If you went to visit a friend how long do you stay

[liquidsquidli]

I suppose context is everything but it was for coffee and cake for birthday a few weeks ago.

Dear old friend. Having a tough time
Lives 25 mins away. No meal just afternoon cake.

I just want to check I haven't short changed my friend by leaving to soon.

2 to 4 hours

2 hours is probably plenty

Her birthday or yours? What time was it? Did they invite you?

1.5 to 2.5 hours

Couple of hours

A couple of hours max.

I generally meet up for a couple of hours if the friends are local . If more than an hour away I would spend 3-4 hours depending on what we are doing ie dog walk ,lunch etc

2-3 hours allowed though I would judge it on the day, if I had less time i would phrase it in advance that I was popping in before x so no there's expectation of a longer visit, though different friends are different in how you treat this subject

I stayed for 5 hours but it was a lovely sunny afternoon sitting in the garden.

Depends if i have wine. If I do I usually overstay my welcome. If not then 2 hours, maybe 3 if the kids are there too

Hers, 2.30, kind of mutual agreeemnt

I left at 5.10 so about right!

Probably 3-4 hours. Unless she seemed like she needed to get on

2-3 hours. I'd have left around 5 in your case.

I would have left around 5pm then, assuming they will want to start their evening routine.
Unless they said otherwise.

Hate rush hour traffic though, so an extra brew for the road would be gladly accepted. ☕

I think it depends on the friend. I rarely see people for less than 4 hours unless someone has somewhere else to go.

I was going to say 2 nights- that's the first thing I thought of when visiting a friend up north! Didn't realize you meant local😆

Sounds like you played it just right.

That’s the perfect amount of time. I’d have done the same.