Entertaining other people isn’t fun

[Zighy1]

Can I ask if there is anyone who actively enjoys having people to stay and entertaining them for 24 or more hours. I dread any such arrangement, either at my own house, or staying with others. Am I unusual or is this normal? Recently has family members to stay and honestly I was on edge the whole time.
BTW I am not unsocial, I love lunch and dinner plans but why do people want to stay and carry it on?
It always seems worse at Christmas when relatives from abroad are passing by and seen to assume you are happy for them to stay.

Completely with you on this. I hate people staying at mine and I hate staying at others houses - I feel awkward/tense the whole time! I enjoy socialising though and having people over for a few hours.

I hate it. Hubby loves entertaining but it's not him gutting the house and tidying afterwards and hinting at people to leave cos it's 3am and I've ran out of conversation

It's horses for courses. I love socialising and hosting, and I really enjoy having a houseful of people to stay. I love staying with friends and having breakfast together in the morning after too much wine the night before. For other people, though, like you, its the very definition of hell.

I love hosting and cooking for a crowd. I’m also happy to have people to stay (I live in a holiday destination) but I make it clear that I’m not an early riser so they should just see to themselves in the morning.

I love it in concept but hate having to skivvy around cooking and washing bedding and tidying up. It was easier when we were all scummy students.

I enjoy it, but I sympathise with people who don't.

I don’t like entertain others which is why I always arrange to go out to meet others. I love coming home to my quiet tidy space 😂

I absolutely love it. I love cooking and entertaining, but then I don’t invite anyone over I don’t like.

I like it, but I don’t feel under pressure to ‘entertain’ people, and I only have to stay people of whom I’m very fond. We often also stay with friends in various countries, so it’s very much give and take, no one on good behaviour etc.

I enjoy it to a point but a couple of years ago we had my parents over Christmas then an hour after they left before IL arrived to stay for a couple of days. By the end I just wanted my house back. We don't do back to back hosting any more.

I'm the child of immigrants- so we always had visitors. I love a houseful, and I am sad that there will only be 4 of us for Christmas! Hoping for a waif or stray or two to boost the numbers.

I actually really don’t mind people staying. They can stay whenever and for as long as they like for all I care. What stresses me out is how stressed DH gets about it. It causes arguments as we are such opposites. My ideal is an open house where I can just say to anyone any time, sure you can stay. Where as he would rather never have anyone ever. We compromise of course, but it is stressful. Christmas is the worst.