When a host invites a sitter directly - there are still 4 stages to CONFIRM the sit
Host invites the sitter - ( this isn’t obvious but you are actually inviting them to APPLY )
Sitter has to click on the dates to APPLY - if they just message back it’s not an APPLICATION -
Host CONFIRMS the APPLICATION
Sitter ACCEPTS the sit .
It is only when All 4 stages have been completed that the sit becomes official & confirmed . It then appears on the dashboard of both Host and Sitter .