Visiting House Guests - How long is too long?

How long do you allow family and friends to stay with you before they start driving you crazy?

  • Total voters
    36
Visiting House Guests - How long is too long?

One day, I don't care who they are, I'm helping 'em pack their bags

I don't know how folks do the week thing, or even two/three days

Now, if it's an event, like a fishing trip, that's different
 

I used to be ok with having overnight guests but I've become set in my ways and would rather foot the bill for them to stay at a local hotel than have them stay with me in my apartment.

A quick visit is fine if they call first but I'm the same way with entertaining I would rather meet people at a local pub or restaurant and pick up the check.

I feel the same way about being a guest in other people's homes.

The people that I care about accept my idiosyncrasies and the rest don't matter.
 
We used to have numerous visitors when we lived in Niagara Falls .. felt like we were running a hotel. However, our guests only stayed a few days, and they usually took us out for dinner every second day. They also helped themselves to breakfast and lunch with whatever was provided, and helped with cleaning up.

Now, we're in a 2 bedroom condo, but the second bedroom is not a bedroom .. so, there is no room for visitors. However, if my daughter ever needed to stay, we would rearrange to accommodate her.
 
The house guest would be one of my grandchildren or my son. I don't get any other house guests. Several years ago, my son and his ex (mother of two of my grandchildren) stayed here with the children for a few months due to extenuating circumstances. It worked out well...they had a built in babysitter and I had a built in cook.
 
We have such a easy going flow at our house it’s just my husband and I and our son that if anyone else stays it just throws us off, we’re happy to see everyone but there is an adjustment I’ve discovered after about one or two days that’s about it for me my husband may be even shorter ha ha
 
Depends on the situation.
I had a friend, wife & 2 kids stay at my place for 5 days during riots. Most of the rioting was 20 miles away but there were a few scattered incidents within 10 miles.
They told me, "We don't have the firepower you have."
 
  • Like
Reactions: Lee
My cousin goes to stay with her daughter overseas twice a year for 8 weeks with the excuse that with the cost of air fare it only makes sense.

Her daughter constantly complains to me about it so I told her she should just make plans to be away at that time. Mom said that since they were not using their home she may as well use it. Some people just don't take a hint.
 
Totally depends.... My Mom is welcome to live with us.... Her BF I'm sick of in about 10 minutes... on a good day...
My MIL came from NY for an extended visit to see about living in NC.... At 18 Months I told the Wife one of us was leaving...
Remodeling the house we bought from 3 bedrooms to 2....
and that room will be a hobby room with an uncomfortable couch with a hide-a-bed.
 
Pepper said:
This is your own fault, Gardenlover, for having trouble with overstaying guests. You live in the beautiful FLA Keys. You should move to someplace horrible. 🙃
Click to expand...
I can always count on you to bring a smile to my heart and a chuckle to my lips.
 
I have a lovely Aunt who can stay for a month.
My son and his wife, 3 days.
My Grandson, a week.
My Daughter and her significant other 4 days.
My Brothers 2 days.
My Granddaughter 1 day.

I got a lot of visitors when I lived in Spain, Hawaii, and Monterey. It became a bit tedious.
 
My son could move back in if he wanted to. My sister is welcome to stay with me when she needs to. She stayed with me after surgery for a couple weeks and once for a day of two when there was some problem at her apartment -- plumbing or some such. She always goes back to her own apartment as soon as she's able to. Others -- I do not like overnight guests and I am uncomfortable staying at others' homes, too.
 
if you invited them, and there was no discussion of the length of their stay, you can drop hints, then strong hints, packing their suitcases is bad form
Parent's, children-especially children that have lost their job: forever guest.

mental brakes downs are helpful, biting the carpet is good, frequent falling down drunk and assaultive is helpful. Oh there a lot of ploys; however
close relatives know your ploys, "Dad's just being hintful again, ignore him."

If you mean as a snake, folks don't tend to visit-just a hint
 
The guests I have had over the years have known when they should leave and left after a few hours.

If I should ever meet a special man that I would like a whole lot I think I might tell him to stay as long as he wants but of course he'd have other things to do and would know when to leave too.
 
We use to have guests all the time. At our age we would worry about finding them dead in bed.
Back then it really depended who they were.
We had people we could tolerate for a day or two and others who could stay a month and we were sad to see them go.
 

You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top