Please do not copy, reproduce, or translate any articles without permission. You may also want to give her advance warning before dropping by the office; it sounds like shes more receptive to surprise visits there*, but since you say youve felt her pulling away lately, its probably a good idea to double-check with her before popping in unannounced. Letter Writer, I hope this gives you some clarity, and lets you put your dads mean voice in your head to rest. Do they seem loose and easygoing about these kinds of social rules, or are they more proper and formal? Why do people wear shoes in the house? Be blunt. scheduled? Other people, other times in my life, not so much. How about you suggest the idea to him in a way that will make it impossible for him to say no. I was not all that good at social interactions as a kid, and didnt give or get invitations all that often at that age. You want to leave open the lines of communication, but otherwise treat her as you would a casual friend you were getting to know for the first time. Those seem to be reserved for romantic relationships only (some scripts being more constructive than others). Personally, Im of two minds on that. I never knew how long the visit would be. The end. I have mild recurring plantar fascitis, so standing can get uncomfortable. Uurghhrggghh you bet that any child of mine will be raised with a HUGE feelings-related vocabulary (I pretty much only knew happy, angry, sad until my teens?) What we can do is trust the LWs perception of their own life and their own relationships prior to this point. We both think its only healthy for people in a relationship to have separate social lives as well as social things they do together were not joined at the hip. A lot. The organizer may also be inconvenienced by someone who invites themselves. My neighbour especially has people just wandering in and tapping at her kitchen window or joining the party on the stoop. Should I go or not? I am so so glad I never lived in those days, and that people who know me understand that Hello friend, I am here now, drop the thing you were doing and climb stairs and corral pets and get dressed if you werent wearing something street-appropriate and break your focus because after all, it will only be for a chat on the front porch! does not fill me with joy. Okay, can I say, I find comments like this REALLY ableist. Speaking for myself, personally, a same day text or phone call that says Im going to be in your area, are you free to hang out later for a bit? from a friend is more than fine but an unannounced and unexpected knock on my door, like, Hi, Im already here here to hang out with you! is pretty strange. Thanks guys. How to invite yourself over to someone's house. I only have to clean ME, I do not need to scour my house for stray articles of clothing and actually go through the three piles of mail on my dining room table. I never lived in those days. (I have no qualms about putting the dogs outside if I spot proselytizers or door-to-door salespeople coming down the street, but I wont put the dogs out if someone is already inside the yard.). Let them know! The big takeaway from this post is that a lot of preferences are situational and individual. I mean, if someone said I was driving by but didnt want to drop by in case it was rude (or even if you said I saw you driving by, why didnt you say hello? and they said that was the reason) then you could reassure them that youd be happy for them to come by any time. Im okay with that sort of conversation, yet its been my experience that most people are not. First of all guys don't smile to other girls unless they like them. Just because someone says you did something wrong doesnt make you a stupid or wrong person, and it doesnt even make what you did wrong. If the guy doesn't seem interested in your suggestion to get together at his place, let it go and move on. (This, I think, arises in part from the opposite problemif someone were to suggest that they come along to something I had planned, I would have a VERY hard time refusing them even if I really didnt want them to be there. Remember to be yourself and be cool and casual during the conversation. Like I dot userstand it. My example above works well for both his and my anxieties. In the most Brazilian(*) way, of course. I second the excellent advice and on a side note, that movie is hilarious. Her invitation to her casa is the next step to a fling or long-term relationship. I am good at putting on the Social Face when I have to, but Ill be damned if I will summon it just because someone decided to drop in for the heck of it. Dear LW Usually the host says yes and then everyone else gets texted and comes early, and then were hanging out for 9 hours instead of 6 and its kind of awful. Take care of yourself, okay? I am still wondering if I have no manners, if my expectations are all screwed up, etc, but a counselor will hopefully help with that. 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? You must not mind being told not a good time, please leave. This was actually THE reason we didnt end up dating. They may have to entertain an unwanted guest when they'd rather be doing something else. This is the more direct method. I once traveled to my old uni town to check out my old haunts (also birdwatching. Thats an attractive quality. It can feel highly embarassing that you cant maintain higher standards. Its kind of irrelevent in my case anyway, though, because I have no driveway or parking so someone coming to pick me up may or may not even have the option of leaving their car (if they find free street parking close but I wouldnt expect someone to find a parking spot and then come to my house, especially if it was winter). Ill say something like I didnt know I was invited because nobody actually told me I was, and Id think it would be rude of me to just show up And theyll shrug and go, well, of course you were invited! If Im in the neighborhood Ill text and say hey, Im having dinner at X if you want to join but thats the extent. And I thought she didnt because she didnt answer my texts. Amongst my good friends, I am not ever upset when they invite themselves over, we are close, and it never bothers me. Tell her, politely and kindly as you would for anyone else, that she wasnt actually invited to the event. I really disagree with that, for two reasons: 1. drifting? I like to be alone. I can see how someone would find that rude. Frequently saying no is going to cause problems with even the most dedicated Asker, so the prudent course is to say it strongly once, even if the idea of occasionally saying yes isnt awful. I really like to have control over when I am around people. I may have moved all the furniture in a fit of spring cleaning and theres nowhere to sit. Is something the matter? response from me, so. How about the next weekend?. If put on the spot they may feel too uncomfortable saying no. Dont demand. Just ask them what they are doing the night of the event then say "oh cool" or something like that then keep talking about it until they invite you. If they are always too busy, skip* to the end. No notice necessary.. And at that point, you get to craft your own slow fade, being really really busy when their requests are made. We dont know why that is so, but you can read more about that by following this link. Perhaps its an issue of having strong boundaries, not sure. But thanks. But Im also very careful to err on the side of caution with their boundaries, because I know they wont tell me if I violate them; theyll just be angry and pretend not to be. Examples: On the link below you'll find a training series focused on how to feel at ease socially, even if you tend to overthink today. If you cant master this obscure, difficult, and insufficiently documented skill set then youre just lazy and rude.. They allowed me to make soft nos and those soft nos were more often accepted, because hey, were asking if youre free right now so if you say no well go do our thing and move on with our lives instead of sending a bunch of follow up texts trying to lock you in to a date. A simple text letting him know you're looking forward to hanging out is sufficient. I cant necessarily see people driving up unless Im perched really awkwardly by one particular window (and not out on the porch because then there are hedges in the way), and if I dont know what their car looks like anyway it doesnt help. I wouldnt assume stop by for a hug means needy at all, so long as thats something the LW previously asked for/negotiated with her friend. Funny on TV (for certain values of funny), but not so much in real life. What if it rains, or snows, or if its swelteringly hot outside? As people get to know me, they learn that its usually best not to give me advice unless I directly ask for it (because if I want it, I will). As an adult, I simply cant bring myself to go or do anything that I have not been explicitly invited to. Honestly this bothers me sometimes too, even though I dont like completely unexpected visits. My room was never a safe space, my parents would randomly trash it, tearing posters down, tossing the place for evidence of fuck knows what, then throw out all of my stuff. So, if you dont want to come on too strong or you feel shy to do it, use these little tips to indicate to him that you want some private time bonding. Maybe Im misinterpreting because I dont know the LW or her friend but it seems much more intense than to say hi. Ive disabled Hangouts on all my devices. I may be asleep. The sorts of people who like unexpected drop-ins will respond seamlessly with the right noises, the ones who dont can say sorry, busy or even yeah, lets go to Local Coffee Shop. Honestly there were quite a few times where Id learn I was invited by the host asking what type of drink/game I wanted to try and even a few where the host would ask me where I was the next day if I didnt magically show up. To continue with dating parallels, I figure, if a social acquaintance likes me, they will act like they like me. If wed been together for years and regularly stayed at each others places and had keys I would assume that I could show up whenever. I hate drop-ins, for many of the above reasons. Im inattentive-type ADD. I have invited said best friend over for a playdate, twice, by email a week in advance each time. Personally, Im totally fine with friends just showing up at my house. Attempts to join group events have gone horribly wrong (like going to lunch when someone asked, who wants to go to lunch? and realizing once I was there that the invitation was actually only for men, which I am not), which just reinforces my need for an explicit invitation. At least my friends ask, but we make plans to meet at a specific time, me and a few friends, and invariably one of them will text the host and say hey, Im ready, can I come over now? and its, like, 3 hours early. 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. I called her up, hey, Id love for you to come, havent heard back, let me know. So not only would the OP be making the friend uncomfortable in her workplace, shed also be distracting and inconveniencing her collegues. Maybe its kind of odd that I still havent been able to give them their Christmas present by March!), knowing that I was That Person please-will-she-ever-go-away. Yeah!. When our tabletop gaming group was new to one another, I had a few bachelors who would show up at my place early. Pastor of church we previously visited drops by. Im already in the zone, so if someone cruises by and is like HEYYYYY I WAS PASSING THROUGH, well, I was already mentally prepared for interruption. Today, after school. Drop-in culture has a certain requirement of flexibility and time that Im not sure really exists where I live, anyway. is way more hassle than Hes here; Im leaving now especially since Im usually fleeing with a handful of stuff that hasnt quite made it into my purse yet. For me I think a lot of it is upbringing. Physical issues too. I think Id find a different vacation place and then NEVER tell anyone else where we were going or when! Offer him an idea or a suggestion on what to do or what you would like to do at his residence. Friend: Oh great! Obviously I am not the friend LW is referencing here, but having a friend of mine ask me if they could drop by for a hug while I was at work on a regular basis would be an issue. If he was on his way somewhere else then I could expect it to be short, but it could also turn into a give a mouse a cookie situation pretty quickly. Oops, LW I just realised I misread that, and you are friends rather than workmates. Casually confirm the date ahead of time to make sure the plans are still on. For every person of their youth who joyfully offered hospitality to all comers at any time, there were plenty who turned off the lights and made sure they stayed out of view of the windows so as not to be put on the spot by unannounced visitors. 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. I wouldnt feel weird discussing a one on one hangout around somebody else (So when Andrew and I were having dinner at Moose Hut) because to me, one on one hangouts are just that. That will give him the idea that you are busy and likable to people, and he will have more interest in you. Never, under any circumstances, ever, show up to someones house EARLY. *I contain magnitudes* There are just times where people won't explicitly invite you to something, but will be happy if you came. Everyones invited, and boundaries have a way of becoming more fluid than usual. At the time we were both only working part time with some help from my student loans, and making an extra meal, possibly for all three of us, wasnt always a welcome expense. We dont have enough information to know whether this was appropriate in the context of the relationship. 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). and our Obviously it has practical caveats, but not answering would train people not to just drop in. Luckily for you, this article will show you every tip you will need to get to your end goal. You made a small mistake, and shes blowing it all out of proportion. What Happens If You Put Salt In The Corners Of Your House? If she says 3pm pick something fun to do, and leave your house at 3:15. 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. Please just. Her friends tendency to just withdraw a little makes it unlikely that asking will yield good results. I once had a friend invite himself along on a trip to Europe. There has never been a point in my life where it would make me angry if friends dropped by, but I, like you, only have Red and Green flags for MY visiting them. I politely umed and how niced all the while thinking to myself, you realize that you are telling how much fun the party you didnt invite me to was, right? I think I am convincing myself to let her go and feeling super sad about it. You were learning. (As long as no one decides they get to see the inside of my condo, were cool. Learn everything about your strengths, desires, and shortcomings. "My DVD player broke last week and I haven't had time to get it repaired.". I married into a family that practices old-time Alaskan hospitality. One time she offered to help me pack for a camping trip with my friends that she wasnt even going on and only gave me 5 mins of advance notice. Just stop trying. H Or even worse try to get me to bring their kids along with my family on our vacations. Possibly its an age thing or a location thing. A ton of people who have executive function issues for various reasons struggle with guilt at their inability to meet this standard at all times, so they dont want to let others into their house without achieving that basic cleanliness level first. Youre not the queen and they have shit to do. Or a girl invites you over to her house straight from a dating app? Or at least for the text to come not while theyre sitting in my driveway I had to have an absolute tear down fight with my mum to get her to stop just dropping in on me and randomly eating entire afternoons that I had planned to do other things with. Even if I were OK with hugs, I wouldnt want to be repeatedly visited at work to hug if nothing else, that would likely be viewed as incredibly unprofessional and quite likely disruptive to collegues. If you read, for instance, advice columns or domestic humor from eras and neighborhoods that did casual visits, youll find lots of stories of people turning the lights off and laying down on the floor to avoid visitors. 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. British/Irish person: *forgets about it in the cold light of day* OR *texts to say, So I was serious about seeing that film. . They may have to entertain an unwanted guest when they'd rather be doing something else. Hey, you seem upset, is everything OK? I would have just asked him to entertain himself while I was finishing up whatever or getting ready for whatever. If she mentions crashing another friends house, turn it around and suggest all three of you go . 10 minutes? Hopefully was not too awkward! Which makes it especially annoying when they then go and ring my *mobile phone* after failing to get an answer from my home phone. Ive had friends who I would never drop in on uninvited, through to friends who have an open invitation and have given me a key and have told me to turn up whenever even if theyre at work because they like to come home to a house full of random friends. You could for instance say, I would like to invite you over to my place but my roommate is not so cool with that . Maybe they were being good guests, maybe they were grateful for a way to feel involved, maybe they thought they were bribing the GM to be kind on the next critical botch. If youre running late, it should be up to you to text them. People literally opened each others front doors and let themselves in. But in Small Town, on the rare occasions when it wasnt a good time for hanging out, no matter how low-grade, it was very hard to say that in a socially acceptable way. It would be different in the burbs or rural areas, I assume. Based on his demeanor he is ready too but is probably too shy to ask you over. The closer someone is, the more I feel I can relax around them and the less trouble it feels to have them over unexpectedly. This may help put to rest frustrations I sometimes feel about issues where my preference runs counter to that of most people. People in my life have been annoyed I dont come to something when they know I was in the room when they were talking about it. And its also a problem you can fix, without awkwardness or hurt feelings. Sorry for the messiness of the paragraph. Call or ask the guy in person. 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. Its never occurred to me that anyone would find it rude! 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. They lived an hour and a half away. Im someone with a developmental disorder, and commenting on other people doing bizarre and/or not-okay things with stuff that says theyre just like a three-year-old or mentally twelve or whatever is really, really gross. OH GOD ME TOO. When people show up unexpectedly it depends on if its an annoyance for me. Yes! I had to talk to my best friend gently about that. 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.- Do you actually know thats why, though? Then again, those were people who didnt expect you to drop every little thing to amuse them, and before living in a way that wouldnt allow for friends to stop by without cleaning for hours werent a thing, either. *Finally, weve talked about what to do if someone seems open to making plans initially, but you never actually seem to make plans, and this seems like a good time to review it. I *definitely* wouldnt invite myself to someones house in that situation (even if in years past it seemed like I was welcome to do so). 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.. Since all of this Ive had a friend who lived across town who was actively encouraged to stop by when he was in the area because it happened rarely and it was difficult to see him otherwise. So if neither of us minds, what does it matter? organized? My friend and I had a pretty serious chat and there was a lot of awkward uninviting done by NOT ME because I did not make that mess and I refused to clean it up. I so need to have more people over so this happens more often. Your visit will not be successful even if you dont mind the mess, because the person who owns the mess will be able to think about nothing else. The only difference I can tell between this and the bike incident is that it was about a bike and it would be me dropping by her home rather than office. Im pretty social in that Im at clubs almost every day of the week and so when Im not I have to cram in stuff I actually WANT or NEED to do. Bye everyone. Nothing wrong with hanging out for a while after to see if the person is free after, but when it starts stretching into 45 minutes of that persons professional obligations you need to take a hint. However, as long as I have time to grab a shower and put on my going outside pants, you arent really imposing here. No worries if you want to keep it low key. I am sitting here listen to someone honk their horn every 20 seconds for, I dont even know, 5 minutes? I have a completely different set of habits, displayed personality traits, etc. She still isnt invited and she still isnt coming in. Let it drop now, and eventually you may become good friends with this person and have the pleasure of building their KALLAX. ); and yes, that means other people I have no intention of inviting will hear it being discussed. So. Do something about the many, many piles of random crap and books and papers and and. Le sigh. My interpretation isnt that the world has changed to respect peoples boundaries, its that the world (as I experience it) has changed in response to technology and moving to a big city from a small town and that my anxieties havent grown less because boundaries are different, they have just shifted their arena. I discuss it more in this article, about when you're not sure if people are really interested in being friends with you or not. But it is very difficult to answer my son who keeps asking if he can have a playdate with T. Telling him that we have asked him twice, and now we have to wait for him to say something before we can ask again, just results in but I really, really want to play with T. Offers of inviting someone else over get, Can we ask T instead? I can keep redirecting that question, and even give a really specific no, because, but I really would like to invite T over, either to our house or to a neutral area like a local park. You may be right that she doesnt want as close a relationship, or she might just have a preference in this particular thing, as some people do. She whined about it to someone else, who told me about it. Housework is one of the first things to fall by the wayside both for my anxiety and my partners depression. Me and my best friend, whose kids are really close with my kids, have our kids on opposite weekends Theres often the necessity of figuring out Okay is {kid} at her moms this weekend or her dads? This particular aspect of socialising is difficult for everyone so I hope LW doesnt get down on themselves about it. This is really a cultural/different strokes thing. Huh, you didnt tell me to bring him along. What, do I have to say so specifically? It could also mean that he really enjoys your company and just wants to hang out. I'd say one isn't better than the others. Many people just consider it rude, clueless, or presumptuous. Then suddenly it became not okay for ME to do that. Not asking if the woman feels safe meeting at home. Certain people, certain times in my life, I have been 100% okay with showing up unannounced at their place and vice versa. I once got taken by surprise by my cousin at her birthday party asking why my boyfriend hadnt come. 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. VIOLA PARADISE. They may have to deal with a tag along dragging down their group. Yeah. Awful. I think Laura Ingalls Wilder imprinted that on me. I think she was taken aback when I said Its a church wedding so of course its open to the public anyone in the congregation can attend. She was angling for a personal invite. If this were a healthy friendship, that would be fine. 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? Ha, intercultural differences around this kind of thing are a trip. I personally would lean toward expecting people at least 5-10 minutes early or late and talk to them if they go beyond that and its a problem. I really resent it. Yup. So I certainly think its possible that some kids would benefit from more guidance/help at a given age than others, and based on Elizabeths description of the situation, her son definitely might be one of them. Im not saying this is rational, but tell that to teenage me, who was so quiet that people did actually forget about her! Like my ex was anxious about casual invitations outside of her home (like at a nearby pub) that had less than 24 hours notice. In my nMoms reality, faaaaaaaaaaaamily can just pop in any time of day or night, and call you whenever they like, too. He was like uh, okay? and I was like dude you never come up and get me anyway; sorry!, This is another one that varies greatly depending on culture and region. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. The issue of social anxiety has been brought up already, but maybe they have, say, a job that saps all their social energy and they want to spend their day off resting and browsing tumblr? I have two anecdotes about the dangers of drop-ins: 1. Let me know how that goes does actually more than just not asking to invite you. It infuriated me. Kind of like enthusiastic consent enthusiastic social engagement invitations are not the same as passive or silent asset to host/ failure to resist a self-invitation. 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