Do you like to invite people to your place.........
By lazeebee
@lazeebee (5461)
Malaysia
September 8, 2008 3:38am CST
Do you like to invite people over to your house, either for a party/dinner or to stay over for a day or so?
I am not unsociable, but I don't really enjoy it. There seems to be so much to be done - the shopping for food, thinking of what dishes to cook, the preparations, and after that the cleaning up. Even having guests over to stay, I've to think about the places to take them, what to do or eat. And after that, cleaning up again!
How about you? Do you like having guests at your place?
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27 responses
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
9 Sep 08
i dont like having a lot of people at my house.. other than my best friend i dont care for anyone.. i dont have room for parties anyways otherwise i might be more open to it but my house is my getaway from it all..
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
12 Sep 08
i dont have enough money.. when you figure food.. booze.. etc.. lol
@moondancer (7431)
• United States
8 Sep 08
I'm not the the person that goes and visits much myself. I'm glad to have friends and family over for a social day, including lunch or dinner. When people come up from down south I have them here at my house. I have more room than my daughter does and she (and her family) is the only other family I have here.
I love having parties and doing things on the holidays and having family and friends over.
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@moondancer (7431)
• United States
10 Sep 08
I'm alone a good bit of the time, so it's nice to have company over to have someone to talk to and spend time with.
I'm sorry that you don't have the time for company. I too don't have much energy as my health really has me down most of the time. I hurt a lot, but having people over helps me to forget this for awhile. Even if I hurt more because of the extra activities.
@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
9 Sep 08
I do like it but I think that's because it happens so rarely. I live at the end of the bus route. After my house there is nothing unless you have a car. The bus runs very infrequently out here so people don't often pop by. I think I would like it less if people could just come over but getting to Belchertown is difficult if you don't have a car, which most of my friends don't.
@cream97 (29086)
• United States
13 Sep 08
No, I am not a sociable person. But, I do like company at times. But it is very selective.. I don't want others coming over my home, who have snide remarks to make. I can't stand sarcasam. I just like company on my own terms.. I don't like seeing someone everyday that is for sure.
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@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
20 Sep 08
Yup, I agree - there are people who just can't keep their mouths shut, if they have nothing good to say. When that happens, I don't know whether I should practise good manners and smile, or lash back!
So I seldom extend invitations to anyone else to visit me; only my family members and one or two close friends.
Thanks for responding and have a good weekend!
@anneshirley (1516)
• Philippines
13 Sep 08
Well, I don't really have to invite people over to my place since they are the one suggesting they want to come over. I don't know but since I was little, our house is always full of people coming in and out. Others says this is good luck to us because it means that the chi (or whatever they call it in Chinese) is in our house always welcoming good fortunes and so far, I can say that we have been extremely lucky in our house. We have guest almost everyday and when it is fiesta, birthday or Christmas time, our average visitor is like 100. What do you think, are we just friendly or there are really a house that invites people over?
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@iyah10 (4115)
• Kuwait
13 Sep 08
i only invite people to come over in my place if the schedule that we have are free for my and I are busy as of this days especially during Ramadan and most of this time my family member would always like to come over without an invitation for me for it is a tradition here in Kuwait to come over often when it is Ramadan time......
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@carla_teamrufs (80)
• Philippines
9 Sep 08
yes, usually. specially if i feel i need some company or if i'm depressed or just to have fun. it makes me forget of some worries for a bit.
@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
9 Sep 08
I do enjoy having friends over for dinner occasionally but it is a lot of work. I am hopeless at planning and preparing dinner parties but I do love to have friends chatting around a dinner table.
In my case I am lucky in that my partner is a retired chef so he thinks up the meal and does all the cooking, I just have to do the cleaning and washing up etc. I do not mind that so much.
He is also a retired musician and many of our friends are musicians and it can be nice to have a pleasant meal and a few drinks and then have a nice jam session between the musicians. I do like that.
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@sweethomecatring (1563)
• India
9 Sep 08
When I am get invited by friends and relatives at their places for lunch or dinner or to stay with them It is but natural I also invite them but it become so much for my wife to do kitchen disturbing all our schedule. Most cumbersome is after party chores of washing dishes and then rearranging them. It take a lot of time for her. While she washes I help her stacking in the cabinets.How do u see it.Please comment and have a nice day.
@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
13 Sep 08
Yup, I sometimes feel that I'm obligated to return that favour of inviting them for a meal.
So I would most probably invite them for lunch or dinner at a restaurant - this will save me the trouble of preparing, cooking and cleaning! It's too much work, and I don't really enjoy having people over!
Thanks for sharing, and have a good day!
@trisha_nava82 (1379)
• United States
9 Sep 08
I do enjoy having people come over even just for to hang out. Maybe watch a movie or whatever. But alot of my friends and family don't live close to me to even come over to hang out. So I really don't have people come over lately just to hang out although I would like to have people come over.
@nicecedron (235)
• Canada
9 Sep 08
i seldom invite my friends to come over our house coz i dont like to be the one who always worry what to offer..etc and i dont like if they will just get bored and wished they werent here :)
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@coolguythampy (11)
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9 Sep 08
depends.... Sometimes i have lots of cash with me and when i am in the mood i invite people over to my house. But most if the time me and my friends hang out outside our homes. Dont know y but its not like i hate inviting people or they dont like coming over its just been a routine....
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@rogue13xmen13 (14402)
• United States
9 Sep 08
It depends, if it is my boyfriend and friends, then I do not care, if it is family or people I have never really met, then that depends on the people. Some of my family members can be snobs, and those people I rarely invite over, the ones who are down to Earth, they are free to come and visit whenever.
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@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
9 Sep 08
I like having guests... but not very often... like only twice a year... like you... i feel that it is too tiring to have them stay over for a long time... a dinner or lunch would be great... we can catch on the events in our lives... but if i allow that to happen a lot... then i might go bankrupt... and my health will be affected with all the cleaning and preparation that i have to make...
I live with my baby in an apartment... so i do everything... guests once in a while is a good break... but too often is not good for me...
@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
10 Sep 08
Hi Aseretdd, I think most of us like having guests around once in a while - but thinking of the preparations and cleaning up just nix the idea! And if you have a baby to take care of, it's even more work!
Yup, just having some people (2-3 the most) over for tea/coffee is good enough for me. I don't want to think about preparing lunch or dinner - just take them out to restaurants or stores!
@chinniR (661)
• India
9 Sep 08
hi there lazeebee. i like to invite my friends to my place. generally it's for a day. they will be arriving in the morning and leave in the evening. i kind of like to make the necessary arrangements like food, how to while away the time when we are all together. i enjoy doing these, so i don't mind inviting my friends home. happy mylotting. have a nice day!