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Am I alone in thinking that by your forties, you should be willing to hire professional movers, especially if you have a professional job? Is it wrong that I find this expectation to help annoying? There’s no good way of politely declining with an excuse when someone says - we’ve taking 3 weeks in June to move, which weekend do you want to help run boxes over to the new house? I can’t exactly say I’m busy all day every weekend for 3 weeks.[/quote]

Not if they are family or good friends. Of course I would help. But if you can't be bothered, which is fine but whatever, you just say I have a lot going on and won't be able to commit at this time.[/quote]

No wrong answer. You say to your family member you are over 40 and employed. Hire a mover or do it yourself. I am not coming to move your stuff. [/quote]

DP. You can say that. I don't think anyone should feel compelled to help someone move if they don't want to. But this thread has made it clear that some people don't mind and don't consider it weird to ask, so if anything this has proved that you might as well ask because some people might want to help.

And among the people who don't want to help, many of them may do so anyway because of some weird condition they have where they can't say no to these requests? I don't get it (I say no to requests all the time) but that's a boon for people who don't want to pay for movers.[/quote]

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