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To ask guest to leave for smoking in the bedroom?

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FgsMary · 06/07/2024 09:43

A friend has been staying. She lives abroad but is over here on holiday for 3 weeks. Day 1, she smoked in the kitchen. I told her no smoking at all in the house. She pulled a face but from then on, smoked in the garden. I then became aware that she was sneakily smoking in the bedroom at night (blowing it out of window). She is a very tricky person anyway. Very aggressive, confrontational, awkward, selfish, bullying at the best of times but I'd bit my lip for a week and it had mainly been OK. I asked her if she'd been smoking in the bedroom. She said no but then later text me to say that she had and she was sorry. I told her she should find somewhere else to stay and she left that day. I feel dreadful though and I should probably have just said again not to smoke inside but not asked her to leave. She's now playing the victim and acting like I'm the bad guy. Was I out of order? I have said she's welcome to come back and I've seen her since but she's said no to coming back and she's sleeping on a relatives floor instead.

OP posts:
godmum56 · 06/07/2024 10:05

" She is a very tricky person anyway. Very aggressive, confrontational, awkward, selfish, bullying at the best of times " so why do you even want her for a friend?

Allthehorsesintheworld · 06/07/2024 10:04

Don’t feel guilty.
I’d say 99% of people have a no smoking in the house rule. She knew your house rules, she chose to disrespect them and you.
Smoking out of a bedroom window could easily have moved to smoking in bed and next thing you know there’s a house fire.

SamW98 · 06/07/2024 10:04

FgsMary · 06/07/2024 09:59

It's a relative. Absolutely not smoking there. Wouldn't dare.

So it’s ok to trample over your boundaries but not her new hosts?

FgsMary · 06/07/2024 10:04

Roundroundthegarden · 06/07/2024 09:57

Silly you for letting someone who you described as aggressive and bully stay in your home. Like what did you expect?

I know. She has form (lots of it) for bad behaviour but this was an important once in a lifetime trip for her and her family and friends/family step up to help in situations like this. We were all acutely aware that it could go wrong. I just feel so wretched and should have just buttoned my lip for 3 weeks.

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LizTruss · 06/07/2024 10:04

She gets chucked out after a couple of days for having a fag out of the window?

I brought the Country to it's knees and lasted 42 days!!!

Who's the lettuce now?

Maray1967 · 06/07/2024 10:04

Janedoe82 · 06/07/2024 09:45

You were a bit harsh.

I’m laughing hysterically at this. I would have packed her stuff and sent her on her way the first time she smoked in my house.

Longma · 06/07/2024 10:03

Not harsh. We don't allow anyone to smoke or vape in our house, or garden for that matter.

If someone repeatedly ignored that they'd not be welcome to stay.

JC03745 · 06/07/2024 10:03

She sounds like a spoilt child! Not harsh at all and completely justified to ask her to leave. You are now left with the extra work of clean the bedroom and airing it so it not longer stinks! Yuck!
I wouldn't have asked her back though.

Ohnobackagain · 06/07/2024 10:01

@FgsMary you have nothing to feel guilty about, stop inviting her back. She’ll be loving playing the victim, but you are the victim here.

Olika · 06/07/2024 10:01

So she doesn't dare to smoke where she is now but dared to smoke at yours even after you told her not to. Nah she can stay where she is and you should be feel bad about it.

SophieJo · 06/07/2024 10:00

Janedoe82 · 06/07/2024 09:45

You were a bit harsh.

Why? Her house, her rules!

FgsMary · 06/07/2024 09:59

Blondeshavemorefun · 06/07/2024 09:55

Def not harsh

Your home . Your rules

She knew rules. She delib broke then after you said no smoking in home

She is lucky to have a floor to sleep on at another friends house

Is she smoking there

It's a relative. Absolutely not smoking there. Wouldn't dare.

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ChaToilLeam · 06/07/2024 09:59

She sounds awful, you were right to stand up for her. But what’s all this about tears and guilt tripping? She sounds awful and you did nothing wrong. She’s a CF no matter how long she has been in your life.

HelloJillll · 06/07/2024 09:59

Very aggressive, confrontational, awkward, selfish, bullying at the best of times

Sounds like a treasure. I wouldn’t have let her stay to begin with if she’s like this.

Rondel · 06/07/2024 09:59

FgsMary · 06/07/2024 09:55

She's a childhood friend. We grew up together. I am very close to her family. They're like my family. She has lots of issues. There's been tears every night from her. I can't turn my back entirely.

Actually, it’s perfectly possible, and even advisable, to decide that you’re not interested in pursuing a friendship with someone ‘aggressive, confrontational, awkward, selfish, bullying’.

FgsMary · 06/07/2024 09:58

DietCokeandHulaHoops · 06/07/2024 09:53

I’m a smoker and I’d never dream
of smoking in someone else’s home.

I think perhaps texting telling her not to come back was a bit harsh if it was in response to an apology from her, but she doesn’t sound very nice - so sod it.

That wasn't the order of events. I told her to her face that she should find somewhere else to stay. She text me later to say she had infact been smoking inside and she was sorry. I've seen her since and we hugged and I said she could come back any time but I was told by a 3rd party that she won't come back to stay.

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TinaMariah · 06/07/2024 09:58

If it was a hotel she might have been asked to leave, fined and banned with no refund, so no I don't think you were harsh.

WuTangGran · 06/07/2024 09:58

Not unreasonable.

Your home, your rules.

Roundroundthegarden · 06/07/2024 09:57

Silly you for letting someone who you described as aggressive and bully stay in your home. Like what did you expect?

Funnywonder · 06/07/2024 09:57

Try not to feel guilty. You asked her not to smoke in your house. She did. Then she lied about it. I wouldn't have asked her to leave - but only because I'm a complete coward who doesn't like confrontation. I would have just moaned to whoever would listen😆

mitogoshi · 06/07/2024 09:56

Completely rude to smoke indoors unless explicitly stated that you can, I would have kicked her out for smoking in the kitchen end of

Limer · 06/07/2024 09:56

I do feel incredibly guilty.

Why?

You laid down a perfectly reasonable boundary, and she repeatedly trampled all over it. That's not your fault.

CaptainMyCaptain · 06/07/2024 09:55

DietCokeandHulaHoops · 06/07/2024 09:53

I’m a smoker and I’d never dream
of smoking in someone else’s home.

I think perhaps texting telling her not to come back was a bit harsh if it was in response to an apology from her, but she doesn’t sound very nice - so sod it.

The OP didn't do that. Read it carefully.

I have said she's welcome to come back and I've seen her since but she's said no to coming back

Iffx · 06/07/2024 09:55

she’s behaved unacceptably and you were right to get rid.

unless she is ageing or ill, on the floor on cushions is fine. But in any case, entirely her own fault.

mybeesarealive · 06/07/2024 09:55

Sometimes in adult life you outgrow certain friendships. I think you OP have just experienced this. It's sad, but there it is. She's not a friend any more.

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