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Imagine walking your dog in your neighborhood, and you notice a neighbor staring at you. If you started to notice that this same neighbor was staring at you every single time you take your dog for a walk, what would you do? Would you ignore the neighbor, confront the neighbor, or start walking your dog somewhere else?

In this story, one woman is in this situation, and she doesn’t want to change the path where she walks her dog. However, she feels really creeped out by the neighbor obviously staring at her when she’s outside.

What should she do? Let’s read the whole story to decide.

Creep in my Neighborhood

A couple years back while walking my dog in my neighborhood this old couple (in their 50s give or take) were coming out of their car from grocery shopping.

Both of them were women.

One of them kindly introduced themselves and her wife to me.

I politely said hello and we went about our day.

This is odd.

Years passed and lately that same lady constantly stands outside her apartment door and watches me walking my dog.

This apartment complex house 4 units and the front door tends to be left open on the daily.

There was one time I was on a walk with my sister and my dog. My sister saw the same lady from before. Dark curly short haired lady who was walking inside her apartment.

This is creepy.

I told my sister about the couple.

During our walk my sister noticed the lady peeking through her window, looking at us.

I have a tomboy attitude and look. But regardless of  how look, the lady just creeps me out.

Whenever I’m walking my dog around the neighborhood and if we pass her apartment, I always see her standing outside her building’s door.

Staring is so rude.

There was one time I saw her coming home with her wife and they were checking their mail from the mail boxes installed by the door. I saw them going through their mail for a good 5 minutes or more.

But the same dark haired lady was staring back at me.

The other day my dog and I were walking by and we saw her wife and her going into their car, they didn’t talk to me.

But the same lady just constantly doing the same thing, standing outside starring at me.

Yikes!

There was a time she wanted to get close or get a better view of me.

My dog and I walked pass her building and I noticed her standing by the doorway. A few feet away I turned around and I saw her standing outside the building and looking at our direction.

Even if I’m across the street, I see her outside – standing by the doorway looking at our direction.

I can pick out a new walking route but I want the freedom and safety to walk around my neighborhood in peace.

I think I’d pick a different walking path. That lady is too creepy. OP either needs to confront her about the behavior or avoid her.

Let’s see if Reddit agrees.

This person is probably in their 50s.

Here’s a suggestion.

Another person suggests waving.

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Maybe she’s not evens staring at OP.

She may not actually be creepy at all. She might be looking at the dog. That’s a fair point.

The reality is that the staring is making OP feel uncomfortable. The suggestion to simply wave hello is a good one. Then the staring is no longer awkward. If the neighbor doesn’t wave back that might be awkward though, but it’s worth the risk.

She’s either creepy, or it’s a misunderstanding.