<human>: Recent thread about a guy whose girlfriend is too much of a people pleaser reminded me of this. 

My friends criticize me for being a bit of a people pleaser as well. In this situation:

I was supposed to move into a new apartment July 30. I had a new job lined up and though I hadn't met my new roommates I said I would take the place. I agreed the lease would start July 30 even though I wouldn't be able to move in until later this week.

My new job unexpectedly didn't work out for reasons I won't go into now- problems with visa (I work in foreign country). So I texted the girl saying unfortunately I can't come in anymore. She was upset, said the room had been empty 5 days as they waited for me and I should help them find a new roommate as she had already paid for the month and she had said no to other people who were interested because she trusted me to come. I felt guilty and offered to pay 1/2 month rent, though I wouldn't be able to help her replace me. She was very grateful and mentioned how helpful this was as she has just learned she will be let go next month due to company restructuring. We live in a city with very expensive rent.

My friends say I shouldn't have offered to pay, I was only a few days late and she can deal with finding someone new as apartments are high demand in this city. But I feel in this case I am in the wrong and I owe this girl my help. But then she sounded so grateful over chat that I wonder if went overboard in my offer. Since I have a history of being a people pleaser and have been trying to work on this aspect of my personality I am curious what you guys think. To be clear I will definitely pay her back because I promised, but if such a situation were to arise again should I behave differently?

Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?
<bot>: Was supposed to move into apartment. Last minute found out that I can't. Offered to pay half month rent. Was that my obligation or am I being a people pleaser?