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[quote=Anonymous]I say no even to family aside from my parents who come and stay with us three or so weeks each year.

I used to feel obligated and host all sorts of people for a short time (like 4 days tops) and hate it. My side is very extroverted and "welcoming" in the sense they always love having guests, so it's extremely rude to them for me to not like having guests. They also do not understand the idea of remote work being real work, not being able to take endless days off to host, and hosting is always a lot of work even when they say they'll be easy, don't worry about it...

A couple years ago cousin took it for granted I'd host her son for a month over the summer. It was the last straw for me. I felt horrible for saying no, but also mad to be asked as an afterthought after she already told everyone in the family and all her friends that her son would be staying with me. It's created some distance in terms of relationships and also in my head with my family because I just do not relate culturally. I myself will always pick a hotel over staying with someone aside from with my parents.[/quote]

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