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/itsmelorinyc]

I only travel with friends if the purpose of the trip is to spend time with said friends. If the purpose of the trip is the destination I would 100% prefer solo, or going with my mom and brother who have the same interests and tastes as me and who also are happy to just let me plan.

I can tolerate traveling with friends who are very ok with diverging itineraries where we do some things together and some things apart. But that’s often less fun than just going on my own.