Tired Of Overstaying Guests?

I'm afraid I'm very blunt - I will say (with a laugh) ''Time you weren't here!)''

My father-in-law used to say if we go to bed, these people can go home so that it seemed like he was keeping the guests up!! Very effective. lol

My way of encouraging guests to leave is to offer them hot chocolate. This seems to work most times and it has become a standing joke with us and our friends.

I havent have you Anna? Oh dear..well this may be why I dont have guests lolz Those are some great ideas though on how to get rid of those hanger ons.

Not in years, we don't have guests! How did you do the italic?

I've never had that problem thank God but if I did I guess I would try all the things on your list. Or say listen I'd love to talk more but I am tired so we'll pick up on this conversation another time thanks for understanding, good nite.

I have not had guests that were not expected. And those guests that we have invited would be left alone to fend for themselves when it's time for me to hit the pillow.

How about asking one of these "special souls" ,,, what o clock is it? instead of looking at your own watch/clock or whatever. I had done that on two occasions.Once was a success and it did the trick. The other instance had me in trouble Things get a bit awry when dealing with drunk guests

I take guests OUT to dinner and at the end they know it is time to go and the end is when I pay the check and start saying goodnight!

OH yes but I think a more subtle approach would be TATA nice to see you. See you again then never invite them back!

I sometimes have trouble getting one of my friends to stop and have left her on the sofa with the TV and gone off to bed.

I just say something like, "Oh my gosh.Thanks for coming over, but I have to get to bed."

When I was a young married woman and very pregnant, we had friends come and visit for the day. They stayed and stayed and stayed. You know how tired pregnant women get, I finally went to bed. My husband said I was rude, but I could not keep my eyes open! Benjamin Franklin once said, 'Fish and company stink after three days'!

No, thankfully.

Never had any overstaying guests to what I can think of, must be lucky lol. If I did I would have to say, sorry I need to go to bed or something like that.

@LadyDuck No,I have never had to face such a situation.But this seems to be a good advice to follow.Wish you and family a Merry Christmas.

ask to get their coats, a treat for the road? A couple of times I just went to bed.

I am a blunt as @jabo - it is quite rude when visitors overstay their welcome. I always say, arrive on time, but leave before the light gets dim and remember to listen for the cue - Time to Go Home!

We don't do parties, but we do have a few folks that stop over from time to time. One in particular stays for hours at a time, and I mean hours. I've learned that it's best not to invite a person inside if I have things I want to get done even if I have the day off. Thursday an old friend, a different one, stopped by with a gift for us, out of the blue. We'd not seen this individual for several years and of course we invited them in. I left the room after visiting for a while and went back to my computer leaving my husband to visit more. Eventually the person left on their own. I've actually told certain people that we needed to get to bed soon and that will usually help them along. One person used to stay over six hours when we weren't working before leaving. Yikes!

I've had a couple staying past than what was planned and I finally got up removing food, drinks, turning off music and they still sat. I finally said, "it was nice to see you but I need rest now. Be safe driving." They got the hint. I need to be more blunt from the get go.