I bought a new good quality carpet for my hall several months ago and since then mine has been a 'no outside shoes indoors' house as I want the carpet to stay decent. I told my friend about this and so when she came today I expected her to slip off her shoes just inside the door. She refused, saying that she had missed a bus and had to get another one and so felt too hassled. So I asked her to wait by the door so I could put newspaper down on the carpet (I do this when I take my shopping trolley out to the supermarket). Anyway, she walked up the hall still in her shoes instead of waiting by the door and kept them on. I put newspaper down in the hall before we left. I said that we will meet elsewhere in future because of this. (She hardly ever comes to my house and we normally meet elsewhere, so it isn't a major change). But it has left me feeling that she didn't respect me or my home. Am I being petty in feeling this way or would you (reading this) feel this way as well? I don't have a greatd eal of money and the carpet is a good one.
I meant to put this in miscellaneous. Perhaps a moderator could move it for me as I don't know how to do this?
I meant to put this in miscellaneous. Perhaps a moderator could move it for me as I don't know how to do this?