Q&A for How to Invite a Friend Over

Can they both come over? If you're only allowed to have one friend over at a time, choose one and tell the other friend they can come over next time. If the problem is that your friends don't like each other, try to help them work out their problems. Find something they have in common, a game or activity they both like for example, and convince them to play together.

Just act normal and invite him over for an innocent get together. Be yourself and talk normally, act normally and don't say anything related to relationships.

You want to regret the things you did in life, not regret the things you didn't do. You should just go for it. If she says no, ask why later. It could be because of a scheduling conflict, not necessarily because she doesn't like you or want to hang out.

Ask them why, and then convince them that your parents aren't scary. Ask your parents to be extra nice and welcoming when your friend comes over.

Describe the person in very positive terms and talk about how much fun you will all have together at dinner.

Set a date, think of some drinks and snacks to serve. Make a list of people you would like to invite, even if they don't know each other. Then be honest and positive with them; say: "Hey! I've never really done this before, but I would love to invite you to my new place and hope you would like that."

Ask your friend if they would like to play a board game, take a walk to the park, or watch a movie. If they don't want to do any of these things, ask them what activity they would prefer.

Try inviting a small group (two to six people) so that she feels more comfortable about coming to vist and is more likely to accept. This should make you closer. Also, by inviting a smaller group she will feel that you do consider her as a close friend.

If you have a close relationship with the person, then any time is good. If the person is of the opposite gender, then you need to talk with your parents first and get their permission.

If she doesn't want to come over, she can't be forced, but maybe try meeting up somewhere fun or doing something fun.

My parents were the exactly the same. Tell your friends directly, "If you guys cuss around my parents, they might not let you guys come over anymore." That worked for me, but I did have to tell my friends multiple times to cut it out.

After 8pm, I suppose, but you should still have a snack on hand.

When your friend comes over, make sure your parents are not home. If your friend and your parents don't get along, it's probably best to avoid bringing your friend to your house. Maybe you should go to her house, or find another location to meet.

That's okay. Sometimes people just have other stuff going on. You could always invite a different friend over and hang out with your friend that's busy some other time.

Show them around a bit first so they won't get lost, then you guys can hang out together.

Say, "I so look forward to spending time with you this summer. I can make it on these days [list of days]. When will you be free?"

The format is: announce you have bad news, tell her how bad you feel, let her know you can't make it, (optional) tell her why, and ask for a new date. E.g. "Oh no, I just found out I can't make it to the block party! Now I won't get to see your new house. Are you free on Tuesday? Please say yes, I wanna see you."

Maybe you could invite them to your house first, and then when they're leaving say something like, "We should do this again, maybe next time at your house?"

Invite them over for another time and choose a different friend to have over while your other friend is busy.

You should invite your friend over first. Then she or he will probably invite you over to return the favor.

Try talking to them and go from there.

You could go hang out somewhere else, or you could meet at your house and go for a walk to the park, etc.

Perhaps it's best to find a day that your parents and sibling aren't home, so they can't embarrass you.

Email him. If, after a few days, he doesn't reply, go ahead and approach him in real life. He surely can't ignore you like that.

Try to find the right time. If you like him and have been talking for a while, that should be fine. If you are worried about your parents, you could just invite him to go to the mall with you or somewhere other than your house.

Maybe instead of inviting them to your house try going to the park or go swimming those can be fun activities that don't involve your house.

Maybe have your friend over when your brother is at his friend's house so he is not around. Or ask your parents to send him to your grandparent's house or somewhere else. And don't worry, your brother will grow up and become more mature.

Sure, but make sure they know each other is coming, otherwise you're forcing the issue, and that never works. To make it less awkward, invite two or three more friends, for a max total of 5 (otherwise these two can get lost in the group and it still doesn't work). It's a good idea for them to get to know each other better, well done. But it's not be entirely your job, so let them figure it out.

I think it depends on how old you are. Parents have to know where their kids are, and their parents will like to talk to yours to see if it's OK and maybe exchange phone numbers just in case. Also, you can't just invite friends over any time; maybe your parents have planned something today that you don't know yet. In the end, yes, you decide, but so do your parents.

Sure. But it is a bit awkward. But you can perfectly do this, no problem. "But we can only stay in the garden, my mom doesn't like it if we go in the house." Think of ways to show your mom how polite your friends can be. Ask your friends to be very kind and polite to her when they ask to use the bathroom, for example.