We just moved in this week. Boxes everywhere. Family member of DHs visiting from another country for the weekend, and wants to see the house. Said family member can be confrontational and has previously upset DH quite a lot. They can’t drive and refuse to use public transport so my MIL would be bringing her to have a look around. It was probably my MILs idea as she is who she is staying with. Family member is disinterested in us most the time. It’s difficult to find any form of common ground, I find her very fake and over the top. Any looking around she does will be nosiness - why would you want to look around someone’s house who you aren’t that bothered about? Also, she’s a heavy smoker and all her clothing smells of smoke. I don’t want her sitting on our brand new sofas. I recognise this makes me sound precious but we’ve never paid so much for brand new sofas, I just want to keep everything nice.
DH isn’t particularly bothered either way and suggested we say we’re busy if we aren’t fussed to see her. AIBU to just say no and be ‘busy’? I’ve probably met the woman 5 times and I’m really not in an entertaining-type mood let alone show round my house room by room but I don’t know if it’s highly antisocial and I should just tolerate it. It’s our first weekend in our new house and we have lots we can be doing to put time to better use!
WWYD?