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.

Just say: "Here is tour of my house, enjoy!" Just take them around the house and show them and don't say anything extra, other than things like: "If you need the bathroom, use this one"; "If you want snacks, get them from here", and "This is my room, enjoy!".

Don't worry about the boxes. As long as you're unpacked enough so that way you can maneuver around the house easily and there are things that you can do, there shouldn't be a problem.

A lot of the times the quiet people are just a little shy or awkward, that doesn't mean they're not fun. I think you should give her a chance, especially if all your friends like her. Just make sure she feels included in whatever you guys are doing, and she'll probably open up and be less quiet.

Ask them if they think they'd be allowed! You could always ask your parents to call their parents, or to be home when your friends get dropped off so the parents can meet that way.

One tip is to end the hanging-out-time relatively quickly. At first it may be a bit awkward, but you'll soon get into the swing of things. Go home before the phase of awkward silence starts. Leave the friend a bit hungry, not entirely satisfied by your social interaction. Then, a few days later, do it again.

This is not too big a deal. The important thing is to spend time together. If she feels better meeting at her place, then why not, go for it. You can also work in some "but I like my place, too" somewhere. Or keep that for the future. "Oh OK, fun! But one of these days I'd really like to show you my house, too."