Has anyone ever been invited to a friend's house only to find out upon arriving that they had company? I've had this happen to me a couple times and it makes me feel awkward simce I feel like I shouldn't be there. In fact, there has been a few times where I was invited to her house and then afterwards, She would tell me that there would be other people there as well. Upon finding out, I would back out of hanging out politely. I just feel like it isn't right to just go over to someone's house when they gave company. Sometimes other family members are visiting and other times neighbors or people from their church are visiting. Even though she says it is okay, I still feel awkward because I worry that even though she may be okay with it, other people, including her parents, may not be. I just feel out of place and another reason is because since I am over there a lot and we hang out a lot, I worry they may think, you're here all the time, why did you come when we have other people here.

My friend says it is okay but I worry that she either is being too careless in her thinking or that she may not realize that other people really won't want me around when there is company. Have you guys turned down plans politely in order to avoid being around company at a friend's house? Just wondered what you all thought. As much as some people, including me, may not care for hanging out with family members or just other people that you are not close to, I still feel like it is somewhat inappropriate to have a friend over while company is there, especially if it is a holiday. That's how I am. I dislike it when company is over but at the same time, when there is company, I never invite friends over. It may be awkward and seem out of place. It has happened to me a couple times and I felt very uncomfortable, felt like I was intruding on their own personal time with each other.