neibior problems

United States
July 30, 2010 3:37pm CST
There's this lady that lives next to me. I though she was my friend, but when we walk to the mailbox or she comes over she always says mean things to me like why are you wasting all your time spending all day alone in the house. It bothers me because theres no need to say the things she does. When I don't answer the door she tattles to my husband I mean come on how old are you I'm not back in high school. She says things like you need to tell your wife she needs to answer the door for me. I don't know a nice way to tell her to leave me alone. can someone please tell me a nice way to tell her I don't want to be her friend anymore.
9 responses
• Philippines
31 Jul 10
Stop being nice to her. Ignore her and don't mind her. But if she gets worse, tell her straight to her face that she is being annoying.
• Thailand
31 Jul 10
but then everything will be serious, you guys will hate each other for the long lasting time coming, how can you live like this, next door to a lady who curses you everyday. try to solve it nicely
@ANIME123 (2466)
• United States
31 Jul 10
That is really uncalled for how dare she, she should not be telling you rude things she needs to mind her own business. You should really tell her to away if she can't learn to be nice because she is really big time disrespecting you telling you all that and such. Maybe you should have a chat with her and ask her why she is being like that and see what she has to say if that doesn't solve the problem then you tell her to leave you alone because who wants a rude person hanging around. It looks like she complains to your husband a lot too. Still who knows why she is so mean like that and I wish you the best of luck on solving the situation that you are in right now.
@hongocha (63)
• Thailand
31 Jul 10
that lady is intruding into your private life. because she is a friend of you and she is annoying because she cares to much about your life so, you should find a way to express your feeling without hurting her. telling the truth is the best way. tell her how she has been frustrating you, and try to keep this friendship because you guys are neighbors, you sees each other every day. Good luck
@TikaTalk (89)
• United States
31 Jul 10
First you need to tell your husband to tell her that he is not your answering service. If you don't want to talk to her then so be it. He needs to tell her to stop bothering him. She sounds like she needs some business of her own. I mean, how would she know that you were home all day unless she was home to witness it? She sounds like she's toxic. She also sounds a little too comfortable with your husband. Like you said, this ain't high school. Cut your losses. I had a friend that would pop up on me. I'd grab my kids and we'd go to the park or the mall and I would screen my calls. So when she asks I'd be like I had errands and keep it pushing like I'm too busy. Or just tell her face to face, "I don't like the way you speak to me and I'd prefer we not hang out anymore." end of story. Good luck. Good friends are hard to find, Bad friends are hard to lose.
@tbmomin (25)
• India
31 Jul 10
Take it easy dear. You say, you thought she was your friend. If you're a friend then maybe you should try to understand her than just kicking her out of your life. Its likely that she has a personal problem which is messing up her life. She might be in need of a friend and searching for someone to pour out her feelings to. She needs you to listen and maybe thats why she says you're wasting your time instead of giving it to her. Maybe she has some sort of complex problem thats making her that way.Or maybe you've been ignoring her lately and she's frustrated because no one is giving her any attention. Try and understand and things just might be different! If you really don't want to be friends with her anymore, tell that to her in the best possible way, without evoking anger.
@ruth98 (106)
• Philippines
31 Jul 10
Hi kerriisthebest, It's difficult to know people. Wherever you are in the world. Perhaps she have some hang ups that she could not get over with so she lash out at you. And perhaps she think because you are not going to be angry at her. Just tell her, in a straight way, face to face that you can't be friends with people who are mean to you. There is no sense, isn't it? You don't have tolerate that kind of person. Hope you resolve your problem.
@Adoniah (7513)
• United States
30 Jul 10
Sometimes when someone is terribly rude, there is no nice way to tell them to go away. You just tell them to go away!!! It sounds like, she is the one keeping you inside of your house because you do not want to have and encounter with her. Tell here that she is using oxygen that could be better utilized in a combustion engine. And then avoid her. She is causing you pain and stress that you do not need to experience. She is trying to put a wedge between you and your husband. This is a bad woman. She is NOT honorable...do not have her in your house. There are too many good people for you to allow a bad person to influence you. Shalom~Adoniah
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
30 Jul 10
You can either be direct...I'm sorry but I really don't want to be friends with you...or you can be busy...I'm sorry but I really don't have time to chat with you during the day because I'm terribly busy with other things. I have found that the second one works better because it doesn't allow people like this woman to have hysterical fits. I got rid of someone who turned out to be a real nut by simply not answering the phone when she called 9 times out of 10. When I did answer, I only had a minute because I was just so busy. She finally got tired of trying.
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
30 Jul 10
OMG how rude is she?? I would just go to her house and tell her this. Listen, I thought you were a person that I wanted to be friends with but I realize you're not. So please don't come knocking on my door looking for me. People like this you need to be blunt and to the point. Good luck!