Friend demands room swap at hotel over “bad vibes,” in hers, throws tantrum when told to handle her spiritual crisis alone: ‘She said mine "felt lighter." I said no, I didn’t want to deal with moving just because of her imaginary haunted room theory’

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Etai Eshet • Editor
Feb 22, 2025 6:00 AM EST

Isn't it fascinating how some people navigate through life with an invisible detector for things the rest of us are too mundane to perceive? These enlightened beings float through our world armed with their spiritual sensitivity, ready to alert everyone within earshot about the dangerous energies lurking in everyday locations. 

Whether it's their collection of moon-charged water bottles, their fear of buildings with too many right angles disrupting chi flow, or their need to consult their pet psychic before making dinner plans, they've mastered the art of making their metaphysical emergencies everyone else's problem.

When these self-appointed energy specialists try to impose their spiritual sensitivities on the rest of us mere mortals. Suddenly, your apartment needs copper pyramids in every corner, your desk chair is facing the wrong ley line, and that restaurant you suggested is clearly built on an ancient portal that could awaken dormant lizard people.

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  • "AITAH for refusing to switch hotel rooms because my friend didn't like the "bad vibes" in hers?"

    "Jenna decided her room had bad energy" EXI
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  • One traveler encountered this phenomenon in its final form when his friend demanded they swap hotel rooms because hers had, not weird smells, not bad views, but  "bad vibes,“ just supposedly tainted spiritual energy, verified through a hasty Google search for tragic backstories, naturally. Her solution to this metaphysical crisis? Make someone else pack up and move to accommodate her aura's room service preferences.

  • I (26M) recently went on a trip with a group of friends. We booked a nice hotel, and everyone was happy-until my friend Jenna (27F) decided that
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  • her room had "bad energy." She said the moment she walked in, she felt off, like something was wrong.
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  • At first, I thought maybe it smelled weird or had a bad view, but no―she said it was the "vibe." She even Googled the hotel to check if anything bad had happened there.
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  • Then she asked if we could swap rooms because mine "felt lighter." I said no because I had already unpacked, and honestly, I didn't want to deal with moving just
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  • because of her imaginary haunted-room theory. She got frustrated and said, "It's just a room! If it doesn't bother you, why not just switch?"
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  • I told her if it was that bad, she could ask the hotel for another room. She actually did, but they were fully booked. So now she's
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  • The real karmic imbalance turned out to be the cold shoulder she gave for the rest of the trip when he refused to participate in this paranormally curated packing-unpacking game.

    Sometimes the only thing worse than ghosts is a friend who expects you to rearrange your entire stay to appease their History Channel-inspired demands.

  • been cold toward me the whole trip, and a couple of our friends think I was being stubborn over "something that wouldn't have hurt me."
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  • daisywhirlyspark NTA. You paid for your room, got comfortable and didn't want to move just because Jenna had a vibe issue. That's on her. If she was that uncomfortable, she
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  • should've made arrangements herself (which she did and it didn't work out). Expecting you to disrupt your stay over
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  • something so subjective is unreasonable. If your other friends think it's such a small deal they could have offered to switch instead.
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  • tenaji9 If it had "bad vibes" why should you endure them?
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  • Kitchen_Picture_2983 NTA. Making people do pointless or unreasonable things is a self- centred attempt at exerting control. This behaviour is also very common among unskilled managers.
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  • By refusing her request, you rightly showed her that you were not going to be controlled by her.
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  • On the other hand: if you had agreed to switch rooms, then you could expect to receive further unreasonable requests/demands - and
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  • refusing those would lead to an even bigger b fit because you would had already set the expectation that you can be controlled.
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  • No-Marsupial-4636 Why specifically your room. Let the others trade with her. And when you get home write her out your life because now you'll be the "bad vibe" Nta geez people s k these days.
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  • Samwry NTA. Let me get this straight.... she thinks her room has negative energy. Why does she think it is OK for her to force YOU to sleep in a 'negative energy' environment?!? That is cruel.
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  • I mean, if she truly believes the crop she is spouting, it makes her seem dastardly to inflict such a space on a friend.
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  • Clarity4me She got mad because she didn't get her unreasonable way. She is selfish and entitled.
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  • marmalademcgee NTA. 'Bad vibes' is not a real reason.
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  • ShadAppNKissMe Jenna sounds like the bad vibe. NTA
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  • SnowQuiet9828 Nah, this was a tactic... she knew, even if it was only $50 your room was more valuable and she was trying to stinge a free upgrade. or the view was better. whatever it was, full dog act move from her
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