AIBU to refuse to pay for this ticket?

[SweetieJar]

A friend has booked me a ticket to a charity night without asking. She's done similar before twice now. Booking events that I hadn't shown any interest in attending and I've asked her not to. I'm not at all a party person and really struggle with large events-partly due to autism- She knows this but seems to take it personally that I dislike parties. -I will attend for a friend or family's birthday/wedding but that's about it.

The event that she's booked is a Ladies' Night for a charity that I'm not really familiar with. It costs £37-That's with a discount apparently- and it's very much alcohol and makeover/fashion focused. I don't drink alcohol and I don't wear makeup or have any real interest in fashion. I have no problem with others having those interests and there's nothing wrong with them but they just aren't my thing.

She's pissed off that I've declined to go and that I don't want to pay. AIBU to refuse to pay for an event that I didn't ask to attend?

Sounds like the sort of event where you'll be pressured to part with money from the minute you walk in, plus I imagine the beauty things are all MLMs so there'll be the hard sell there as well.

Have you managed to stand firm OP? How did she react?

YANBU. She's being thoughtless and will carry on until you stand up to her. My mum has a friend who does this. Unfortunately my mum doesn't read Mumsnet and so doesn't realise (despite my telling her) that you can say no without the world ending. As a result she ends up going to loads of things that she doesn't want to.
Hold your ground!

It worries me that you even have to ask the question ! Of course you don't have to go or pay for the ticket ( unless you are loaded and want to contribute to the charity )