Need some advice about a visit with some friends.
We are visiting a family in another state. All of us are around middle age. My wife and her fried are then going to do a 3 day girls trip while I stay at their place in the finished basement. It will be me, the husband and their two adult daughters that will be left there.
While I am at the house and the wives are away, I don’t want to be a burden on the remaining family there. The husband and I get along fine but I just don’t want to interfere with the normal routine. What is a decent amount of time to spend around them?
I was thinking of mainly talking about 5-10 minutes in the morning and evening. Then going to the basement room. The rest of the day I have family to visit in town so I won’t be just sitting in their room.
Does that sound rude? I figure he and his daughters could spend time together. Plus it is during the week from Tuesday to Thursday that the wives will be gone so they probably will be tired. Thanks for your perspective.
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no need to stress over it, just be cordial and thank him for letting you stay. Maybe offer to have a meal somewhere or help out with things, but otherwise, you don’t have to interact more than you feel like it.
Does family not have room for you to stay? I’m just thinking in this situation I’d rather be relaxing casually with family rather than being worried about imposing on these friends’ routine. Normally for a trip like this I’d suggest your wife go by herself (since the Girls’ Weekend seems to be the main point), but since you have family in the area that’s where my attention would be.