How to know if you’ve stayed too long. 

Edward Gorey's The Doubtful Guest most likely stayed too long.

There is an old saying that visitors are like fish: after three days they begin to stink. Whoever came up with this expression may not have been aware that some fish stinks a lot sooner than three days. Also, this adage is really intended for the host but how would you, as a visitor, know you've overstayed your welcome. We are here to help and hopefully provide this guidance on knowing when you've stayed too long.

Perhaps, if you wind up trimming your toenails during a stay, you’ve stayed too long. If you’ve worked to improve how the dishwasher is filled, you’ve stayed too long. If you’ve purchased a coffee maker, you may have stayed too long. If you bought fresh peppercorns to replenish the pepper grinder, you’ve stayed too long. If your mobile phone has connected automatically to the nearest Bluetooth speaker in the room, in every room, it’s possible you have stayed too long. If you now know which light is controlled by which switch on the entire property, you have stayed too long. If you’ve done laundry, twice, you may have stayed too long. If you’ve read the book you brought, then purchased more books, you just may have stayed too long. If you wear out the clothing you packed, you have stayed too long. If you need a haircut or have trimmed your beard, you’ve stayed too long. If your roaming data use is more than your typical yearly use, you’ve stayed too long. If your credit card company is concerned for your well being, you’ve stayed too long. If the people watering your plants while you’re away decide to move in because it’s just easier that way, you’ve stayed too long. If Google starts referring to your visiting location as “Home”, you’ve stayed too long. If you’ve binged all the previous seasons of Stranger Things so you’re all caught up to start the current season, you’ve stayed too long. If you’ve written four blog posts about where you are staying, you’ve stayed too long. When household bills appear addressed to you, then you have most definitely stayed too long.