a certain way, she doesnt have space for me.. On the other hand, I have this one friend who tends to make plans and then get busy with other things and forget to follow through, and Friend has told me more than once that I need to be more persistent about hanging out because Friend is borderline ADD and WILL forget to get in touch with me to arrange hanging-out time if I dont press the issue. Also, that not getting an invite isnt actually a reflection of your friendship with someone nor is it proof that youre a horrible bad person that no one will ever love. She still isnt invited and she still isnt coming in. As you can tell from examples in this thread, there are lots of different preferences on stopping by, and lots of ways for miscommunication to happen but none of them justify yelling, sarcasm, or belittling. Im still trying to find the adult language to be, like, NO, your roommate-with-whom-I-am-only-casually-acquainted is NOT automatically also invited when you come visit and stay in my apartment in my new city, h-how, why, why would you think that would be the case? butmore kindly. Im not sure if youve already responded to your friend or not, but if not I think the correct response here is a simple Hey, sorry, didnt mean to invade your space! WE DONT KNOW. My comment is still partially relevant however, in that it may feel more intrusive to have a visit at home rather than at work, given that work is a non-private space. Like, maybe we will both be in the same house on Christmas Day. Get a chain and a deadbolt if you dont have one. I am a very cuddly person; if we are on hugging terms, 99% of the time I want a hug. And when I started to get actually good social advice (this was just the start), talking about feelings and thoughts and using your brain for meta-cognition about emotions turned out to be what most people thought of as really good communication not training wheels or compensation for lack of real communication skills, but a highly sought-after ability. Ugh, I think I would be utterly gobsmacked if I mentioned a holiday plan and someone just assumed they could come with. They get so angry. Anything less clear than that (ME: What are you doing after kickball? / THEM: Were going to the Pun-Off!), and I assume that I am not invited. There may be many people who wouldnt think either of those things are rude, but if this is an issue youre worried about then erring on the side of caution is probably better. It hadnt occurred to me that it would come across that way, and Im sorry. Thats what I mean. Perhaps its an issue of having strong boundaries, not sure. In the other case making plans was nearly impossible and incredibly inconvenient, so dropping by felt like a nice surprise. Losing the chance to do that would be disappointing to me. Some people would probably consider this secretive and dishonest, but tbh Im not sure she would. It'd be too much trouble to formally ask everyone each time. Its what I try to do, thats when the comments about being silly comes in. This tactic has become so commonplace that many police departments counsel residents to always answer the door via intercom or by asking what the visitor wants (while keeping the door closed). H Maybe Im misinterpreting because I dont know the LW or her friend but it seems much more intense than to say hi. This sort of thing reminds me that the only era for which I know there were clear and universally followed rules about this sort of thing, it was Regency era England, when people* would drop by during a clearly defined period of the day for a morning call, for about 20 minutes, and your butler could declare that you were not at home if you didnt want to see them. Im certainly going to be packed and ready to go, but it tends to be easier for both parties if they just call me when theyre there, or even when theyre getting close so I can get to the curb and wait without having to then find out that theyre stuck in traffic and are going to be 15 minute late. There was a short and unpleasant phone conversation, and I mailed her a new invite. I am depressed. 1.5. Do you need to get past the 3rd date first? If someone asks what I am doing or was doing [at such and such a time] and the detailed answer is something fun without you. If I answer at all I say I had dinner plans with a friend how was your weekend? or I had a bunch of stuff going on- I am actually kind of glad to be back to work. But thats really about it. With these, its not just about manners, and ways that those diverge, but about where the relationship is, and people having different ideas of that, and also about people having different feelings about what solidity of relationship allows what sort of casual space-sharing. For my part, since most of my friends are similar, I try to make a habit of going, hey, do you want advice here, or are you just venting?. You must carefully gauge this and time the request with deft diplomacy. But, it did make me wonder if my assumptions about etiquette were off. Friends would sit outside my window at midnight and yell at me to go for pancakes with them. YES SAME. YEARS! Yeah, eselle, this seems like the best compromise/solution. There was often a pattern where Kid One would ask permission to invite Kid Two over, their grownups would give permission, the kid would do the actual inviting, Kid Two would ask their grownups for permission, Kid Twos grownups would only give permission if they were able to give Kid Two a ride if needed, and then Kid Two would accept the invitation and visit Kid One. Hell no!! When youve got more than one of them going on working full time PLUS kids/pets/whatever you dont even need a particularly high level of inculcated shame to feel that way. A family member? My home is my sacred space, man. My partner had a, You should come to our party next Saturday! Sure! conversation at a party, and, being Irish, she figured it was a friendly fun thing that people say and promptly forgot about it. I then, with friends who I had invited, discussed details of the plans and ideas and asked for opinions. Like my ex was anxious about casual invitations outside of her home (like at a nearby pub) that had less than 24 hours notice. It's a public place. I think it comes from the assumption that people in certain cultures have that everyone keeps their houses a basic level of clean. Maybe there are sub-groups within the group that function well together, and the person is only inviting one particular sub-group. In your case, maybe it would help if you tried throwing out lines like if you have any advice, feel free when discussing your problems? My parents put up with it because faaaaaaaaaaammmilyyyyyyyy. I also know you're afraid of getting a response because that means you have to take the next steps. Not ask, just show up with boyfriend She still isnt invited and she still isnt coming in. German/Dutch person: *is at the cinema at 7.45 on Thursday wondering where the hell the Irish person is*. If you have a chronic health condition (which might be physical, it might be mental illness, or a mixture of the two) and kids, sometimes youre doing well just to keep the dishes clean, the laundry done, kids clean, the floor uncrunchy and the table unsticky. Im the same way. Ill text you early next week and we can set something up., Them: I never get to see you. (As opposed to, we work together and you are telling me about your kids wedding shower or whatever.). I didnt say your way forward was easy, mind. Tip #2: Plan a Dinner Close to Home or at Your Home. Your choices are to accept that and reduce your attempts to hang out, or to ask her directly whats going on. Gotta install the air conditioners and figure out how to assemble that Ikea desk., Yellow Light. Architecture and city planning has a lot to do with it; I cant imagine it happening in suburbs where houses are widely-spaced and hard to travel between. PS Side note to LW: you arent doing this. Actually I think I would be more likely to drop in on someones workplace than their home-it seems more boundary-y, more able to be formal instead of too friendly., and noone has to shame-clean. In-laws decided to visit. In my experience, No Soliciting signs are ineffective. Housework is one of the first things to fall by the wayside both for my anxiety and my partners depression. But I cant quite think its rude to be five minutes early. And mine is people that wont stop by even when theyre in the area, even if they are driving right by, even if they have nothing pressing to do, JUST because some people think its rude. Thats not happening in my world unless the huggee is my SO or dearest friend. I have a very polite no soliciting sign on the gate. Someone makes a small mistake, the other lets her know about her displeasure, and you go back to being best buddies. If you really think you're a faster swimmer than me, you'll have to prove it. I'm telling you from experience: Nothing is going to kill the vibe quicker than a dirty, dank, disgusting apartment. Not saying its bad if you are closer friends with Chip compared to Dale, but Id say one of the key points of friendship is showing your friends that you like them and want to spend time with them. I was raised that its unforgivably rude to show up to any gathering, no matter how casual, without an explicit Would you like to go to X event? But then as I grew up and encountered casual, after-work, anyone-who-wants-to-come-can-come events, I was finally told that I was isolating myself by expecting an explicit invitation because thats not how it works.. Like I dot userstand it. You want things to go right for T, and your son to be happy with the results as well, and leave T wanting more. Advance notice gives us time to put on Social Face (brush hair, brush teeth, put on clothes that dont do double duty on a scarecrow or Halloween decoration, plus whatever tidying up around the house/shame cleaning we feel compelled to do) and to sort out our work/chore schedule around the visit. As an adult, I simply cant bring myself to go or do anything that I have not been explicitly invited to. And its a multiple-day drive to get to Vacation Placewe dont even have room for another kid in our car! I have physical pain on a not-infrequent basis. I have appointments, errands, etc.). But I also have friends where hey Im heading that way and Ill be there in an hour can I crash on your couch tonight? is completely acceptable (but also comes with a side of being told no, actually I cant crash tonight because kids are sick/family is in town/someone else has the couch). Im okay with that sort of conversation, yet its been my experience that most people are not. If its going to be a regularly scheduled thing, then either setting up a scheduled hang out, or just giving me a heads up that this is a thing that is happening and that you would like to hang out is better. If a bunch of people are meeting at a bar at a certain time, it's usually fine to say you may be there as well. I definitely prefer the anonymity of living in an apartment in a city famed for its unfriendliness. if i dont get invited to something, i for one will find a reason why. I am a supporter of the day-before or the early-that-morning text to remind people to check their calendar. This is not the first time Ive had it rough with best friends or high-intensity, close-knit groups. Plus it can feel for me like, whoa, are you going to do this a lot? Can you go to the toilet without panicking? I dont know if it was the same kind of thing for you, but my father and stepmother were always doing the Im going to ask you what sounds like a question but it really isnt and then shame you for failing to have manners I havent actually taught you and oh what an embarrassing child you are game. I am NOT going to be guilted into inviting all and sundry thanks to GSF. She knows because she has been explicitly told so and reacted not by feeling embarrassed and trying to learn how to navigate social boundaries better but by punishing people for telling her until it becomes easier to just leave things alone. She, the etiquette queen, would leave me hanging for months before answering. If it turns into a huge social thing it tends to be bad. Meanwhile I prefer for casual-visit to mean lets go out to the coffee shop, even though that really strains my budget, because I both have executive function issues that affect my house and experience a lot of shame over those issues. Inviting a girl to your place is no other than getting her on a date, but because the date will be at your place it has more implications to her than going for a coffee. But you were not invited to this house for dinner and the fact that I am able to feed the person I am dating when they come over does not mean I am able or willing to extend my food budget to cover whatever rando happens to turn up at the door. Is it the same rule? i wouldve invited you up! And just a side note: My number one pet peeve is people showing up at my house unexpectedly. I have a Facebook account with a lot of people friended but rarely log in, so I miss things from time to time because people assume that, if youre on their friends list, you will see their posts. Or you could leave her wondering why you werent there. I was going to post something about how poly relationships can make this complicated, but your post points out that a lot of that really does get contained in two-person relationships too. Yeah, Im going (super sad plus super confused = counselor) The whole thing left me wondering if my notions of politeness and normal were actually polite and normal. But generally? Those good old days are likely to have sucked for people with anxiety disorders/other mental health issues/chronic pain/chronic fatigue. hut it's in the files, of course." They had got back to the door . Anything other than an enthusiastic yes is a no. No worries if you want to keep it low key. I know its immature, but I dont want to cut all ties, and I have to deal with them in some kind of way that doesnt make me feel so anxious and on edge. The exception would be for a traditional date. Pick up stray underwear and small rolly toys that might result in a death if someone tripped over them? I dont want to guess at anyones feelings, but I thought Id share some of the things about that situation that made it difficult for me to deal with. They also make me pretty tired. It also depends on how involved the last-minute thing Im invited to is. Customize an invitation for a birthday party, baby shower, or holiday celebration, and deliver instantly by text message or email. Id agree its worth checking in with your friend, LW, to say something like hey, I didnt mean to intrude the other day and Im sorry that I did. Ah, but would you just invite yourself in for pasghetti? My familys got some issues. I think Im so hung up on this(and really, I am; I obsess over it) because when I was a teenager, I was quite unpopular. I dont like surprises so thats the bad part. I grew up thinking Im socially odd and terrible at body language, but it turns out Im just odd. Your flat is absolutely not an option, so the best thing to do here is just to go ahead and ask him. And your expectations sound like theyre probably just fine. It was so unpleasant (awful). In more structured situations (like my wedding) they arrived in event-appropriate attire with their inside voices intact, consistent with their middle class upbringing and higher education level. and if someone who has acted like were the best of friends doesnt invite me to something i would have expected to be invited to, and then proceeds to talk about it non-stop in front of me and acts like were still super close? Indeed, Arkadyrose did fine. Then, and this is the important part, drop way WAY back in your efforts to get together with her. If we set up a specific time, place, and activity, then I am definitely going and so are you, unless one of us says otherwise! Thats the real issue. Come up with an excuse in mind on why you would like to hang out at his place. I would suggest you ask in a casual, friendly, "no pressure" tone. In the end though it would have been much better for us if Id set stronger boundaries at the outset. Its very common for people to recall the past in a way that reflects an idealized world, or at least one that mirrors a happy period in their young life. I dont think either method is wrong, but its hard to make them compatible. This, 100%, and can I just make a plug for when you are dating someone, THEY ARE NOT AUTOMATICALLY INVITED TO EVERYTHING YOU ARE INVITED TO. First, apologize for coming over uninvited at an inconvenient time. Its just that my family builds onion layers of forbidden feelings, and it was impossible to guess which ones you were supposed to notice & do something about and which ones didnt exist. Sometimes even if inviting yourself to something isn't technically the slickest way to end up at the event, it's still worth it to you to go. Usually I like things planned out in advance and double or triple checked. The house I grew up in had a dining room (which was also the lounge) and a sitting room (which was more formal and if there werent guests youd only go in there specifically for quiet time). I dont mind drop-ins, if its just a rare opportunity thing like they were down the street running an errand. 3. British/Irish person: *forgets about it in the cold light of day* OR *texts to say, So I was serious about seeing that film. Ive found its best to assume people are of the former type until they explicitly tell you theyre the latter. THE LAUGHING GIRL MYSTERY. So then I instinctively want to police myself away from being That Person, etc.). It also varies depending on how close my relationship is with someone. Shes not quite as clueless as she comes across. Do not copy, print, or repost entire posts elsewhere without written permission. If you could just not do that, that would be awesome. Are you going to start showing up at my home when I was counting on alone time and I look like a raggedy doofus because Im wearing an old tank top and a sports bra?. Even if its not exactly only friends from work invited, it gives a socially polite reason for friend to say that its not an open invitation. You could mention that you have a commitment after and will need to leave his place by a given time. ! like, uhh, at home because I thought the plans were canceled since you never got back to me.. THEM: Oh man, well definitely come along next time!. I feel like this is one of those things that might stretch further than just Northern Californiapeople on this coast are flakes, and theres a pretty big tolerance for flakiness in a lot of social circles, and as a result some of these customs cropped up as a response to the general flakiness. that may just be me, i guess. After the length of time it takes to drink one cup of tea, you must make polite noises about going. I also have this insecurity that most people dont really like hanging out with me, so deep down, Im kind of concerned that they mightve changed the plans and forgotten about me when they let everyone know OR that they changed their mind about hanging out with me but havent come up with a graceful way of canceling. Again, its probably fine in passing, as in yes, Susie Cream Cheese mentioned her mom had come to visit when she and I had coffee the other week or whatever. Where I grew up there was an open door culture. 1600, masturbate to porn; 1630, cleanup; 1700, SO arrives. So if any of the people they had carefully arranged in their schedule/chessboard had the temerity to break pattern and show up early or try to clean under the bed or anything that threatened to bring the two sides of their lives together theyd explode with rageand since they couldnt talk about the actual cause of their anger, they often used bullshit nonsensical excuses, like, When you sweep for dustbunnies under the bed it implies you think Im a disgusting person. (Instead of: that is where I keep evidence about my affairs. So for a long time I didnt trust that any plans were real until they were actually happening. Their visits were usually a minimum of 2-3 hours, and it wasnt uncommon for them to stay for the entire day on Saturdays and Sundays. Now they just accept that they cannot ask to be let up to my apartment pretty much ever instead they ask if I want to do something or meet them downstairs. Theyre terribly nice like that they understand that it makes me uncomfortable, and so they dont put me in that position anymore. I definitely feel like there are certain things I shouldnt have to tell people no about, justified or not. Oh Lord, yes! With friends along! It makes me feel good. We have a mutual friend who does this semi-regularly, and I love him, but I am a little feral cat and unexpected intrusions into my territory make me antsy for the rest of the day! Or if I say, to, in a completely made-up situation, to my dads sweet elderly Midwestern cousin, Oh sure come over for lunch the next time you have to be in town to go to the VA. Oh. Methods of inviting people out You can invite people out face to face, over the phone, by texting, by email/app message, or through a chat window. ME: Oh! . What are you doing at the weekend? Instead of stating their full request, e.g. And besides, when he rings the bell or knocks on the door and then takes like a giant step back its very awkward. And I would probably stop initiating other kinds of hangouts (or at least do so less frequently) to see whether the friend really wanted us to keep being friends or if they were trying to naturally drift apart. What's tricky about all of this is how much it depends on a mix of factors. 10 minutes? Distance communication makes explaining that Im doing something non-interruptible seem more polite and gives more hypothetical space for you to pretend I was actually doing something specific or about to run to an appointment rather than just not feeling sociable. She ended up getting invited to stuff a lotttt less, and then finally not at all for the better part of a year, because even if her boyfriend had been someone we liked being around (he wasnt) it was always a gamble that shed show up with him. While I am still in the shower. This is about my comfort in my own home and has nothing to do with catering to guests, or being proper or mannerly. Also I dont care how YOU (or the poster above you) feels about the underwear on my floor, Im still picking it up before anyone comes in. Agreed. I dont always remember (to check my calendar, that is.). I think your ex had issues. I tend to go for is this a partners-also thing or a just-us thing? it means theyre not being asked to make a statement of whether or not my partner, specifically, is welcome. Would that be fine, too? Not in the South. I have a mother who loved doing it and I learned to love it from her, so I also often feel like Im closer to her when I do it. AT the very least, we are going to go VERY low contact. There have been periods of many months for me, particularly when my mental health was poor, when I checked in with my best friends almost every day, and had they been physically available I might have asked for a hug too. Keep it minimal and casual. People actually try to invite themselves on your vacations? And if you are sleeping or sick or busy when they pop in without calling first, too fucking bad. Ragey is about right! Letter Writer, I hope this gives you some clarity, and lets you put your dad's mean voice in your head to rest. but Im concerned about *your* plans. Absolutely agree. Guys are simple creatures, but it can still be frustrating trying to get them to do what you want. I was really angry when they torpedoed Google Chat, because at least that had the option to be invisible. I once invited a friend and her boyfriend to Thanksgiving at my parents house and the boyfriend, who I had met ONE TIME, invited EVERYONE HE KNEW. I shame clean when someone unexpectedly needs to be in my apartment (my super doesnt need to see my floor underwear), sure, and I would be annoyed with the LW for a sudden drop by in part for that reason, but when I know company is coming in advance Ienjoy the clean? On the individual level as well. 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