Wow! I guess we are all different. I want to lock-in my plans ASAP after I’ve applied for a sit. I have had HOs say the same to me and never considered it manipulative. I just thought they didn’t want to have this concern weighing on them. Why would someone apply and not want to follow through? I get frustrated when I apply and HOs don’t move forward. Again, I guess we are all very different.
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As a HO I do have an anxiety to get it all sorted quickly. That’s mainly because I don’t want to keep other applicants hanging around not knowing where they stand. I really hate turning people down when they have been good enough to apply and the only thing I can do is not keep them guessing for longer than necessary. There is also the fear that if your preferred applicant doesn’t confirm or decline quickly then other applicants will have found somewhere else and you will be left with no one. Obviously I can’t comment on your particular house owners but I do understand the desire to get a sitter confirmed quickly. We always have a dilemma as to whether to book ferry tickets before or after we have a sitter confirmed!
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