‘My intrusive neighbour won’t leave me alone – I can’t cope anymore’

The woman has received a flurry of texts from her neighbour asking her to move her car or stop ‘slamming’ doors in her flat and the messages are starting to grind her down

A woman has claimed she’s growing anxious as her neighbour has started to contact her about the smallest complaints which have made life difficult for the woman.

The person explained that she had been out to see a friend to watch Strictly Come Dancing recently and did not return until the early hours but her neighbour had texted to say she wanted her car moved as apparently it was in the way, though the woman said it definitely was not in the way. And it was not the first message like this she’d been sent.

Taking to the ‘Am I Being Unreasonable?’ forum on Mumsnet, the woman said the little confrontations and text messages from her neighbour are starting to make her anxious.

In the post, the woman, who remained anonymous, stated: “I went out to a friend’s house to watch Strictly, a film and chat. I left 2.30am and had to scrape the windscreen. Home in the wee small hours and went to bed.

“Neighbour had texted me saying she’d come to ask me to move my car because it was in the way. It wasn’t and as I went out it was immaterial anyway.”

The woman went on to say that the following day she received another text from the woman saying she was slamming doors in her flat and asking her to stop and be quieter.

“I do not slam doors. I arrived home in the early hours and closed the door of course but I don’t slam it,” explained the woman.

“She told me when she moved in that her neighbours slammed the doors. It’s odd that the common denominator is her.

“I’ve lived here for years and since she moved here in September. I’m anxious all the time. I think she thrives on attention so I’m not replying to her.”

In response, many have been supportive of her and given suggestions as to what she could do.

One person wrote: “Just block her number so you don’t receive the messages anymore?”

While another said: “I would block her. She might want company, but complaining about trivial things isn’t the way to make friends.”

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