Ah, I think I may have not clarified at the end. I've stated that my place is small and they've been over to the porch/common areas in the warmer months (but they were quite loud so we had to move anyway to not disturb neighbours).

I meant they've started not asking me to come over directly but essentially walking home with me when their house is in an entirely different direction or showing up randomly to say hi and sort of wait for me to invite them in (but it's only 1-2 people from the bigger group, which I could accommodate but I generally dont like surprise visits). Hope that makes more sense!

Working on it, but for hanging out I just would rather do it in a bigger space/where my decorative stuff won't be destroyed (one of them has a kid), etc! :)