Re: about an invitation to a friend, need some advice!

Ok...I'm not sure I really get this. She didn't offer to buy the socks and leggings as a gift but she did offer to help you with your work while she was a guest. So...it's not like she didn't offer something in return for staying with you. Yes, perhaps she should have offered to bring the items you requested as a gift---at least that's what I would have done. However, before you get upset, do you know for a fact that she won't offer to buy you dinner when she is there, for example? Or will she help with the housework?

As for your other guest who refused to bring you some chocolates---did she give a reason why not? And when she was staying with you, did she do something else, like buy dinner for you or help with the housework?

The last guest we had in our house didn't have much money so I didn't expect a gift. However, she offered to help around the house and I took her up on her offer. I had a project that I had been putting off for quite a while---nothing strenuous---but she did help me with it.

If I'm invited to stay at someone's house, I never go empty handed. It's the polite thing to do---bring a gift. However, as I said, the guest you are expecting did offer to help you with your work.

In the future, you don't have to invite anyone to stay in your home if you think they are taking advantage of you.