If you’ve had the same tradition for a few years, and elements change, it’s important to be prepared for those changes to avoid any ‘awkwardness’ or confrontation. This grad student has been helping her bestie’s family prep their Thanksgiving dinner for the last few years. Normally, taking responsibility for cooking a dish or two helps …
Seguir leyendo Student helps best friend’s family with Thanksgiving prep, is unexpectedly confronted by her friend’s mom for not contributing to groceries for the «potluck-style» meal, despite never being asked to cover costs: ‘Her behavior felt really inhospitable’
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Bride discovers mystery woman in wedding pictures, then runs into her months later learning a guest quietly expanded their RSVP to their mom: ‘I truly don’t understand what goes on in people’s heads’
There’s nothing like receiving your wedding photos back and seeing your favorite people laughing, crying, and doing whatever it is people do once the open bar hits. But buried among the familiar faces at this couple’s 100-person wedding was someone she had quite literally never seen before. At first, she assumed it was a distant …
Seguir leyendo Bride discovers mystery woman in wedding pictures, then runs into her months later learning a guest quietly expanded their RSVP to their mom: ‘I truly don’t understand what goes on in people’s heads’
Wedding planner seats guests alphabetically by first name, separating them from their dates: ‘One table was pretty much just women named Sue/Susan/Suzanne who didn’t know each other at all’
Going to a wedding is a big social event. Sure, you’re there to celebrate the happy couple, but you’re also there to hang out with all the other guests. Actually, that’s mainly what you’ll be doing since the couple is probably going to be busy. You have to spend the whole (usually all-day) affair with …
Seguir leyendo Wedding planner seats guests alphabetically by first name, separating them from their dates: ‘One table was pretty much just women named Sue/Susan/Suzanne who didn’t know each other at all’
Woman hosts entitled friend for a week-long visit, only to get a formal complaint at the end of the visit about the quality of the stay: ‘She gave me a long list of issues’
If a friend is kind enough to let you stay at their place for an entire week, takes time off work to show you around the city, and even plans fun activities for you to do together, the only response they should receive from you is pure gratitude for everything they’ve done. Unlike the friend …
Seguir leyendo Woman hosts entitled friend for a week-long visit, only to get a formal complaint at the end of the visit about the quality of the stay: ‘She gave me a long list of issues’
‘I feel trapped in my own home’: Unemployed 30-year-old stays with friends following break-up, gets upset when asked to leave after 5 months
Every house guest should be aware of the concept of overstaying their welcome. The truth is, even the most generous and caring of hosts only have so much patience with having other people in their house, not least when what was meant to be a short stay turns into an extended period of time. It …
Seguir leyendo ‘I feel trapped in my own home’: Unemployed 30-year-old stays with friends following break-up, gets upset when asked to leave after 5 months
Woman offers husband’s struggling friend to stay in family home while they’re on vacation, returns home 2 weeks later to months’ worth of food eaten and broken kitchenware, tells husband he isn’t allowed back in home: ‘It’s insane how much was missing’
This kindness doesn’t seem to be taken for weakness, but rather seems to be taken for: Sleep in my house, Eat everything I own, Break my kitchenware, and then act surprised when I kick you out…This wife is on her last straw of patience after letting a mutual acquaintance of hers and her husband’s stay …
Seguir leyendo Woman offers husband’s struggling friend to stay in family home while they’re on vacation, returns home 2 weeks later to months’ worth of food eaten and broken kitchenware, tells husband he isn’t allowed back in home: ‘It’s insane how much was missing’
‘She can’t stay here’: Grandmother refuses to listen to parents’ house rules while she visits grandkids, leading mom to demand she won’t stay the night again
Who doesn’t love it when their grandparents come to visit? They always come bearing gifts, convince your parents to let you skip curfew, and bring a fun energy that you can’t ignore. Grandparents are the best. At least, that is the attitude towards grandparents from the kids’ point of view, the other one, from the …
Seguir leyendo ‘She can’t stay here’: Grandmother refuses to listen to parents’ house rules while she visits grandkids, leading mom to demand she won’t stay the night again
‘When the wedding ceremony started, I realized I did not recognize anyone walking down the aisle’: 20+ guests who realized they were attending the wrong event a little too late
We’ve all been to weddings where we barely know anyone there. Some of us have even been to a wedding where we barely knew the bride or groom, like when your mom forces you to attend the wedding of your 3rd cousin. However, it is very rare to attend a wedding in which you know …
Seguir leyendo ‘When the wedding ceremony started, I realized I did not recognize anyone walking down the aisle’: 20+ guests who realized they were attending the wrong event a little too late
Entitled house guest spends the night at friend’s home office, fails to leave the room until fed-up host sends their toddler to wake them up at 3:30 pm: ‘Thinking of charging rent’
When we were kids, having sleepovers used to be the best thing, something you were always excited about and looking forward to. Who didn’t jump on the opportunity to stay up late with their best friends, eating junk food, and gossiping about other people in school? Even the next mornings were always fun, having breakfast …
Seguir leyendo Entitled house guest spends the night at friend’s home office, fails to leave the room until fed-up host sends their toddler to wake them up at 3:30 pm: ‘Thinking of charging rent’
‘I feel like I have no peace in my own home’: Host refuses to accommodate freeloading friend who arrives for a 13-day visit, demanding airport pickup, daily rides, free meals, and control of every shared space
Some houseguests arrive with flowers, others with a suitcase of demands. The childhood pal of a brand-new driver lands firmly in the second group. Twelve months of warning produced zero planning, so when the pal shows up the same week the homeowner’s mother faces risky surgery, chaos moves in. The friend insists on free airport …
Seguir leyendo ‘I feel like I have no peace in my own home’: Host refuses to accommodate freeloading friend who arrives for a 13-day visit, demanding airport pickup, daily rides, free meals, and control of every shared space