Am I rude if I politely decline the next invitation?
My cousin invited me for dinner on a Sunday night and asked me to bring wine and a dessert. When I got there, she said it had been a very busy weekend and she hadn’t had time to cook.
A couple of months later, she invited me over on a Sunday again , and again, she didn’t have time to cook and she brought me with her to another chain takeout place where she hemmed and hawed about prices until I offered to pay for half. Should you still wish to go to dinner at your cousin’s, you might ask her just beforehand whether she has had time to prepare, because if not, you will spare her the rush and go another time. It will at least alert her that you are on to her little scheme.I entertained two guests on separate occasions: One was a guest for the weekend, and the other just for dinner. Each one put their feet on my coffee table as they were sitting on the couch.
I’ve never visited family or friends without cleaning up after myself. Should I follow houseguests around to clean up their dishes? Or should I politely inform them I am not here to be their waiter, busboy and cook? How should I address this politely?Maybe you should have checked out their home before telling them to consider yours theirs.
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