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I the A-hole for canceling a trip and refusing to pay my friend back for flights?

I am currently on a semester abroad in Italy until Easter, from the UK.

My friend, Polly, wanted to come and visit at the end of next month.

We've been talking about this trip and planning dates for ages,

and she still hadn't booked anything, which is obviously fine. However, in the meantime, I had been

having some mental health issues and family drama and would like to go home to my parents

around the same time she is supposed to visit. It is the only time that my family will be free, when flights are affordable for me to go home.

Three days ago, I sent Polly a long message explaining the situation, and that was sorry

I would not be able to host her at the time.

We had planned for her to visit.

She had still not booked anything at the time, but immediately seemed a bit defensive and sent me a message saying,

This is the only time I will be free to visit you.

Can I come on specific dates?

I can book flights today.

Is that okay?

I immediately, within 30 minutes, replied saying, no.

I'm sorry, as I explained, I would now like to go home. At the time,

we'd been planning the visit. And in any case, the first two days of your trip aren't what

we discussed and have always been unable to host you at that time due to specific commitments.

Normally I would say to book two days later, but as I said, I really need to prioritize my mental

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