One of my friends who I have grown close to over the past few months has been asking me more and more often to hang out. I'm such an extreme introvert that after a day of class, all I want to do is go home and be alone. I am so happy and as content as I can be when I'm in my room by myself, and only leave the house for class. I feel so drained after even an hour at school and I just love the feeling of being settled at home.
However, she's a big extrovert so I've really had to make an effort to hang out at her place after school once a week. I'm the only one with a car so it's only me going to her place every time. She wants me to come over a bit more but I am just so miserable when I'm anywhere but home. She said the friendship feels one-sided and it's not that crazy for someone to want to hang out with their friends. We facetime at least 5 times a day which I don't mind but she said it's not the same. I already told her it's really not an issue with her, I do love her, just being anywhere in general is negative for my mental health during school. The thing is, I feel like I'm already sacrificing my happiness and compromising by going over to her place a few times a month. Anything more than that is past my boundaries at the moment.
I don't want to upset her more by continually saying no. She says she's trying hard to understand but she can't. She said she'll just stop asking me at this point but I'm always welcome to come over still.
Any advice??