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. Ideally they text you when theyre on the way so you know when to be ready, so you can just be waiting for them anyway. 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? There are people who use boundaries as a tool for good and people who use them as an excuse to be douche canoes. 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. Hopefully was not too awkward! In the other case making plans was nearly impossible and incredibly inconvenient, so dropping by felt like a nice surprise. I think Id find a different vacation place and then NEVER tell anyone else where we were going or when! Here are a few pointers you can incorporate in your quest. Bring comfortable pajamas. 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. 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. Also my floordrobe? 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. Can you actually trust people to say what they mean and not get mad because youre not a mind-reader? This thread has actually helped ease my guilt about not liking spur-of-the-moment visitors, even if these visitors are friends of mine. It helps if you accidentally miss out on something or are late, because people are pretty forgiving of schedule changes and mishaps, but it makes scheduling things with folks whose social expectations are different a little fraught. It still feels rude to me (especially early in a relationship) but I dont want to be like the letter writers dad who gave her such a hard time. We have talked about this. when I was in high school: I own a phone for my convenience, not yours. I apply this to the doorbell as well. Thank you for saying that. Invite Yourself Over. 1. When you show up to events with him, is he the only SO there? For example, my friend M, told me about a cultural quirk where he grew up in Brazil. Or Im burnt out and demand me time just because. Simply make one of the many delicious recipes you can find here. Someone surprises me at work: delightful surprise that breaks up the tedium of the day. Then wed all stop being kept on tenterhooks waiting for the arrival of the person. This. Its what I try to do, thats when the comments about being silly comes in. I grew up in the country where this was just A Thing That Happened. Which makes it especially annoying when they then go and ring my *mobile phone* after failing to get an answer from my home phone. PS Side note to LW: you arent doing this. His sister got to the point of being able to call a friend to arrange a play date around age 9. Me and my friends have all spent a lot of time in mixed-nationality European groups, and this is a thing that has caused me and my friends some problems in the past: Thing you say at a party / pub to someone youre getting on with: Oh, you want to see that film too? Since then, I always ask my family if they want me to come or us both if theyre not clear about it. The big takeaway from this post is that a lot of preferences are situational and individual. German/Dutch person: *is at the cinema at 7.45 on Thursday wondering where the hell the Irish person is*. If he accepts, but suggests hanging out at your place, have an excuse in mind for why you have to hang out at his place. 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. 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. I think things are different if there wouldnt be any expectation of an invitemy co-workers weekend plans, for instance, are common Friday conversationsbut in those situations people dont have feelings to manage. Going around the corner for drinks? Hey, I was just about to get something from my car. I dont mind drop-ins, if its just a rare opportunity thing like they were down the street running an errand. If youre a very social person and if you do know how to stick to a time limit then leave, awesome. And, in nMoms reality, faaaaaaaaaaaamily can walk into your bedroom and shout at you or shake your mattress until you wake up, because she is a total asshole with no consideration for other people. I think that actually makes me LESS amenable to unexpected interruptions at home because Ive already used up all my people-dealing-with fuel fielding the expected-but-not-planned interactions at work. The best option is to talk to him about it, see what his expectations might be, and then decide what you are comfortable with. . Come up with a reason why you want to come over. Then shell stay for an hour and a half!! Because while there are people (very extremely few people) I can happily hang out with regularly for 9 hours, they are not them. Thats great if you have the time and the energy to do that. He isnt a part of me, you know, hes another person that you can invite or not, and Im not a mind reader to know you want him there unless you, well, say so specifically. Its much harder to say no gently if you just want a quiet afternoon alone and someone is a block from your house wanting to come over and they can see your car in the driveway. Actually, when I moved to northern California from the Midwest I found the culture was somewhat like this. Do not do this to your friends, who love you and yet may have busy lives or incompatible schedules. I literally hid from them a few times, even though my mom told me I was being rude. And started pointedly talking about being hungry around 7pm. Its why some older houses on real estate listings have reception room in addition to lounge. You're not a late-night option and you're certainly not a 24-hour drive-thru pick-up window. I just feel like it's a bit rude without even asking N's mom to come over (We are still in high school, so we still live with parents) I would never want to interrupt anything N's mom has going on at her house that day. I think its easier for both sides to send a text. I take the view that if my partner is welcome then theyll tell me Hey, would you and D like to come? or D would be welcome too if he can make it! If hes not specifically mentioned then we both assume that the invite is just for me. With only girls? What about a SO situation? My friends and I are roleplayers though, and typically a tabletop game will only be able to have 4-5 players in it, so its pretty obvious not everybody could do it, and most people really like hearing about others games (to an extent, nobody wants a 4 hour rundown of mass combat) so its sort of accepted that people will mention games they are in that others arent and people are usually fine with it. 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. No, not all cleaning in advance of company is shame-cleaning. but where will the implications sit if youve moved all of the furniture? Plan to visit? 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? I never knew how long the visit would be. Youve undoubtedly been in this position a few times before. We told each other everything. I dont know if there are specifics that make that difficult to implement in this case, or if its just not the norm in your social group, but in many groups its a common social convention that a lot of people follow anyway. it can be hurtful to realize your best friend does not think of you as their best friend. I dont understand it. LW: I feel as though I initiate contact with you most of the time, and as if you dont have as much fun with me as you used to. So we were both missing eachother and thinking the other didnt want to be friends anymore. 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. If you are going to be in the neighborhood, and would like to meet up with someone who lives there, I might suggest a call or a text like Im going to be in your part of town, on Wednesday. Me too! Today, after school. And I dont feel badly for talking about fun things with people in my life. Or a girl invites you over to her house straight from a dating app? Even if it was their idea. What was once acceptable dropping in randomly, a friendly chat over the mail, etc. As long as you can do the activity at your house, you're good to go! Next Thursday? Im free next Thursday, if you want to try for then?. Visits are preceded by five days of anxiety, and followed by days of needing to be loved, and held, and told that I am a good person, and that my parents are shitlords. The house was never in fact very dirty and usually was fairly presentable even without the deep-clean, but my mom was ashamed and embarrassed by any perceived imperfection that she thought others would notice. I didn't mean for it to come across as an invitation. I didnt even feel bad, they should know better than to accept an invitation from the boyfriend of the friend of the child of the host anyway, unless its an invitation to an 80s college movie kegger. H Or if it was only a medium anxiety day I could have a brief chat with them on the stoop/porch and then decline the offer to hang out saying I was in the middle of something. I definitely feel like there are certain things I shouldnt have to tell people no about, justified or not. Inviting yourself over to someone's house for dinner? Saying Hey, Ill be dropping by in about ten minutes! is not asking, that is demanding. They're really wondering, "Do these people like me and want me around?" 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. Hi! They may have to entertain an unwanted guest when they'd rather be doing something else. On the one hand, I would hate it if any but my closest of close friends were to show up on my doorstep and want to hang out. I invite my parents to visit with the intended side-effect of getting the darn house cleaned up beyond: Oh, uh, the mail is all in one pile, and I think Ive collected the worst of the catumbleweeds.. Goodbye, next time call a day or two in advance and we can schedule something.. Allowing others to praise you instead of praising yourself is far more rewarding, and your humility will help you gain the respect of everyone around you. On your FAMILY vacations?? But I guess this goes hand in hand with another (also common in my social circles) practice, that of regularly making tentative plans that are never executed. However, if youre not a very close friend, when your cup is empty, its time to go. Does she ever reciprocate, either by visiting you or by explicitly inviting you? Eventually the pursued individual just grows weary of all the unwanted attention, and starts responding sharply (if they respond at all) when the other person wont gracefully take the hint and back off. I enjoy doing that the way some people enjoy playing softball. But say a person you see every now and again text saying something like ' I will come over in 3 days time to see you. In some circumstances it may be totally fine to invite yourself to an event where on paper it would seem like a stupid idea. They lived an hour and a half away. *I contain magnitudes* If its an emergency situation or a hey I remembered that I borrowed this from you or that you wanted to borrow this so I thought Id drop it off and then get back on my way Im ok with it. I say invite T.! 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). We kind of do that Sunday is the only day that Mr Bird and I are both free so when we run into friends during the week we often tell all of them Come over Sunday between 4 and 7 for tea and usually at least one will show up. 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. *by people, I mean the gentry and nobility, not real people. 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.. Show up with boyfriend to events that no other SO was invited to Another general suggestion for times when you are trying to invite yourself over is _never_ assume youre dropping by their space, always ask. Ive known a lot of people who are fine with people just showing up and I know thats their thing and Im not trying to shame them and say its wrong (if anything, I envy them) but I just dont understand it! Like, maybe we will both be in the same house on Christmas Day. Of course, people who don't pick up on that assumption may unintentionally feel excluded. At other times it's more inappropriate. I would have said this was a healthy supportive relationship. I moved a year ago partially to be closer to friends; after making suggestions and having them declined or canceled at the last minute, over and over again, Ive told the Brom that if hes offered a transfer out of state, Ill start packing today. captain awkward i found these tips really helpful, thank you . So much this. No one needs to know how I live.). Not everyone has great insight into their own emotions. Ha, I grew up in a similar neighborhood culture- but in kind of a hippie community where there were few fences and a lot of windows. But something like a board game night or a party where everybody but one person was invited, yeah Id avoid that because it seems mean. I didnt mean to derail the conversation about unexpected visits into a separate thread on the shame some experience re: cleaning. Guy: Alright! At this point, with another adult, I would definitely stop asking until I got some kind of positive movement from the other party. I felt like this was sort of a default thing that everyone did until I met a friend of a friend and we became semi-close. In those circumstances, you dont enjoy cleaning much, I can tell you. Im not a fan of the dropping by. Someone surprises me at home: invasion of my precious and rare me-time. I tend to get to parties and stuff early because I have severe anxieties about being late. Word. I have a completely different set of habits, displayed personality traits, etc. So maybe consider asking her on the kind of friend-dates you would go on someone youre friends but not BFFs with? 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. Like . If an event just seems like the organizers want to keep it small. I dont even have any kind of disorder that would affect it, Im just a huge introvert. Well, then, I accept! Then I realize theyre not going to punish me, they really were just asking, and its no big deal going forward. 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. While I think boundaries are super important, I also think that enforcing them needs to be done in a way that is reasonable. by themselves. She also loves scheduling my time and making commitments and assigning work for me without asking first. I know that shame cleaning exists and I am not trying to make anyone feel bad or shamed and I apologize if I did that. If someone hosts a party, Im tired, is a pretty universal sign to wrap things up. I shame-clean in front of people all the time. I may be asleep. Back in my pre-cell phone phone college days in liberal central Texas, folks who popped by because they passed near my house generally stayed on the porch, got a hug, and went on their merry way. . ", (Hearing about a party an acquaintance is throwing) "Sounds like fun. 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). might no longer be. I really disagree with that, for two reasons: 1. I was always transgressing somehow and he would get so angry, and I was always left thinking, wow I have no idea why we are in this situation. She made friends with two girls living in her apartment block, and the other two were totally fine with seeing that the other was online playing a game and inviting themselves over. I mean its not only that they arent invited, but theyre excluded from the conversation almost by default. said person has said, hey why dont you stick around for a while, in pretty much those exact words). I hate drop-ins, for many of the above reasons. LW says they considered this person their *best friend. It's not a good idea to let someone into your home until you really trust him. Sometimes right as I was getting home from work. I get the idea that her family does this oftenand the stress it causes is palpable. Letter Writer, I hope this gives you some clarity, and lets you put your dads mean voice in your head to rest. You didnt give that impression at all. She didnt get one, but it felt very uncomfortable. (Im not saying they were saying that, or that youre wrong to feel affronted, just giving my read). And as an aside, its not stupid to not think of the landline, at all. I love this and will use it always. This is the craziest way I see guys blow their opportunities. I think your ex had issues. But generally? YEARS! Pastor of church we previously visited drops by. But thats not whats happening here. Sounds like something Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory would do. I am mortified. These may or may not apply to your situation, but maybe theyll give you an idea of why someone might be unhappy with a surprise visit, even if you were just excited about your new bike. But if the first date is "hey baby come on over to my place at midnight - " of course that's direspectful. Did you want some company / help? And its also a problem you can fix, without awkwardness or hurt feelings. Call or ask the guy in person. To the surprise of literally zero Captain Awkward readers, using words turned out to be what most people wanted! I am never trying to go along with them to a place they were already going/were. Which, actually seems a little counter intuitive, because youre asking them to make an additional effort to hang out with you, instead of you just tagging along, or showing up, they have to put on their going outside pants. I had thought about naked secrecy ( another poster), but he did shower at night as a rule. As to your otherquestion, about how you andother people in your life seem tointerpret time and intent differently around invitations,In the near future, Soon, Later,Sometime, all mean different things to different people, and this also varies widely as to region and culture. This leaves friend feeling frustrated that Im ignoring them and making it hard for them to plan their Saturday. In college I was in a very tight friend group with my roommate + two other students who lived two doors down from us in the same building. DO: Mind your children. You should wash all the dishes and clean the dirty parts of the floor. I had acquaintances that did that to me (hence not friends). But in a city, where street parking is hard to find and the only option is to circle the block forever or else park in such a way that someones driveway is blocked (ahem, see my rant a few comments up), it just doesnt make any sense to do that unless you are specifically planning to visit the persons home before going out. Ive disabled Hangouts on all my devices. Like you could ask how about a homemade meal and the latest movie at your place on Saturday night?It takes guts to ask that question and be sure to know what to wear to his place for dinner. Since there is zero version of that conversation that is not hella fraught, Ive opted not to have it, and instead stick to declining her requests to babysit and make plans for us that dont include the kids (or if they do include the kids, I make sure that were not at home its more of a problem when shes in my kids space than when theyre all at, say, the beach). I briefly tried to date this guy who would tell me his plans for the day that was half the time an invitation and half the time not. Sometimes, the people issuing invitations have just screwed up. And I dont want to raise expectations falsely and unsustainably. I think if you can spin it into an actual conversation about invitation styles a la this comment thread, it is more likely to stick in peoples brains. And just a side note: My number one pet peeve is people showing up at my house unexpectedly. You were learning. Its definitely been the type of thing where they expect four people to join them for their birthday dinner and BAM, Clueless Cousin is there already. 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. The people I remain consistently close friends with for years are the type where we can ignore each other for two months and then pick up where we left off and have a good time, no hurt feelings. Here is how I think of this in my brain, if I am making plans I am always attempting to make plans to 1. Thats seriously a thing?? I have been trying to explain to her that she cant invite herself to her friends places and she has not been really getting why. It doesn't have to. If I couldnt find one, I resented her when shed eventually show up and felt guilty about it. Mind you, mine is always early so Ive never had a chance to try this but it could work. If put on the spot they may feel too uncomfortable saying no. When I get back into the world we wont be able to do spur of the moment stuff any more either, but my real friends understand that, and also respect my need for privacy. 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. Do you want a hand?. I mind the mess! Theres nothing wrong with communicating your wishes for your friends to drop by. 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. In the rare event that Im having chill-out time, thats because Im desperately in need of doing nothing / reading / watching Dr Who with my kids, and the last thing in the world I want is to have to interact with another person. Your choices are to accept that and reduce your attempts to hang out, or to ask her directly whats going on. I used to envy people who seemed to glide effortlessly through social situations, sometimes I even hated them. Seconded! 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). Many people just consider it rude, clueless, or presumptuous. Note, your friend might just want a bit more space generally it might not be anything about your friendship, they might just be a bit stressed with life generally and want to claw back some control/mental space/holiday/have a break whilst redecorating/re-training, and they might be back with enthusiasm later. Even if I want to do that thing, I resent the implication that friend doesnt care to consider whether I want to or not. Also, LW, Im sorry to say this but it sounds like your friend is trying to pull a slow fade. People actually try to invite themselves on your vacations? But. About three weeks out, I did a last run through the response list, and figured out that one friend who I had been discussing the wedding with had never responded. I once had a friend invite himself along on a trip to Europe. In the case at hand, LW, your friend has made it clear that just dropping by because youre in the neighborhood is Not To Be Done, so dont. Yeah. We both could have used it. Im begging you, Awkward Army. Another thing you can try is to organize a book night. You: There is a court at my place. If the event involves just your one friend, and a handful of their friends you don't really know. Re: Purple0 (sorry nesting fail) Heres what I suggest. Ive run into a cultural problem with friends who, I think, want me to invite myself over: theyll describe an event like watching a movie at their place and express surprise that I wasnt there, but I never received an invitation or even knew that the event was taking place. A very important step to take here is to give him prior notice. You dropped in and your neighbors offered you a Coke and you laughed and chilled out for half an hour and then you left. I am also like your ex, although for a slightly different reason: I have a lot of friends who plan things a long ways out, so if I get a last-minute invitation to something, chances are good that theres already something in that time slot and I now have to choose whether or not to skip out on the thing I agreed to go to a month ago. Followed by pedicures and an outdoor screening of Clueless? It hadnt occurred to me that it would come across that way, and Im sorry. 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