Worn Out Welcome...

I would say 2 or 3 days at the most. We had some "friends" show up just after Christmas this past year. They came 2 days after my spouse got out of the hospital from a major surgery.... it would have been nice if they had called first! And yes, they knew that he'd had the surgery. Next year if they come, we're going to leave.

an overnight is fine if it's a friend, close or not really ones, if it's a family, they could stay for a week, but after that I can no longer bear the expenses of keeping them in the house. They should have this initiative to buy stuff like food for a day or two. It makes me happy seeing different people everyday, that's my limitations.

It depends on who it is. I can't imagine tolerating a houseguest for more than 2 weeks, unless it was an emergency. My mom and I love each other, of course, but we have an eight day limit on cohabiting. Everyone thinks we're kidding but trust me, we aren't. If they've overstayed, have a frank conversation. It amazes me how many people are just frustrated by this kind of thing, but never talk about it with the people frustrating them.

It all depends on who the houseguest is I suppose. But, I have never had that problem. My oldest daughter spent weeks at a time with me and my s/o when her husband was in Iraq. She has her own key to our house, and it's never been a problem. I'm very lucky to have a very special man in my life that doesn't mind my daughter coming to visit, and doesn't mind her staying for an extended period of time.

I will know your pain in a few hours. Yay for house guests who make mess, brag about the money they have over us and of course listening to her kids moan they are board. Sorry I didn't say we were entertaining her family, a roof over their heads was about all I was intending on providing.

I can handle 3-4 days...after that, they need to go...

My limit for people other than my sisters/parents/boyfriend is about 3 days. After that i start getting grumpy and want to be left alone. Thankfully when family come to visit they tend to stay at my parents house and I can leave after a while. I'm not really all that good with people I like my alone time. Ironically my boyfriend is the same way and we do fine together because we know that the other one needs peace and quiet too.