my parents are normaly pretty cool about stuff but i have a good [guy] friend who lives realllly far away so when he comes over i want him to stay over night. they say no because theyre paranoid or whatever. i wouldnt dare do anything with him, but its retarded to make him leave the day he comes down and im pretty sure he wouldnt be able to stay anywhere else. can anyone help me think of valid points to say to them? ive tried telling them the fact that he lives far away and stuff and they just arent listening to it. thanks in advance.
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Friendship? Jeanne answered Monday July 30 2007, 1:48 am: Well, you might be able to convince your parents that nothing would happen, but even if they trust you, it still might not be enough. They're probably worried about what other people will think about the situation. They might be imagining their friend or neighbors whispering, "Oh my gosh, can you believe they let their daughter have a BOY sleep over??" If that's one of their worries, there may not be anything you can do. However... maybe they'd be okay with your friend staying over, if you spend the night at a friend's house while he's there. If everyone knows you aren't sleeping in the same house together, your parents might feel more comfortable with it. [ Jeanne's advice column | Ask Jeanne A Question ]
Jessica13 answered Sunday July 29 2007, 10:25 pm: ok i have had the same problem but it was with me staying over night at a guys house when my mom wouldn't let me i wrote her a note saying that me and him were just homies and wouldn't think about being anything more then that at all and he keeps my mind off stuff that is making me feel depressed and its just like best friends staying at a bestfriends house my advice to you is to write your parents a very thoughtful note [ Jessica13's advice column | Ask Jessica13 A Question ]
hottie411 answered Sunday July 29 2007, 9:13 pm: you should tell them that you know that theyre worried about you and everything, but theyre being a little paranoid because theres really nothing to worry about.
tell them that they need to trust you, and that hes like your best friend and he lives so far away so you dont get that many chances to see him and its a lot of trouble for him to leave the day he gets to your house.
then tell them if theyre really still worried, then he can sleep in the living room on the couch or something and you can sleep in your room so you wont be anywhere near him when your parents arent around at night.
if theyre worried youll sneak into the living room to be with him while theyre asleep, tell them that you can like bring a sleeping bag into their room and sleep there just for that night so that theyll know you wont sneek out or anything.
xomegaroni answered Sunday July 29 2007, 8:43 pm: Just because you're female & he's male doesn't mean anything is going to happen. Here are a few ideas:
-He can sleep in the living room
-He can stay in range of their bedroom. Making sure he goes nowhere [except to maybe the bathroom or the kitchen] during the night
-It would be rude to send him all the way back
-You could invite a few people to stay over. Maybe you, him, another guy, and another girl. That way he can sleep in the same room as a guy & you can sleep in the same room with the girl
-Have any brothers?? Ask them to sleep in the same room as him
-Have any guy friends/family members he could stay with?
-Get a hotel room with your parents & him. You all can stay in the same hotel room.
-Get him a hotel room for himself
You can present them with all of these ideas. Obviously if you two aren't dating or interested in one another, it shouldn't be a huge issue. Maybe ask them to arrange something with his parents.
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