Yes, as it means any visits to see them now become a full weekend affair, rather than a short hour / 30 mins visit.
See, now this is kinda my issue and this is why I started the thread. My mum lives about 60 miles away but it's a crap train service. This means for one of us to get to the other it's a 2hr trip each way. Therefore to do that it turns into 'Oh well you could stay' or something, and bang our weekend is gone. The last time we went all the way to hers we turned up Friday night, had a ncie dinner with her, had time in the morning, went to a friends BBQ Saturday, then went out for a long pub lunch with her and my sister before heading home. As we're getting on the train I get all the 'Oh it goes so quickly, you should try to come for longer next time'. It's like 'err, and do
what exactly?'. I don't mind spending time with my mum and my sister but we haven't exactly got much in common.
As I said in the OP, she knew it was my summer Friday off so she was asking about that. I've told her I'm going for my laser eye surgery appointment (not the surgery itself!) and that's going to take all afternoon so it won't really work. I've also told her that we're going to see the Formula E at Battersea on Saturday and meeting friends. Rather than taking a hint, she's
now asking about Sunday. Now, bear in mind that it's been exactly 4 weeks since we last saw her, it's not like it's been months and months. I'm not saying I don't want to see her so quickly again, it's just that it doesn't really fit in with our plans but she just won't let it go. Also bear in mind that we've been given notice on a flat so she knows we need to start sorting all our **** out and packing etc. A few spare days here and there would be very much filled with all that!
As I said, she lives 60 miles away but we have a few times met halfway, where we can just meet at a restaurant/pub and go for a nice lunch. It's an easy one-train journey for both of us, no hassle. I'd do that every 4 weeks to catch up but that doesn't seem to cut it. She'll always say 'Oh you'll have to come visit me and stay' or something. It's somehow not good enough and that's what stresses me out.
I'm debating saying she can come all the way to ours for lunch and see how she likes the Sunday train service, but the problem is that will turn into a whole-day affair. She'll turn up an hour earlier than planned (she's done that before!), still be here by dinner time and that will be our whole free Sunday gone and nothing achieved re. the flat etc.
Argh.. anyway. Rant over