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[quote=Anonymous]In similar situations, I have offered the following excuses, which sometimes were true:

- I have a work deadline and can't spare the time or energy
- I have had houseguests for the last x days or week and really can't handle any in the near future
- I am expecting family or friends as houseguests the following week and need to prep the space and save my time, energy, etc.
- I am feeling run down or have minor health issue xyz

I've only been asked once in my life to host a friend of a friend, but I have had friends ask too often. I wanted to let them down gently.

(Fwiw, I would say a plain, direct no with no follow up excuses if you never want to be asked to host a friend of a family or a friend of a friend. If it were me, I'd probably just explain like at least one previous pp that I don't "do" such houseguests and would probably add that while I'd love to see family member x who I'd love to see so much that I'd go through any amount of trouble to squeeze them in, it's too disruptive to do this for someone I don't know. If your space isn't huge and you work at home, anyone reasonable would understand. Doubly so if you live in a popular location. Anyone who is pushy after that would get from me a harsh no, as well as time out from their own visits, because I do not like people who push boundaries.) [/quote]

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