Tired of Her Neighbor Lingering and Looking In, She Closed the Blinds — But the Behavior Hasn’t Stopped

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Have you ever had a neighbor who couldn’t seem to mind their own business, and they were always lurking and creeping around…?
Yeah…that’s not much fun.
Especially when you’re trying to mind your own business and get work done.
The woman you’re going to hear from today has had just about enough of her neighbor who is really starting to get on her nerves.
Take a look at what she had to say about this guy.
Am I overthinking my weird neighbor, or is this straight-up creepy?
“I’m trying to work from home in my apartment, and I’ve got this neighbor who lives in the complex.
He looks like a younger dude, maybe around my age, pretty big guy, and he pulls this bizarre routine almost every day.
The first time I noticed him today, he walked out like he was heading to the trash/recycling area which is near my front windows.
Okay, fine.
That’s weird…
Except he didn’t have anything in his hands. Nothing. Then he just starts pacing back and forth between the bins and my front.
My windows are right along the path where he walks, and the blinds were slightly cracked. With my bright screens illuminating my face, I know he can see in. Every single time he does a lap, his head snaps right toward my window.
At one point, he literally stood behind a tree holding his phone up—looking like he was texting, but holding it at an angle where he could easily peer around it right into my place.
Part of my brain keeps trying to rationalize it: Dude, just chill, he’s probably just bored, lonely, listening to a podcast on his headphones, and trying to get his steps in. Maybe he doesn’t even realize he’s doing it. He doesn’t mean any harm.
She’s pretty creeped out about this.
But then my gut is like… bro, you went out with no trash, you’re doing laps right past my windows, staring in every time, and now you’re hiding behind a tree?
What the hell?
It’s just so distracting and exhausting to constantly have to decode someone else’s weird behavior just to feel safe in your own home.
I finally got up and shut my blinds, but now my apartment is pitch black in the middle of the day, which is so annoying. I shouldn’t have to live in a cave just to get some basic privacy.
She needs advice.
Has anyone else dealt with a neighbor like this?
How do you even handle someone whose vibe is off without making a huge deal out of nothing, or am I actually under-reacting here?
I’ve walked past him before and he made a nod at me.
I’m sure he’s normal, but what is this creepy behavior?”
Here’s what folks had to say on Reddit.
This person weighed in.

Another reader spoke up.

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This individual shared their thoughts.

Another person spoke up.

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And this Reddit user weighed in.

I think she either needs to say something to him, or she needs to talk to the people who run the apartment complex.
Either way, she’s gotta get this guy to back off.
Nobody wants to deal with this when they’re at home!
This guy is making her feel uncomfortable in her own apartment…
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