I live full time in an RV and travel the country WWOOFing. I’ve remodeled my camper to be perfect for me, it’s super small (only about 200 sqft), and I really value having that space all to myself. It’s my little home and not really set up for guests.

Recently I went back to my home state to visit family and friends and I parked my RV at a campground about 15 minutes away from my best friend Allie’s apartment. When we met up, she assumed we’d go back to my RV to hang out, like it was my version of “having her over.” I told her (nicely) that I don’t really have people in my camper. It’s not that I don’t want to spend time with her - I just really need that space to myself. It’s small, private and not very comfortable for more than one person. I suggested we go to her place instead. She got upset because she has roommates who don’t like visitors and she had already pushed their boundaries by letting me come over earlier in the trip.

She felt like I wasn’t willing to reciprocate or compromise. I still said no. I love her but my RV is the one private space I have and I need to keep it that way. Now she’s mad at me and says I made her feel unwelcome and like our friendship is one-sided.

AITA?