She has been known to call AND SHOW UP IN PERSON WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT at my workplace, even. Drop-in culture has a certain requirement of flexibility and time that Im not sure really exists where I live, anyway. But I wanted to say it isnt as simple as saying people with anxiety must have hated that prior culture. 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. 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. Thank you for saying that. Intimacy and connection with other people means putting yourself out there, taking risks, and sometimes making mistakes. I asked N if that was ok, she said it was, and that K is always at her house anyways. 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! I think I feel like the confirmation text allows for that while still letting me save face if those fears are realized? No problem Anna Sthetic, your comment was important too, I just wanted to put across another perspective. If I know the people in question well enough I will sometimes just be explicit. except when you dont think of the relationship the same way. 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 am going to discuss fun things with family with other family, even though family event might conceivably include all family. Anyway, its experience that suggests to me that his anger, the lack of proportion in its expression, and the total non sequitur of you not respecting his work (Ive shown up early at peoples work, they tell me to grab a magazine and wait) when hes not working, is 100% not about you. But NONE of my other friends do this, at least not after the first time. Me, too!, Oh, youre a vegetarian now? You preference is not a moral standing. My son, who is 7, has a best friend at school that he adores. 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. Just Im coming over to do/help with/talk about x,y, and z. and Id have to scramble for an excuse. Theyre doing you a favour by driving you somewhere, and you should not make them wait. Use direct language, such as, "How about homemade lasagna and the new James Bond movie at your place Friday night?" Even with friends who I am 100% sure would welcome me showing up unexpectedly, its still a nice thing to do! You may also send him a quick text message expressing your excitement to meet him and casually confirm the date ahead of time to verify the arrangements are still on track. If you're inviting somebody over to your house and it's the fourth date, there may be a presumption of sex on his part. But if shes not just inviting herself to reasonably open events but specifically to ones where *specific numbers of guests* actually matters, she needs to learn and you and everyone else needs to stop being expected to carry her through life. To the surprise of literally zero Captain Awkward readers, using words turned out to be what most people wanted! You cant really pop by her work unexpectedly and hang out for two hours; shes got stuff to do, and you both know that the visit needs to be kept short. Oh, great! Clutter is one thing trying to (unsuccessfully) clean up after 7-, 14-, and 44-year-old males in my house is something completely different. It is like the puzzle Geordi wasnt allowed to send the Borg ship. 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. If people are showing up uninvited at the door of someone who doesnt like it, that someone would have to have a conversation asking them not to do the thing they are doing, possibility coming across as unfriendly in the process and creating some awkward tension in the relationship. 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. I MIND! While I am still in the shower. 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. My rule of thumb is to not go anywhere where I have not been expressly invited (kind of like the vampires in the Captains hilarious trailer). (7 Key Reasons). Its best to assume theyre not into drop-ins unless they make it clear they like that kind of thing. You made a small mistake, and shes blowing it all out of proportion. In college, in dorms or group housing situations in the early 1990s, friends were like vampires: Invite them in once and then they werepretty free to come and go, and there would always be that one person who doesnt pay rent but is nonetheless always around. Show up with boyfriend to events that had a small guest list, like a sit-down dinner that was being hosted/paid for by someone else. It should never sound like you're begging to come over to his place. I mind the mess! They get so angry. Knowing that I am under no obligation to implement whatever advice I receive makes all the difference. 18 He Wants You: He'll Make Random Excuses To Talk To You. Yes, and it is impolite to place that responsibility and discomfort upon them merely because one isnt very good at picking up on social cues. Members of my family have actually used my disorganization as the butt of jokes (probably out of the misguided belief that they can embarrass me into becoming a neat freak), and then they wonder why I refuse to let them into my home. And sometimes people drift apart and one person downgrades the relationship from best friend to merely friends. I have a very polite no soliciting sign on the gate. Its like having a conversation vs reading my mind. I think just showing up is different from inviting yourself over in a way that allows for a no, but some people would be very uncomfortable even with asking if you can come over (the assumption being that if they want you to come to their house, its on THEM to ask YOU). and if someone doesnt go away and my dogs arent already loose in the house (and therefore at the front door barking at the person to GO AWAY), I can also from this position get to wherever the dogs are kept without being seen, if I am careful and let them loose to express their barky opinions up against the door glass. Copyright. But if not, let it slide. Wow, hey, no, that was not a reasonable reaction on his part. I also thought I was bad at social cues because reading social cues seemed to mean so much more than just interpreting someones face and words correctly. I was reading that and thinking, wait, whys that shame-cleaning? Without any advance notice to me, he would often invite along one or two other friends (of his, not mine). I didn't mean for it to come across as an invitation. Sorry you had to deal with all that. If the person enthusiastically responds, like, THANK YOU, I WAS HOPING SOMEONE WOULD SAY THAT, COME BY AT 11? then you are invited. Its at 7.30 on Thurs if youre still interested?* But no actual arrangement has been made just because both people have expressed interest in the concept of going. Were all moving to different cities now so I guess it wont be a problem any more with that specific group. "The White House has invited me & I think it's a step in the right direction. Indeed. She, the etiquette queen, would leave me hanging for months before answering. This was a bigger issue for my girlfriend at the time, but after a certain time hospitality would dictate that we offer food or drink, which extends the visit and expends house resources. So when I want to go hang out with him Ill message him (skype, steam, facebook, or text) and say hey is x date/time ok for me to come over and we can watch really amusing horror movies (we find scary stuff to be very entertaining). After reading how to get a girl to come over to your house, don't take it for granted. She is MUCH better about it now, because for about a year she was being left off of invitation lists completely because everyone got so tired of dealing with her vile, unpleasant, and eventually abusive boyfriend. You know this, Im sure, but do not invite yourself to this gathering. Este artculo fue escrito, editado y revisado exhaustivamente por el equipo de Cuida Tu Dinero con la finalidad de asegurar que los lectores reciban la mejor y ms detallada informacin posible. Okay, then, (and I do appreciate being included finally!) Good one AthenaC! This. My mums completely different. I said yes! Eh. It's one thing to show up at a party, it's another to insert yourself into a four-day excursion. I have been very firm that we can invite her friends to our home or to a public place like a park but we cant tell them we are coming to them. The vast majority of pies are not baked to shame the nonbakers. But its also a huge life event (or can be, anyway) so expecting you to never mention it to non-invitees is kind of ridiculous. A one-time escapade A girl wants to hang out alone after a first encounter where you've already kissed? This is a more specific but still open ended suggestion that allows them to specify how much time they have to devote to hanging out, and pick a place that is convenient to them. 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. Here are some additional thoughts: Dont worry why things seem different stopping by work and home. Do you want to catch up? Yes. Person #4: Its Free Comic Book Day Saturday, so Im gonna go find a store and pick up some stuff to read. Going to a street fair devoted to tacos., Green light means go. For me there actually felt less pressure to accept these impromptu invitations than there sometimes is with people pre-arranging by phone. 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. This is a source of endless guilt to me. But usually those friends are limited to the small number of people who have seen me ugly cry. I also think that Ask vs. ), I wasnt invited! And then, if they feel differently about this issue, they say something dismissive, and then you 1) KNOW that they feel differently, and 2) can say, Im just not comfortable showing up somewhere unless I have an invitation. And thenagain, this works best if youre close, I thinkmaybe they remember to invite you in the future. Get him involved in the plans, but don't put him to work. the trick is that i can never tell when its going to be one way or the other. 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. I think its one of those relics of when a Good Woman didnt go out much during the day and/or when basically everyone was on the same schedule(or when people lived in a small town and if you werent working in some way you were at home. Also, I love the distinction of Ask v. Guess (and boy does that explain some things about my boss). I am just offering another perspective on the need for advance notice before a visit because the LW was having trouble understanding why thats a thing people would want. So far it seems to work. by themselves. Even things they planned. Now should the advice-giver start badgering me to see whether I followed their advice, thats something else again. 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. Talking/texting/chatting with one member of a friend group every couple of days can pay great dividends on group events, I have found. And thats really the hard part. 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 understand it. You: I really enjoyed meeting you, Id love to get together sometime soon., You: So happy to hear it. Ive disabled Hangouts on all my devices. Its like, oh for gods sake, just knock on the fucking door at this point, its not like I can text you go away when youre standing AT MY DOOR. They will say yes or no and you will figure something out. The calling out thing troubles me. I want to come to stuff, but I dont log in that often so I miss a lot of posts.. Calling me from the car as you sit in my driveway, However, if I am waiting for you to pick me up, please do not text me to say you are waiting. I never had anyone randomly search my room, but I too have privacy as a trigger (my issues growing up are a pale shadow of what you went through), and boy do I understand. I have appointments, errands, etc.). My spouse prefers to wait outside so as to offer minimal inconvenience to whoever is doing us the favor of driving. but where will the implications sit if youve moved all of the furniture? If you made dinner at his house, leave the kitchen cleaner than when you arrived. I think this particularfriend of yours might be somewhat like me in these preferences relative to you and how they see your friendship. Ill be back . Places like that are MINE, are safe, are meant to be shields against the outside world. 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. The Captains advice is golden. Generally, with close friends, I do the text and make plans like now approach. Even if I cant have that, I do like the occasional text of Im at the grocery store near you; how about I stash my stuff in your fridge and we hang out for a bit? on random evenings. Le sigh. It also varies depending on how close my relationship is with someone. This approach leaves me feeling frustrated because maybe I dont want to do that thing, or perhaps want to rest or need to do errands or whatever else, but feeling trapped because I already admitted I am available. I think that's often what's really at the heart of it when people ask if it's okay to invite themselves somewhere. Some people get really ticked off about the idea that I can CHOOSE whether to answer my door/phone/text/email, and that just not wanting to interact at that moment is a good enough reason not to answer.. Nobody dropped by after about 8pm without prior arrangement because the children were in bed there were rules. Since then, I always ask my family if they want me to come or us both if theyre not clear about it. Newly married. 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. Answer (1 of 6): "I'm sorry, but I wasn't aware that I'd issued an invitation. #711: Is it rude or wrong to invite myself to someones house? Floordrobe! If we were early, shed make my father drive us around the block until the correct time. 3. Cocktail outings are one thing, because oh, Ill just pull up an extra chair is hard to argue with. People arguing to come over when I dont want them. As a general rule, though, calling ahead is never *wrong* and can save you a lot of Oh, I didnt expect visitors, lets talk out here on the porch for a few minutes awkwardness. 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. This sounds exactly like the developmental stage that our kid is going through shes currently grappling with the fact that other people wont always do things just because she demands it, and having temper tantrums when she gets confronted with that fact. But it seriously blows my mind. Like say some friends go mountain biking every weekend. Im also getting the sense that things are shifting between us a bit is there anything I can do to help our friendship be as comfortable as it used to be?. And good luck finding a place to put your car if you want to do that in LA. It tells me that she *knows* the world isnt an open invitation for her to insert herself into other peoples social events. Sometimes I hurt or feel bad, and it is supposedly my day off, so I take a nap, and I want to be left alone while I nap. Im not saying this is rational, but tell that to teenage me, who was so quiet that people did actually forget about her! Plus, this way, your fun activity is already planned out. Someone makes a small mistake, the other lets her know about her displeasure, and you go back to being best buddies. When you mention your leaky faucet or wonky DVR, and he offers to fix it, say yes and. Instead they will be evasive. Do they really need to get out of the car in these conditions because of your preferences? Seriously. Re: ADHD Girl (also sorry nesting fail) 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. So, the reason I phrased it like this is, when Im at school, Im normally hanging out at the smoke pit with 10+ other people. Especially re: the Geek Social Fallacy that if you invite a few members of The Group to do a thing, any other member that learns about the thing should also be invited? Also, I dont really agree that there was a certain time when these things were normal and now its all changed.. I dont see whats wrong with this type of text (or phone call) in general, though if a person has anxiety about getting texts / phone calls, I wouldnt do it so as to respect their feelings. Sounds like something Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory would do. Ill text before I leave home so that I know if theres any point in leaving on time or if I should aim to be late like they will probably be. Honestly. This is all excellent. Im from a small, rural town, and in my small-town culture, people would routinely drop by your house if they were passing by and saw your car in the driveway, especially if you were close to them. I would only drop by a friends house unannounced or just-announced in extreme circumstances. Do you want a hand?. Certain people, certain times in my life, I have been 100% okay with showing up unannounced at their place and vice versa. Ask him what his plans are for a specific night. They think Im being silly when Im unsure like that. Tell him that you are tipsy and that you dont feel comfortable driving home in this state. Do no solicitations signs imply that friends cant knock? Their legs might get tired! m Millie1992 Posted 23/12/14 Obviously different rules apply to best friends. I dont mind close friends stopping by, especially if they call/text/email first to let me know theyre in the area. So maybe but I guess will never know. Ive found its best to assume people are of the former type until they explicitly tell you theyre the latter. Its a shame, but its actually easier to break up from romantic relationships than from friendship ones. They're really wondering, "Do these people like me and want me around?" I have a friend who does this. When that was the case, they happily acquiesced. No doesnt mean I hate you or You have bungled this invitation horribly, it just means they dont want to hang out with you right then, so, move on and dont try to solve no equations for yes.. Maybe Im misinterpreting because I dont know the LW or her friend but it seems much more intense than to say hi. Show up with boyfriend to events that no other SO was invited to You could always try to convince yourself that the 15 minutes late thing applies even to your mother. Showing up 10 minutes early to a business appointment shows organization and interest and a willingness to wait respectfully in the lobby until theyre ready for you. I wonder if perhaps we are related distantly. organized? Ive ceased making overtures entirely, except for polite greetings when I see them out and about. The closer someone is, the more I feel I can relax around them and the less trouble it feels to have them over unexpectedly. The organizer may also be inconvenienced by someone who invites themselves. Things have changed since I was young. If shes the one who called you out for inviting yourself, then you know now that shed prefer you wait for an invitation. Me? This is a serious problem in our tabletop games groups. we dont all have to be the best of friends, but when i get signals that someone doesnt want to spend time with me, i dont think of that person as a friend. 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. 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. The situations you describe wouldnt bother me in the least! You didnt do anything wrong by offering, but respect the no and do not insist or continue offering, like, Well, heres my phone number in case you get stuck, etc. Well Im not going to call that one up to talk about our awesome plans, or afterwards to talk about how awesome it was*. The lounge would be where the family relaxed; the reception room is where you would receive visitors. Oh, lovely. So I would say oh well Im free this afternoon too if you want to hang out actually no because reason OR that sounds like fun! the next day why didnt we hang out yesterday?. When they said, You shouldve come! about some past event, I would say (cheerfully! But I care. You may get his favorite game and invite yourself over so that he can show you how to play. Of course all of that is also because I live in Chicago and we live w/in walking distance of each other and shops and things. An unannounced home-visit, however, doesnt have a built-in time limit, and this might be part of the reason she is not open to them. 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. Even if Britney WAS DD as well, that wouldnt be the issue, and bringing in suggestions that shes just like a three-year-old are weird and ableist. PS Side note to LW: you arent doing this. If a bunch of friends are planning a road trip or going camping. Hi, sorry our dog is all excited you are here Sorry my place is so messy. I dont mind. It would be really rude to say fuck yeah its disgusting. If the issue is that youre using that as a soft no and people are ignoring your soft no by saying its fine, thats a problem for a different reason and those people could use the captains advice above about listening for soft nos when they invite themselves over. If you, a person who lives in my giant city but not anywhere near the suburb where I live, happen to find yourself in that suburb, and want to grab a coffee/see a movie/a meal/a drink/a manicure. Home vs. work,surprise! vs. planned, andyou inviting yourself vs. her inviting you,speak to escalating levels of intimacy. Or a girl invites you over to her house straight from a dating app? 4. In the time before cell phones, or when Ive lived in more rural settings or traveled outside the U.S., the norms were and are different. Who DOES this? I told another one of these people, its a small place, there isnt enough room for everyone to sleep, and they offered to rent an RV and park it in the yard! My apologies, Manattee. Any interest in a Saturday matinee?, Them:Saturday is bad, but could we do the 2pm on Sunday?, You:That works. I like offering (and getting) a friendly out so that nobody feels pressured to miss, say, their favoritest band ever thats playing a special last-minute-announced show just because we had plans to sit around watching TV. From the angle Im looking, her best friend is trying to decrease the closeness or frequency of interactions in this relationship, and the LW hasnt quite gotten that message yet. Get a chain and a deadbolt if you dont have one. Here are a few pointers you can incorporate in your quest. Get out of your car *Maybe* they came in super quick to pee because they were on a long hike across the neighborhood, but that was it. She suffers from anxiety and depression so I understand why this is but finding a balance between pestering her and having any contact at all is proving hard. That is outrageous! If you can learn to be a bit easygoing about this, you will come across as a very relaxed, chill dude [person] who is not afraid to ask someone out [take the lead socially] but who doesnt hold on too tightly. I apologize to the LW and to you for appearing critical. She had never received the invitations (thanks, post office! Like my ex was anxious about casual invitations outside of her home (like at a nearby pub) that had less than 24 hours notice. Or you could leave her wondering why you werent there. It infuriated me. I say this, and I am a pretty easy-going person about not being invited to things. Unfortunately, that particular time conflicts with my schedule. 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. 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?) It imposes too much on the person who lives there. So I think the checking day of to make sure things are still ok is a person to person thing. Day. 2023 Leaf Group Ltd. / Leaf Group Media, All Rights Reserved. However, if youre not a very close friend, when your cup is empty, its time to go. 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?. Im pickier about when I want to hang out if we werent already doing so, but asking even 10 minutes beforehand greatly increases the chances of me wanting you to come over, because then I have time to switch to social mode rather than ack, an intruder in my happy little introvert bubble, go away mode. Shes just rude. We laughed and cried together. Be confident and approach the situation with success in mind. While I think boundaries are super important, I also think that enforcing them needs to be done in a way that is reasonable. Youre going to show our friend the bike and then ride away on your bike. Them:I want to see What We Do In The Shadows., You:Me too. (*) You know, nude dancing in the most Brazilian way has some interesting implications . than be the person at the event where people are grousing Why is she here?/Who invited her?/Nobody did, she just invited herself!. That depends a lot on the setup of your home/street. Like your guy friends have said, girls are not stupid. 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. Im fine. The picture Im getting is that LWs friend is trying to redraw some boundaries and doing an sloppy job of it. Everyone has different preferences about this, so it can be tricky to figure out what to do in general. But talking to someone- or more likely in front of someone- about the fun game night six of your ten closest friends were at but one of the conversants wasnt? Issue one invitation, and whether its accepted or turned down, wait for one from her before issuing another. Im also somewhat cluttered in my personal space but keep most of the house relatively tidy, though thats partly because I live with someone else so theyre public spaces anyway. Although Ive occasionally had friends who would text me while standing on my doorstep, which, interestingly, is worse than either showing up unannounced or texting ahead of time. 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