Okay I hated spiders most of my life, but when my son grew up I realised the hate was being transferred and it was becoming a night mare. I used to kill them, many because it was a you or me scenario, because the fear would just freeze me to the spot. I still dislike them but i have two guys in my house who hates them, my husband also. I hate to kill anything except flies, there lies my sadistic nature...I get pleasure at chasing them around the room and squatting them...sorry.
As for spiders coming in the house, it's a total invasion of privacy, and this year they are beasts! With my two guys bouncing about like they have entered a ballet competition, it's left for me to deal with them. So over goes the wine goblet, the big one which only just gets the legs all in. Long handle see as not to be anywhere near, paper slipped between as card too think, hand over top and disposed of not just outside..but tens of yards away from the house....Now, you would think they get the message! Nope, across the road, around or over the house and back where they have been living...I swear, it's the same spider, 3 times in last week has broken and entered house, big momma. I was on the phone and my lads were squealing from the other room and lo and behold, there she was again. So I took her out and yards away put her on the verge, and she's back I actually saw her arrive in the hour and half I was yabbing to my sister.
Whilst looking to see what is causing this, I came across this site. All windows shut now, but a damn male ran across my desk! Oh I give up..and the lavender doesn't work either, I have a whole shoe box next to me of flowers that I picked yesterday for bags, and it's over whelmingly pungent in here.
Guess I am just going to have to put up with them, as they don't hurt you, just scare the wits out of you. Remember they are tiny compared to you. In Sympathy...