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My girlfriend and I were at the laundromat this morning, doing laundry together (of course). When we came in, there was a man in one of those scooter wheelchairs, struggling to put his laundry into a washer. He began loudly telling another woman who was next to him about how his home health aides aren't allowed to help with his laundry anymore because he has bedbugs. I immediately moved my stuff to the other end of the laundromat just in case and made sure to put my clothes in driers farther away from him with high heat. I am paranoid about getting them because I have heard what a nightmare they are to get rid of. My girlfriend gave me a funny look when I was doing this like she thought I was overreacting. 

When the time came to get his laundry out of the washer, he looked around and asked me for help moving his wet clothes from the washer to the drier. Normally I would have agreed, but because I knew he had bedbugs, I said, "I'm sorry, but I heard you talking and I know you have bedbugs. I just can't risk accidently bringing some home. I'm afraid I can't help." I said it in a polite tone of voice. He ended up being able to do it himself, albeit with obvious difficulty.

When we got home my girlfriend was furious. She said it was so rude of me to refuse and I was heartless. She said there was no chance I could have gotten bedbugs by helping him, and strongly implied that I was using them as an excuse to avoid helping someone poor and dirty. Yes, he was obviously dirty (and smelly if I am honest) but that truly wasn't why I refused to help, but she doesn't believe me at all. 

Was I wrong to refuse? Should I apologize to her and in the future be more accomodating?
<bot>: Wouldn't help a man in a wheelchair with his laundry because of bedbugs, girlfriend thinks I am heartless and a snob.