So, I (24F) had a dinner party the other night with a few friends. Nothing fancy, just a home-cooked meal, wine, and some casual hangout time. One of my friends, Jenna (25F), is a bit of an “alternative” soul—she’s always talking about her “healing practices” and “self-care rituals” that seem to be, well, a bit out there.

Anyway, things were going smoothly until, about an hour into the evening, Jenna pulled me aside and told me she was “feeling the energy in the room” and needed to do a quick personal cleanse. Now, I thought she meant some kind of quick meditation or, you know, a moment to just relax.

Turns out… she wanted to use my bathtub for her cleanse. She said she needed to “immerse herself in the water” while chanting something about “purifying her aura” and “letting go of toxic vibes.” I was shocked. She even brought her own bath salts and a crystal—she was dead serious.

I told her I couldn’t just let her take a bath while I had guests over and that it was kind of an inappropriate time for it. She was really upset and said I was disrespecting her process and not allowing her to “find her center.” She kept going on about how I didn’t understand “spiritual urgency.”

Now my other friends are texting me saying I was too harsh and that I should’ve just let her have her moment. I thought it was a bit much to do that in the middle of a dinner party, but I also don’t want to come off as a bad friend.

AITAH for refusing to let her bathe in my tub during the party?