Alright, this might sound petty, but I feel like I was justified.
I (26M) have a small one-bedroom apartment. It’s not fancy, but it’s clean, it’s mine, and I worked my ass off to afford it. Like, IKEA everything, but I got a gaming setup I love and a little fake plant that’s absolutely thriving.
Last weekend, I had a few friends over for pizza and chill. Nothing wild. My friend Kyle (27M), who’s been kinda couch-surfing lately, shows up and IMMEDIATELY starts roasting my place.
Like he walks in and goes, “Damn, bro, is this a studio or a jail cell?” Everyone laughs. I brush it off.
Then he goes, “Yo where’s your dining table? You just eat off your lap like a raccoon?” Again, laughs. I joke back like “Better than eating off someone else’s couch, man,” and everyone laughs again.
But he doesn’t stop. He jokes about my “sad little gamer chair,” my “bare fridge,” and even says my bathroom looks like it’s “been through something traumatic.” It was funny for like 5 seconds. Then it got annoying. Then it got rude.
Fast forward to this week, he texts me saying he got kicked from the place he was staying and asks if he can crash on my couch for a few nights. I literally responded, “I thought my apartment was too sad for you, man.”
Now he’s calling me petty. A few mutuals said I should’ve let it slide because he’s “going through a lot.” I feel for him, but like… why would I let someone stay in a place they just spent an hour clowning?
So yeah, AITA for not letting my buddy crash at my place after he roasted it in front of everyone?
TL;DR: Friend made fun of my apartment all night during a hangout. A few days later, he asks if he can crash on my couch. I said no. Now he says I’m being petty. AITA?