I live in a village in the countryside. I live in a detached house, and bordering my house and garden are 7 neighbours.
Honestly, I’ve had enough of most of them and I think I’m going to stop being so nice as it’s getting me nowhere.
Neighbour 1&2 are OK because my garden borders 1’s garden and I don’t know who they are. Neighbour 2 is very old, and I never see or hear her.
Neighbour 3 - complains that they can hear us drive over our gravel and it annoys them. They just got a massive aggressive dog, and every time I go in my garden it growls and barks like it wants to kill me.
Neighbour 4 - they don’t like what I’ve put outside my front door. It’s a box for packages to be dropped off. It’s not offending anyone, but they don’t like it.
Neighbour 5 - previous neighbour said my DH threatened her with a chainsaw. He didn’t. Current neighbour won’t secure her fence (I’ve secured my side) and her rabbit keeps coming in my garden. I’ve told her my dog might go for the rabbit. Apparently I should keep my dog in.
Neighbour 6 - absolute petty couple who keep sending letters to council about other neighbours and do spiteful stuff.
Neighbour 7 - sends me messages to tell me when my garden grows 1cm above the fence. Also complains about my BBQ’s and how they don’t like the smell. Again, I live in a detached house, and last year I had 1 BBQ.
I don’t want to move as we love our house. It’s very private, but I just get constant moaning from neighbours over really petty things that I just wouldn’t get my knickers in a twist over.
My DH says to stop bring nice and just start to tell them to get lost.
Would that BU?