I wrote letters. In another occasion, K told me we should hang out at my other friend, N's, house, without even asking N permission to be there. Then, make a conscious decision to switch your focus elsewhere: on another new friend or date, on a hobby, on a great book youre reading, on showing up in some way for the people you already know and love. Who DOES this? 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. She may ask you to pass her her bag or move around you to get her bag. I do quite like the idea of a I am around your area, if you happen to be free want to get a coffee? message with no guilt if I am not at home/in the middle of an Avatar: The Last Airbender marathon/having sex/just dont wanna, though. Were in a cultural phase where Are we still on for tonight? is an actual question people text you 15 minutes before youre supposed to meet them, and its so great to hang out with someone for whom Come by my place Saturday at 9:30 means I will go by their place Saturday, at 9:30 without any further confirmation or negotiation being necessary. At this point I just put all the blame on my ridiculously small washing machine, and any time I dont want company I claim Im stuck doing laundry allll day so I simply couldnt possibly or no one will have clean pants. i wouldve invited you up! I dont think either method is wrong, but its hard to make them compatible. SOLIDARITY. 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? . Me: Goodnight, Britney. We do our weekly cleaning Sunday morning anyway so thats also the cleanest time of the week! I mean, thats a short enough time that a drive can easily vary by that much depending on how you hit traffic lights. captain awkward i found these tips really helpful, thank you . I grew up in a neighborhood where everyone was always dropping by each others houses all the time, and I HATED it. That seems healthy. But I cant quite think its rude to be five minutes early. Find 33 ways to say INVITING, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com, the world's most trusted free thesaurus. In my case, when I finally was the one to make the clean break after being led on, she cried and wanted forgiveness and blamed me for not forgiving her. But youre still changing their plans when you do that, youre just changing them in a way that is more difficult to say no to. I thought I was so bad at reading people, but it turns out that Im completely average. Followed by pedicures and an outdoor screening of Clueless? If shes low on spoons then the choice between feeding us and changing me vs tidying up, then the housework will have to be deferred. VIOLA PARADISE. Here are a few pointers you can incorporate in your quest. Also, Its not a a good time, I have boiling food/exploding children/a dog who is sick at both ends is an acceptable excuse. We have no enemies!. Thinking about this some more, the bottom line for me about how much arranging is needed beforehand is how much am I going to have to change my plans now that you are here? But this too shall pass, and I will continue to sock away money into my GTFO Fund as fast as my problem child POS vehicle allows. (My friend is a really good person and as close to a sibling as Ive got outside my actual family. I think it was Phyllis Diller who said that she used to, when people arrived to visit and it looked as if a tornado had hit the living room, say in a plaintive voice, Who could have done this to us? If I know the people in question well enough I will sometimes just be explicit. Having my room tossed like I was a prisoner in a maximum security prison (into my twenties) means that drop-ins wont ever happen. Pretty sure it didnt slip their mind. As- old-fashioned as this may seem, homemade meals can be hearty, tasty, comforting and easy to prepare. BUT.is it because you assume that is the case when you happen to know someone was in the area and yet didnt drop round? 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?. Yeah. I guess I thought that since we already had plans to meet at his apartment, had sent an email, and could have come back later easily if when I arrived wasnt a good time for him, I didnt even think about it. I also have a school-state, in my role as a student. I broke it off because I couldnt take the conflict anymore. Taken together with the overall vibe of your friend drifting away lately suggests that perhaps a mismatch in reciprocity in this particular friendship. Yeah the idea of being judged for passing through and not stopping and diverting your route to go see someone every time? Unfortunately, that was the one night that both of us had to work a weird evening shift, which was highly unusual (there were maybe three times that year that happened). My main issue is that everyone is so casual that nobody really helps with dishes/cooking/food shopping/cleaning/chopping wood/preparing bait and so partner and I end up running around from dawn till dusk, taking care of a bunch of drunk guys relaxing on our lawn and trying to make small talk with strangers. Do you want to? You could then and could now. 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. I'm telling you from experience: Nothing is going to kill the vibe quicker than a dirty, dank, disgusting apartment. Luckily for you, this article will show you every tip you will need to get to your end goal. I'll go into more detail below, but this is really one of those areas where you have to use your own judgment. But with more scheduling and perhaps busier roads and less societal tolerance for kids walking somewhere by themselves, maybe the amount of arranging that a kid can take on at a given age and ability level has decreased. I also figured out that Im just not that comfortable having people over not a born hostess, I guess. Well Im not going to call that one up to talk about our awesome plans, or afterwards to talk about how awesome it was*. It's more expected that everyone will keep up with what's going on, and take the initiative to get involved if they're interested. Or if anybody has a disability of any kind (including being non-neurotypical, as in my familys case) adult support may be needed if only for scheduling and transport. I would have a lot less anxiety about visitors if I could trust people to listen to what Im asking them to do in my home, whether thats taking shoes off by the door or sitting the fuck down when asked to. Different people have different expectations for what a friendship will look like, and different needs re: social and alone time. Oh, great! I really, really need time to myself, and someone showing up to my house unexpectedly, no matter what, makes me feel uncomfortable and encroached upon. organized? Plus, this way, your fun activity is already planned out. In those circumstances, you dont enjoy cleaning much, I can tell you. When I asked him about the surprise invites, his reply was, I thought it was efficient to get all my social obligations taken care of at once. Most of my social contacts are on Twitter so theres a lot of very public conversation happening so my general thing is you dont talk about it in front of someone who was actually excluded, but its okay if they just werent specifically invited. As someone who NEEDS a lot of being-away-from-other-humans time, I am deeeeeply unhappy when someone just shows up at my door. I would take a step back with this friend, try not making plans with her or stopping by her office for a while and see what happens. (Very few Family have any known genetic relationship to me.). ", but if you let them know you're interested too, they'd be more than happy if you came. Like . ), and enthusiastically said shes be there. Its also a good way to practice self-care, by saving your time and attention for people who reciprocate. It feels like a Big Commitment to do complex scheduling on everything, whereas yo Im walking my dog down your street feels very, very low key to me. My SIL is the queen of this, but its also happened more than once with the parents of some of my kids friends. Like say some friends go mountain biking every weekend. All it proves is that you didnt get an invite to that event. You can be nice and tell her youll be leaving for fun thing at 3:15. Can you go to the toilet without panicking? A one-time escapade A girl wants to hang out alone after a first encounter where you've already kissed? She had never received the invitations (thanks, post office! Next Thursday? What works or worked in LWs life is the issue, not my reactions to hugs. I'm not sure about your apartment or home, or whether you and the guy are both single, but when a guy invites you over to his place, the most obvious explanation is that he's planned sex for the evening. In some circumstances it may be totally fine to invite yourself to an event where on paper it would seem like a stupid idea. Your cousins tantrums are telling you something, here. Its like having a conversation vs reading my mind. Take it a step further, and youve a way of saying Im blameless. Doesn't matter what "vibe" you get off him, this is a man you barely know. I care a *lot*, because having my mother constantly belittle me, my housekeeping skills and my space whenever she visits makes my home feel not like a safe space. Amongst my good friends, I am not ever upset when they invite themselves over, we are close, and it never bothers me. The main reason I was even playing Destiny was to try to reconnect with someone. Things you should offer to do: Help prep or cook meals; set the table and do the dishes; offer to drive; occupy the kids while their parents take a well-deserved nap; fix a little something around the house if you have the skills; or take the dog for a walk. By. Honestly this bothers me sometimes too, even though I dont like completely unexpected visits. Well, then, I accept! doing that, or reacting in other appropriate ways, without letting on that you noticed the feeling (VERY IMPORTANT). When people show up unexpectedly it depends on if its an annoyance for me. Yeeeeah, this is me too. Visitors were expressly invited for a set time and there was a full house spring clean the day before. Theres a difference between mentioning and discussing, though, eh? Even if it was their idea. But having grown up in the country, where you werent likely to be going past Auntie Janes house that frequently so why not stop and say hello while youre going past, I have felt mildly hurt when this doesnt happen. Once, I answered the door, lights out, my girlfriend and I in pajamas and on drugs and, Im really high right now and was not expecting you, was not enough to deter about 45 minutes of awkwardly hanging around the living room answering curious questions mixed with small talk. Challenging him to a showdown at your place is an effective, low-stakes way to invite him over. If you could just not do that, that would be awesome. Please take your high horse out back and shoot it. But I wanted to say it isnt as simple as saying people with anxiety must have hated that prior culture. but how was I supposed to know that anyone and everyone was welcome? Le sigh. Any advice anyone wants to throw my way is welcome. Pass the ketchup?, Im so happy youre dating that nice [race] person. You may get his favorite game and invite yourself over so that he can show you how to play. AT the very least, we are going to go VERY low contact. I didnt realise the combination of cheating and micromanaging was a thing until just now, but Ive experienced it too. Friend: Oh great! I dont put up with the GSFs these days, but yeah, I totally used to feel stressed about it. (I wish it werent so, but in my limited and purely personal experience arranging any kind of social ANYTHING may range from difficult to impossible for an NNT young person), It gets even more clusterf*cky when you throw custody and visitation agreements into the mix. Or very close family. When you show up to events with him, is he the only SO there? It hadnt occurred to me that it would come across that way, and Im sorry. The big takeaway from this post is that a lot of preferences are situational and individual. The LW has correctly identified that there is a problem with this friend and is taking steps to fix it. I like your suggestions about neutral spaces too, will definitely use that in future. I told her that she needs to call before visiting and she basically said if she did that either mom or myself would say no, so shes just going to continue showing up. I would only drop by a friends house unannounced or just-announced in extreme circumstances. than be the person at the event where people are grousing Why is she here?/Who invited her?/Nobody did, she just invited herself!. I have optimized getting MY needs met and didnt even consider whether or not it made you feel uncomfortable., Let me help you be more efficient by removing one social obligation from your list.. Your choices are to accept that and reduce your attempts to hang out, or to ask her directly whats going on. Wash all these dishes and put them in the drying rack; you, heres a vacuum cleaner and theres the living room; you, I need these potatoes cut into sixteenths and the chunks then put in this blue bowl here on the counter. My neighbors friends all seem to find a perfect place to park while going in to get their friends: RIGHT THE HELL IN FRONT OF MY DRIVEWAY SO THAT I HAVE TO DO SOME WEIRD STEERING WHEEL MANEUVERING TO PARK MY DAMN CAR. And your expectations sound like theyre probably just fine. All the adults in the household work full time, they have kids, they have pets, they have physical disabilities couple any one of those with feelings of shame over a cluttered or messy living space, and youre there. It'd be too much trouble to formally ask everyone each time. Likewise that does come across as very clingy and needy to me. WITHOUT offering up an alternative or making a visible effort to make something happen. I have a No Soliciting sign outside of my door, and usually I dont answer it if Im not expecting anybody (after peeking through the spy hole to see if its someone I know. I dont know whyyou can ask if you wantbut shes sending a lot of signals that suggest I dont want us to be as close as we used to be. So that probably contributed to why she was unhappy with you showing up at her doorstop; she was trying to distance herself from you and you tried to force intimacy. Shes just rude. I was really angry when they torpedoed Google Chat, because at least that had the option to be invisible. I am right there with you! That could take 15 min, and it doesnt save me any time! hut it's in the files, of course." They had got back to the door . What do these people really think of you? If Im doing my stuff and dont have the emotional currenncy to make awkward small talk with an acquaintance in the street Ill darn well duck behind a tree and hide. Instead, find out what activities they like, and invite them to do something you both enjoy. I only meant this to be directed at the idea original idea up top, that someone picking someone up is obligated to park, get out of their car, and ring the doorbell, instead of calling from the driveway (which I believe is ridiculous). I'm trained as a counselor. *Maybe* they came in super quick to pee because they were on a long hike across the neighborhood, but that was it. Ive drifted into the no stopping by my place unless plans were arranged in advance/there is an emergency field, and I think it was because when I was growing up, there was a family of relatives who would come over to our house, unannounced, sans invitation, CONSTANTLY. I went to see my parents for the weekend and had a lovely time. In my family growing up, having company over meant at least two hours of scrubbing the entire house, and our mother berating us all for how filthy and embarrassing we were. Like, if shes playing with toys in a waiting room and we have to go, I dont say, so, are you ready? because of course she isnt. Then wed all stop being kept on tenterhooks waiting for the arrival of the person. Oh I love nude dancing! Pick your clothes up off the floor, make the bed and for the love of God, make sure it smells good in there. It definitely hurts Mr Birds feelings to find out later that his dad, who we have a good relationship with but are only able to see a few times a year, was in Big Town all day with plenty of free time and didnt stop by (or call to see if wed be free that day). The thing that you are missing, it sounds very much like you miss it from a privileged position of not having safe-space related anxiety. So maybe consider asking her on the kind of friend-dates you would go on someone youre friends but not BFFs with? You'll not only get invited to that person's house, but you may fill up all the rest of your free time with other people. Absolutely not for me to drop by but also not for other people to drop by here. Re: ADHD Girl (also sorry nesting fail) Especially all-day things. Ugh, LA driving/parking sucks! You could also say Want some company for the street fair? Casually confirm the date ahead of time to make sure the plans are still on. 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. But if the first date is "hey baby come on over to my place at midnight - " of course that's direspectful. Step 1: Cleaning Your Place You are inviting a woman you're interested in into your personal space, and this is a make-or-break proposition for a relationship. A similar (probably unintentional but still annoying) tendency Ive seen in some of my friends is to lead with partial questions, e.g. Haha. . German/Dutch person: *is at the cinema at 7.45 on Thursday wondering where the hell the Irish person is*. It also varies depending on how close my relationship is with someone. They did call first, but left a message because no one was home and came anyway. It means you go knowing that you guys will hook up whether or not you guys are "talking". Its harder to say no than yes, so phrasing the question in a way that they dont have to say no makes a huge difference. Ugh, why cant people do exactly what I want them to?? In the bike example, you could text and say hey, Im picking up my bike from near your house, do you want to go to the park for a bit? or even hey, Im in [neighbourhood] right now getting my bike, do you want to hang out for a bit? (without specifying where). Friends would sit outside my window at midnight and yell at me to go for pancakes with them. Or as they are also known, mess-makers. If youre a very social person and if you do know how to stick to a time limit then leave, awesome. You go on a date and have a great time; you hang out, drink, and have a nice time, but he is not asking you to come over. Meet you at the theater at 1:40?. On your FAMILY vacations?? You watch for the car and come out, or even sit on the front step and wait for your ride. At other times it's more inappropriate. Dating is awkward in every stage of life. Get a chain and a deadbolt if you dont have one. A group of friends may be totally open to new people joining them, but are so close with each other they unintentionally give off an air of being exclusive. You cant be expected to magically divine that someone means no if you asked and they said yes. Only me. On the flip side I think I need to be nicer to my 6 year old. When you stop by at work for a hug there is an easy, I have to get back to work reason to end the encounter. And it was all good. Gah. 1. I wow. The fact that you dont find it rude, and would love for people to do it, is valid. Its both a blessing and a curse when people know youre at home all day because it also happens to be where you work. It will be 6pm and we can have dinner. Seriously, my go-to method is to hide out of sight and pretend Im not in until they give up and go away. In general, I think friends should communicate about and establish the status quo on this matter at the point in their relationships where they are going over to each others houses routinely. Because she is a flaming poopcake and knows I am likely to say no to 99% of her intrusive bullshit requests. To the surprise of literally zero Captain Awkward readers, using words turned out to be what most people wanted! My mums completely different. Its like I had been taking math tests all my life under the impression that being good at math meant that I was supposed to just intuit the answer, and that doing anything to figure it out was cheating and then finding out that Im allowed to actually use math! Letter Writer, I hope this gives you some clarity, and lets you put your dad's mean voice in your head to rest. Im also really careful not to ask my daughter for her preferences unless I really plan on taking them into consideration. If someone is going to turn up at my FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE err I mean apartment, I need to mentally prepare myself. What counts as nothing pressing? Maybe they want to go home and do a Netflix marathon or something. If someone in your social circle is throwing a. Re: can you actually trust people to say what they meanI wish you could, but sometimes, as we all know, you cant. If people want to hang out with you, my experience has been that they will issue an invitation, either generally to the entire group (Were meeting at the bar after kickball, everyone is invited) or specifically to me (Were going to the Pun-Off after kickball. Why view it as a personal offence? 2. If you made dinner at his house, leave the kitchen cleaner than when you arrived. It says a lot about Monica (and me) that this is the way she expresses both her care for her friends and her need to be seen as caring and we could all do a deep dive on the psychology of that if we wanted, but I dont think thats the point. In the most Brazilian(*) way, of course. His dads Belgian and his mums Irish and he grew up in Ireland but went to university in Belgium and hes been working in Austria for the last five years but he spends a lot of time in Ireland and I have NO IDEA which version he was using and I dont have his phone number!. I think that's often what's really at the heart of it when people ask if it's okay to invite themselves somewhere. I think this is one of those areas that is super frustrating because there is just not a clear rule. Maybe she feels encroached upon for other reasons, and shes afraid that letting you drop by her house will open the door to frequent drop-bys in the future. If people arent showing up at your door because theyre worried its rude, you just have to let your friends know its okay: I love visitors, so feel free to drop by if youre ever in the area. So then I instinctively want to police myself away from being That Person, etc.). I have two anecdotes about the dangers of drop-ins: 1. I have two minds about dropping inpartly, I really like it because of my mental issues, I can go from I need to be alone for an undisclosed amount of time to I would feel significantly better with company in a very short amount of time that can foil even the best-laid plans. The etiquette of invitations varies widely as to region, culture, relationship & history, personality, not to mention cellular phone ownership and use, and its a particular minefield for people who have anxiety around and/or trouble reading nonverbal or unwritten social cues. Any suggestions for dealing w/ people who refuse to respect clearly stated boundaries around these issues? Would that be fine, too? In one case we could easily made plans anytime, so dropping in felt like too much. 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. I hate it when someone else does. 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. But of course she could be right (in hindsight, it would have been nice to have food to offer at midnight, but I haven't had time all . I use Handcent SMS instead. Youre right, I was oversimplifying I didnt mean to invalidate your experience. Anyway, those are the general rules I would follow, but I think here as some others have noted its really important that your friend has been pulling away from her generally for the past year. My familys got some issues. Want to hang out? 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