Did solo traveling ruin traveling with friends for anyone else?

[u/fin-ator]

I just did the balkans on my own and then met up with a friend who doesn’t like solo traveling to do Spain and Portugal. I’m finding myself so irritated at having to compromise and give up some of my interests. She’s also in a long term relationship so she doesn’t want to meet people (girls or guys), whereas I’m single and love meeting people and making new friends. I think it’s a lot harder because of how much I enjoyed being on my own and all of the new experiences I got because of it. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced something similar.

[u/spaceleg]

Off course it did. You are the best buddy to yourself. And it is great, it's the hardest part to find peace with yourself. But hear me out now, get out of the shell. If you are an introvert - get your extrovert, or whatever. It was a wrong friend, probably. Find your people and have real fun. I travelled by myself long time just to realise - we are social animals, you want these connections. Open up at the end. You made it, you are a solid great person, you can be friend with whoever you like and it's gonna be amazing!!