# Would you let a Doper stay at your house? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 25, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781 "2017-02-25T21:56:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781/1 "2017-02-25T21:56:10Z")
Need answer fast… OK, no, I don’t. I’m not looking for a place to stay, so feel free to answer honestly. Really. I’m good. 😃 But my question is: Would you let someone you only know from this board, but never met IRL, spend the night at your house? Let’s assume said Doper is on vacation or passing thru your area, and not hiding out from the authorities or anything like that. Also let’s assume that you feel as if you like this person as opposed to someone whose user name makes you cringe whenever you see it. As for me, I have. In fact, some years back, I hired a Doper to stay in our house a few days and watch the critters while we went… somewhere. I don’t recall the details since it was some time ago. There have been others who I’d have gladly hosted, but my husband doesn’t feel comfortable having strangers as houseguests. Maybe I’m more trusting than he is. I don’t think any of you would murder me in my sleep or steal our good silver. 😃 How about you? ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781/2 "2017-02-25T23:08:24Z")
Probably, yes: if they’re on the “nice” list. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781/3 "2017-02-25T23:09:07Z")
Sure, if it’s someone I feel friendly and comfortable with on the Dope. Others, not so much (I’d love to name names, but I won’t). ---
**Author:** ![Fruitbat2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5e9695/32.png) [@Fruitbat2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fruitbat2)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781/4 "2017-02-25T23:12:38Z")
If I had known them online for a couple of years and had a good feeling about them, yes. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781/5 "2017-02-25T23:18:12Z")
If it were someone I knew fairly well and liked, sure. Twice, long ago, I had friends I met on a usenet group stay with me when they were in town, and once slept over at a similar friend’s in the UK when I was there. I stayed with her a couple of other times after that, but we were acquainted in person by then. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781/6 "2017-02-25T23:19:01Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Sure, if it’s someone I feel friendly and comfortable with on the Dope. … This. I have done it for members of another board I frequent. [advrider.com](http://advrider.com) ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781/7 "2017-02-25T23:29:19Z")
Sure. I’m a Warm Showers and Couch Surfing host, so why not be an SDMB host? ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781/8 "2017-02-26T00:14:29Z")
Yes, probably. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781/9 "2017-02-26T00:33:00Z")
Say someone like a Mumper, no problem! Now some of the crowd that usually hangs out in GD or the Pit -------------- not so much so. 😉 But in the interest of full disclosure; we’re pretty private people and there are not all that many relatives we would have over our house. We live how we want and that style isn’t something everyone cares for. In other words, neat-freaks we ain’t. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781/10 "2017-02-26T00:39:46Z")
Unless it was something that tripped seventeen alarm bells, sure. Fifteen or sixteen alarms…well, that’s kind of touch and go there. I’ve hosted crazier people than I’ve seen here. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781/11 "2017-02-26T01:01:01Z")
With a GPS bracelet and a locked fridge…yeah, no problemo. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781/12 "2017-02-26T01:11:27Z")
I would, but my wife wouldn’t. She doesn’t like any guests. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781/13 "2017-02-26T01:12:54Z")
Depends. Would I let someone like iii **Andy** iii stay over? Sure, I can’t imagine a nicer, friendlier person. Now would I let someone like **kayaker** stay over? Good god no. That’s a shady character right there. :mad: He’d just wait for me to fall asleep and then go raid my weed jar, I’m sure. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781/14 "2017-02-26T01:27:01Z")
Depends on which doper. On the other hand, I have spent a couple of nights at the home of a doper long ago. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781/15 "2017-02-26T01:40:48Z")
Probably. I can’t think of any Dopers that I’d turn down. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781/16 "2017-02-26T01:57:54Z")
I think so. ---
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781/17 "2017-02-26T02:14:58Z")
Oh gawd no, I’d never hear the end of it. ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781/18 "2017-02-26T02:43:49Z")
I don’t see a problem. Unless they step on my pet cockroaches. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781/19 "2017-02-26T02:57:37Z")
> [@harmonicamoon](#): > > I don’t see a problem. > > Unless they step on my pet cockroaches. Nice! Are they the big flying ones? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781/20 "2017-02-26T03:01:53Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Nice! Are they the big flying ones? 😉 Probably they are the very friendly ones who want to share meals with you. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-a-doper-stay-at-your-house/780781.md?page=2)