I travel for work constantly and the company I work for often makes people room together in a double occupancy room at hotels. This usually has no bothered me in the past, I thought I was a pretty easygoing roommate.

There's this woman who I work with, who has a kind personality. I feel for her because she is not very popular in the company and I think it is because others are judgmental of her weight. I have always tried to be kind to her. We don't really have anything in common but she has always been nice to me and I to her.

Lately, we have been in the same rotation together and we have been rooming together. I feel horrible saying this but her BO just does not agree with my nose. I smelled her our first day of travel together and I thought it's prob just all the traveling and it'll be fine once she showers. She showered that night and I hate to say it, but the smell was worse. The bathroom had such a strong smell. I am honestly okay with most sweat smells, I sweat too and I get this job is taxing and makes self care hard sometimes, but the bathroom smelled like a sick person. I don't know how to describe it other than a strong hospital smell and mold-y smell.

I thought my nose would get used to it as we continued to work together or that we would only be paired up once, but we kept getting roomed together. I also did not get used to the smell at all.

I had to email the people in charge of housing and ask them if I could be paired with someone else. I did not share why. The housing people emailed me back asking if I was sure and that the woman I've been rooming with has been requesting me as a roommate each time. I felt terrible but I told them please do not room me with this person again and they fullfilled my request.

My former roommate has been really down and I still try to approach her and chat at work, but she has been avoiding me. Another coworker of mine told me she found out I requested not to room with her and upset her. I feel like an asshole... I also thought the housing people would remain confidential but I guess not....

AITAH for asking not to room with someone due to their smell?

TL;DR: Woman I've had to room with has a strong odor and I asked not to room with her anymore. She found out and is upset. AIAH?