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Is there a medical diagnosis for hating people coming into your house?

154 replies

shelleyshell · 20/02/2022 21:01

Hello people,
it is my first post on here and am not sure if I am in the correct place but.....
I hate having people in my house! I like my mil but she comes in way to often, my 14 year old Daughter has a boyfriend that I see too often, nothing against him I just don't want him in my house - he is currently restricted to 2 days per week.....and the main one...

my husband has a friend I dislike and he comes over every month for the whole weekend, I always go away but I still hate himmin my house!!

OP posts:
Velvian · 21/02/2022 08:08

FWIW @shelleyshell, there is nothing wrong with limiting the time a 14y's BF spends in the house. I think it is sensible. DH also has a 'friend' that I would rather not have in the house at all. I don't think either of those things are U.

Invite someone you like and see how it goes.

RampantIvy · 21/02/2022 08:16

Wow! That’s a rather hysterical over-reaction @Justilou1. The OP is not offering any hospitality or catering to her DH’s friend. I agree that having someone she dislikes stay one weekend a month is a bit much. Why can’t the OP’s husband go and stay with his friend on alternate visits?

I think the key thing is what you’ve mentioned yourself. That it upsets the other people you live with. It’s not just YOUR house, it’s theirs too and you are being unfair by imposing your needs above theirs.

It cuts both ways, and it could be the OP who is being controlling. She isn’t the only one who lives in the house. There needs to be give and take, and the OP will just have to suck up that her DC will want friends round, or she will end up driving them away when they are old enough to decide for themselves whether they want to see other people.

I agree that it is rude not to reciprocate other people’s hospitality, so maybe the OP should just meet people in the pub or a café instead. There was one woman in our friendship group who used come for coffee at my house and other people’s houses, but never reciprocated. And yes, it was noticed and talked about.

I hate people in my home too so I don't allow it. When my DB was homeless he lived in tent in my garden, could you perhaps buy a tent for your guests to use?

@BobLep0nge
Seriously! Shock
If this is real I can’t believe anyone would be so mean spirited, especially in this weather. Your own brother! Jeez.

I don’t think this is an introvert/extrovert thing. I have friends (and a husband) who are introverts, but they still invite me into their homes, and don’t hide behind the curtains if the phone rings or someone knocks at the door. I think some posters may be on the autism spectrum, some are just unsociable and rude and some are just completely lacking in social awareness.

grapewine · 21/02/2022 08:26

@Divebar2021

please stop going to other people's houses of you're not happy about them coming to yours

Absolutely. Stop accepting hospitality from other people if you’re not prepared to reciprocate ~ it’s bloody rude. You might also be better off living on your own rather than trying to control what the rest of your family do.

All of this. It's not fair on your family. It is their home too.
ABitOfAShitShow · 21/02/2022 08:27

@Sparklingbrook

I still want to know how that works in the height of the summer *@ABitOfAShitShow*. I don't think it would be that easy to pull off, especially if not 'going out' ready. Do you have to get in the car and pretend to drive somewhere, or walk down the street for no reason, then come back when the coast is clear? Confused Less hassle just to let them in I think.
What if you picked up your keys/purse/bag before answering? That could work.

I don’t know…I don’t do unexpected visitors. It would be a lot more hassle to let them in.
Grin

Lulu1919 · 21/02/2022 08:30

My husband has this ....he positively winces if people sit on the sofa in outdoor clothes ...
Shoes off ...for all...which I'm in agreement with ..
Will once people have gone ..bleach and disinfect bathroom..if used....door handles etc

We don't have many visions..apart from our grown up children !!!

Sparklingbrook · 21/02/2022 08:34

What if you picked up your keys/purse/bag before answering? That could work

I think k it would be pretty obvious that you weren’t going out TBH. Or coming back in for that matter. So the guest is allowed in and there’s your cup of coffee on the table and the pans on the hob boiling away after you’ve supposedly been out? Grin
Too much could go wrong.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 21/02/2022 08:43

@TroysMammy

My fear of people coming to my house has been armchair diagnosed as dirtyflooritis. In other words I know I need to Hoover and mop my floors but as I can't be arsed I hate people coming to my house as they'll see what a slattern I am.
😂😂 I think I suffer from the same! I need to know well in advance if anyone’s coming. But I can guarantee that when things are relatively pristine (not often) nobody will ever decide to pop in unannounced.
hellithurt · 21/02/2022 08:43

@Lulu1919

My husband has this ....he positively winces if people sit on the sofa in outdoor clothes ... Shoes off ...for all...which I'm in agreement with .. Will once people have gone ..bleach and disinfect bathroom..if used....door handles etc

We don't have many visions..apart from our grown up children !!!

Your husband has got an issue, that should've been addressed long before now.
ABitOfAShitShow · 21/02/2022 08:57

@Sparklingbrook

What if you picked up your keys/purse/bag before answering? That could work

I think k it would be pretty obvious that you weren’t going out TBH. Or coming back in for that matter. So the guest is allowed in and there’s your cup of coffee on the table and the pans on the hob boiling away after you’ve supposedly been out? Grin
Too much could go wrong.

You’re right. The only solution is to not answer the door. Grin
Carbiesdreamhouse · 21/02/2022 08:59

You've got British I'm afraid. It can't be cured.

Mumoblue · 21/02/2022 09:01

Hmm. I’ve got social anxiety and I really don’t like people I don’t know well being in my house (like workmen and friends-of-relatives) as I find I can’t relax when there are people in my space.

Sparklingbrook · 21/02/2022 09:08

You’re right. The only solution is to not answer the door

Or be a brilliant liar?

ABitOfAShitShow · 21/02/2022 09:09

@Carbiesdreamhouse

You've got British I'm afraid. It can't be cured.
😂
DottyHarmer · 21/02/2022 09:11

This is the trouble with the internet. Previously you might have thought yourself out of step, but now people (of whatever persuasion, including perverts) can find kindred spirits, egg each other on, validate their behaviour, come up with medical diagnoses and believe they are more numerous and normal than they really are.

That being said, I don’t like some visitors. It is stressful trying to keep them entertained (when one just watches Netflix oneself and don’t habitually host sparkling soirees) and workmen are a pain (how does one go to the loo in peace?!) but I recognise that I am being anti-social and do not have a very special medical condition.

GameofPhones · 21/02/2022 09:14

Introversion plus judgey remarks by visitors have done it for me. For that reason, I am careful not to pass any critical remarks in other people's homes. I only pay compliments.

hellithurt · 21/02/2022 09:15

@Carbiesdreamhouse

You've got British I'm afraid. It can't be cured.
😂! Are you Irish by any chance? 😂
Featuredcreature · 21/02/2022 09:16

I hate it too, my house is awful, local twats broke my window on Christmas eve which won't be fixed for a bit. I can't afford to even slightly decorate, I have no carpets downstairs for example. You will get bougie twats on here who have no idea what it's like to have £3.50 to your name to eat for a week (not kids just me) , not be able to afford school shoes without scrimping and saving. I am misanthropic and defeated, the cunts round here will see people struggling and actively persecute and make your life worse. So much fun.

Sparklingbrook · 21/02/2022 09:17

I find that if trades people come round I give them a key and go out. I feel like I’d be in the way.
I am one of those weirdos that lets them use the loo too.

ShallWeTalkAboutBruno · 21/02/2022 09:18

As you say it upsets your children, and it’s their home too, do you think it would be a good idea to work on your issues?

Sparklingbrook · 21/02/2022 09:22

I do think that not answering the door to unexpected visitors is all well and good but it doesn’t work when you have teenagers.

Mollysocks · 21/02/2022 09:24

Except for close family who know when to leave I really hate other people in my house. I like my own space and have learnt from experience that a lot of people are socially clueless and think it’s fine to come around and then never leave until they’re told (I had a friend who’d come around for lunch ‘just an hour or so’ and then stay until the late evening even though I’d dropped constant large and obvious hints and then eventually had to say ‘can you leave please, it’s 10pm!’) I much prefer meeting in a coffee shop or restaurant so you can leave when you want.

I also don’t like it if people just invite themselves to my house. I remember once an old work colleague was off on holiday with her DP and the day before I had a message:

Them: Hi Molly me and X are going to be in (my town) on the way to X tomorrow!
Me: Oh lovely, enjoy!
Them: Oh we were thinking … we could drop by the house, spend the day with you, we don’t have to go anywhere…
Me: Sorry I already have plans tomorrow! -or- I’m free (this hour gap) maybe we can meet for coffee in town?

I didn’t have plans, I just hate it when people spring this on you with no notice. I also find it rude and presumptuous.

I also find socialising when the expectation is on me to entertain mentally exhausting. Some people’s company leaves me mentally drained others I seem to get energy from them. It’s easier to cope with the drainers in a neutral setting. Blush

DillonPanthersTexas · 21/02/2022 09:24

My husband has this ....he positively winces if people sit on the sofa in outdoor clothes ...

WTF are 'outdoor clothes'?

MrsOatcake · 21/02/2022 09:35

@MrsPelligrinoPetrichor

OP not sure I'd like a visitor for the whole weekend every month,what's that about?
I’m also surprised that a) this isn’t the title and main complaint of the post and b) the focus of more replies. You need to stop this and then when you have more control you might see other normal visits differently.
ShallWeTalkAboutBruno · 21/02/2022 09:35

WTF are 'outdoor clothes'?

All my clothes are outdoor clothes. Am I doing clothing wrong?!

Mollysocks · 21/02/2022 09:37

@ShallWeTalkAboutBruno

WTF are 'outdoor clothes'?

All my clothes are outdoor clothes. Am I doing clothing wrong?!

I assumed it meant everything that isn’t pyjamas 🤷🏻‍♀️
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