I've booked flights to travel to Europe for a month with a friend I've known well for over 7 years. We are both excited about the trip, but we have been lightly butting heads over budget decisions. I am on a strict budget - not shoestring, but definitely cannot spend over a certain amount. On the other hand, she lives with her parents and has zero financial responsibility which translates to a massive budget.
The biggest issue is accommodation: I'm used to staying in shared dorms but I've offered to compromise up to a private room in a hostel, or an Ibis/Best Western type hotel. She wants 'whole apartment' Airbnbs, name-brand hotels etc. She also refuses to share a bathroom with anyone other than me which I can somewhat accept as a privacy issue, but you get the picture - I'm sticking my neck out for her already.
It seems she isn't really prepared to compromise, because the concept of someone not being able to "just save more money" is foreign to her. I'm also not going to shorten the trip just so we can stay in fancier hotels. That's ridiculous and the flights are non-refundable.
How do I keep the tension to a minimum, but make it clear I am not making any further compromise on this issue?
Submitted July 16, 2019 at 09:46PM by Shelley2323 https://ift.tt/2Y3DkVz
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