To ask if you would leave a stranger you met over the internet alone in your house?

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So would you? Would you allow a stranger you know only from over the internet to come to your house and would you then leave them alone there?

No would I balls

Uh, no. Absolutely not.

Airbnb owners do this every day! What’s the context?

No.

I wouldn't invite some stranger off the street into my home either.

Why do you ask?

Depends on context.

I suppose it happens all the time with house swap/Airbnb type arrangements. I'd need to know what the arrangement is before saying yes or no.

Maybe. Depends on the context. I’ve taken men I’ve met in clubs home and then essentially left them alone in my flat whilst I shower the next morning. Has always been fine.

Er, yes. I met several good friends on the Internet, when they were complete strangers.

Really needs more context.

Need some context

If you were renting a room out to a flatmate/lodger or on air BnB that's exactly what would happen.

I've done it - did a background check of their social media etc, photo copy of Id and damage deposit.

But some internet date or bloke from your online game - probably not.

No.
Unless it was a woman escaping abuse.
It really depends on the situation.

No. I wouldn't 'do' Airbnb either, for that reason.

Well technically this applies to most tradesman, so yes!

It's what house swappers do all the time.
Is this HelenaD?

Well technically this applies to most tradesman, so yes!
Yes, but you wouldn't leave them alone would you!

No, I absolutely would not. I don't leave the workmen in the flat on their own ( and they're sent by the Housing Association). Trust is a rare commodity nowadays.

Depends on context. I met my DH on the Internet and video chatted for a few months. He came to stay with me immediately after our first public meeting. I went to work the next day leaving him them for a few hours.

Depends

For a quick legover and chips? No

Tradesman? Of course, after looking at their website etc etc

Context is key here. I’ve had friends I’ve made over the internet and known for years, and yes, I would leave them alone in my house precisely because they are not strangers but friends.

A tradesman I had checked I would leave alone in house though would hide bank cards elsewhere etc.

I can think of lots of situations where I would, yes.

As for leaving tradespeople alone, you have to! Unless you never ever leave the house for the entire time you are having work done. Anyone who never does has clearly never undertaken any type of serious renovation.

If you live in shared accomodation, you could be having to deal with 'strangers' in the house any old time - a new tenant, or another tenant's new date...
What's the actual trouble, OP? If someone you don't know is pressuring you for access to your house, that person may well have bad intentions; if you need to have some electrical or maintenance work (or someone with another legitimate professional reason to be in your house) and you can't take time off work to supervise, can you get a friend to 'babysit' them?

Completely depends on who they are and why they're alone in the house. I've frequently left builders/kitchen fitter/plumber etc because they were there for weeks and I had to go to work!

I've had to leave tradesmen in my home. I had this pesky little thing called a job and an unreasonable boss who wouldn't give me several weeks off to supervise and fully pay me.

I've seen Mumsnetter invite over people from here to their homes over the years.
People have gone over to Mumsnetters for showers when there's has been broke, to help them leave an abusive relationship or even after a death so possibly. Although if it was a man I would definitely be meeting them in public first.

I definitely wouldn't leave someone alone in my home while I went out though.