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To not want my friend inviting men to my house

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dranaksjd · 24/08/2016 10:30

There's a woman who I was friends with as a teenager. We are both 27. She's not a bad person but while I've matured, she has stayed exactly
Like she was at 18.
I arranged to go to an event that goes on for four days this weekend. I arranged to go with my two best friends. My friend then asked if she could go. I said she could come along. She is a single mother and is isolated as she only has me as a friend. She literally has no one else and gets lonely.

The problem is she has explained to me her plans for the weekend and I'm concerned.

She is staying at mine for four nights (she never asked me, just informed me). She explained that if she doesn't stay at mine she can't go as her parents don't let her drink and she lives in a rental property her parents own (this is true).

She is also paying her friend to have her daughter for four nights and her parents don't know.

So I said okay she can stay. She then suggested she brings a guy she met online over for a drink on Saturday night. I said no I don't want anyone I don't know over mine.

She has this guy she met online a few weeks ago, and she regularly meets up with him for sex. She asked if she could have him stay overnight. I said no as she would be sleeping in my Sons bed and I don't know him.

She has brought loads of alcohol and is planning on getting off her face all weekend.

The thing is, my other friends and I are very different people. We rarely drink and if we do it's only getting tipsy. We don't have friends with benefits and only have people in our house we are close friends with. We don't judge her if that's what she wants to do. But I honestly am really worried about having her in my house for four nights. She will be drunk, inviting men online to come to my house, talking loudly on the phone until 3am. It's my idea of hell! If I thought she would respect my house I would not be worried but she isn't like that.

Everyone else says why are you even friends with her. But she has absolutely no one else. And would be so lonely without me. As soon as she thinks she has a boyfriend And starts seeing him I never hear from her until they've broken up so I suppose I owe her nothing but I feel a responsibility to give her company as she is unhappy and men just use her for sex. She is quite a troubled person.
Despite this, I'm thinking of not having her at my house. I have major concerns. Would I be unreasonable to say I can't have her at mine?

I doubt she will behave in a way i consider acceptable in my house. She might respect my
House rules but then again might not.

I also like my own space and the thought of having anyone but my close family at my house for four nights make me feel stressed.

Am I being grumpy?

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JudyCoolibar · 24/08/2016 12:35

She's happy enough to dump you when she thinks there's a man on the horizon, you owe her precisely nothing.

If you're committed to this weekend, tell her the booze has to go. If she's not used to alcohol and planning on getting off her face every night, she'll be puking up everywhere and breaking your things, plus being a general pain in the neck. If she won't get rid of the booze, tell her to go back home.

And after this weekend, just stop being available to her. As soon as she finds she can't call on you for cheap babysitting or a bed for the night she probably won't be interested anyway.

expatinscotland · 24/08/2016 12:42

Get a spine! Tell her to get the hell out. One of these guys could be a rapist for all you know. Tell her you're not running a brothel and unfriend her.

Atenco · 24/08/2016 12:56

Take all the alcohol and put it away somewhere, tell her she won't need it as you're not into drinking much yourself and don't like spending time with drunk people. If she insists on drinking tell her to go and take it all with her

This

Atenco · 24/08/2016 13:00

"Her parents sound vile"

Her parents have their daughter, who is a single mother and loves to drink way over the limit a flat rent-free on the only condition that they doesn't drink there and that makes them vile?

Don't get me wrong I was a single mother and like the odd drink, but I don't think this makes her parents vile.

Memoires · 24/08/2016 13:02

Her parents' ban on alcohol sounds sensible in her case. She's clearly completely out of control when she's drunk.

MistressDeeCee · 24/08/2016 13:11

Well you've already said "No" so just stick to that. Nobody is forcing you

She sounds a little lost to me - throughout your post you're completely and utterly judging her for being with a man/men yet she's a grown woman! So obviously people will pick up on that and judge her too. Cue loads of unpleasant comments about her - after all she's not a "good" woman, is she?Hmm

I don't always approve of my friends' choices of sexual partners/situations etc but Ive the sense to know its fuck all to do with me, and I don't get any kicks out of playing Miss Disapproving either. My only concern would be if my friend was safe or not, as long as she is well, its fine.

I am never fooled by this kind of mentality - you claim to dislike someone yet your disapproving nose is firmly in her business thats how you know so much about her life, down to what she does and what her parents do/think about her too. You're not her friend but you've made her think you are ,so she thinks she can ask you a favour. Similarly perhaps she isn't a true friend to you either in which case, more reason to distance

Stick to your "No" - distance yourself - don't be involved. In your shoes I wouldn't have her at the event anyway - unless of course her presence nd actions will provide juicy gossip fuel for you "good women" to tut at

JudyCoolibar · 24/08/2016 13:15

MistressDeeCee, the point about the man is that friend wants to bring total stranger back to shag in OP's house when friend plans to be off her face. She's made it OP's business. On what planet is that something OP is supposed to ignore?

MistressDeeCee · 24/08/2016 13:28

JudyCoolibar thats where you'd stick to your "NO" firmly, and if that kind of friend isn't your type then don't have them around or be around them. We all see people's behaviour and its easy not to invite their drama into your life - unless its interesting and you like drama of course

"while I've matured, she has stayed exactly like she was at 18"
". We don't have friends with benefits"
"She will be drunk, inviting men online to come to my house, talking loudly on the phone until 3am. It's my idea of hell! "

and then to justify remaining in this chalk and cheese "friendship" :-

"she has absolutely no one else. And would be so lonely without me".

She'd be OK without you OP, just as you would be OK without her. Life shifts and changes. She's got her parents (as odd as they sound) I doubt you are her only lifeline

She needs counselling and support regarding regaining her self-worth and self-esteem as a woman, amongst other things. She won't get that from you, you're busy judging and aiming to disguise that. Cut her loose and if you've any notion of kindness, explore the possibility of her at least broaching counselling via her GP or whoever's best if she is in contact with any health professionals

MerryInthechelseahotel · 24/08/2016 13:44

I agree with MistreeDeeCee actually I think this is made up

Trifleorbust · 24/08/2016 13:53

No, her parents sound like they control her life. Why does she have to ask them whether someone else can babysit her child? [skeptical]

Don't get me wrong, she sounds odd, but they sound very controlling indeed.

MiddleClassProblem · 24/08/2016 13:54

MerryInthechelseahotel well if that's what you believe then I hope you reported it rather than just declaring your suspicions on here. Nothing on here makes me suspect and I like to give the benefit of the doubt as much as possible.

FrancisCrawford · 24/08/2016 14:05

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Trifleorbust · 24/08/2016 14:09

Well, firstly, the OP doesn't say they don't let her drink in the house, she says they don't let her drink. Secondly, I have never much appreciated that sort of highly conditional kindness. Being generous doesn't confer the right to make an adult's decisions for her. That isn't generous, it's control.

Trifleorbust · 24/08/2016 14:13

Atenco: What limit? And what does her single parent status have to do with this?

FrancisCrawford · 24/08/2016 14:14

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Trifleorbust · 24/08/2016 14:22

That doesn't make it okay. Her parents are good to let her live rent-free, but should respect her adult choices whether she does that or not.

FrancisCrawford · 24/08/2016 14:30

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Trifleorbust · 24/08/2016 14:33

Can't agree with you that she should respect their religion, Francis. They should respect their religion - I have no issue with their choice not to drink. They shouldn't push that onto her whatever else they are prepared to do to help her out.

But if I were her, I wouldn't live rent free in their house either. I would tell them to jog on, get my own house and hire whoever I wanted to babysit!

dranaksjd · 24/08/2016 15:15

To be honest she doesnt drink alcohol a lot.
But when she does drink alcohol it's to get drunk and she becomes quite attention seeking and irresponsible when drunk. I would say she is more lonely than wild.
She's not happy sleeping with them but wants a boyfriend and looks for one in all the wrong ways.
but that's up to her. It's only my business when she wants to bring it into my house.

I've been a good friend to her, but I'm starting to feel used and like I'm being taken advantage of to be honest.

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dranaksjd · 24/08/2016 15:18

I've realised I don't really have the money to go to the weekend event anyway. So I will ring her and see what she says

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dranaksjd · 24/08/2016 15:18

And yes, her parents are critical and controlling people which has had huge effects on her. But that's not my problem.

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