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Are we hopelessly naive? (Neighbour issue)

231 replies

Mightysquirrel · 02/10/2021 13:27

My friend has lived in her house for about a decade and has a friendly relationship with the couple next door. They're not close but they wave and chat if their paths cross. She recently shared her phone number and email with the man of the couple. A few days ago she got a text from him asking if she'd seen his email. So she read his email, he asked for her help with something he called "My life as a pet". She replied saying she'd be happy to help but what did he mean? I'll tell you his reply if anyone's interested but first:

YABU - Were you born yesterday?
YANBU - Maybe he's writing a children's book? (My friend's in publishing)

OP posts:
TheQueef · 02/10/2021 13:30

Pervert.
It always is.

ApolloandDaphne · 02/10/2021 13:30

Did he want to pretend to be a dog and have her take him for walkies and pick up his shit in a poly bag?

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 02/10/2021 13:36

Perhaps he mis-keyed it and he meant to put.
"My life as a PEST"

... and I think he may have already started...

Cabinfever10 · 02/10/2021 13:54

This sounds like Pup play (I think that's the correct term) I would be blocking all emails and texts from him as I think he wants her to join in with his fetish

mcmooberry · 02/10/2021 13:56

No clue but sounds dodgy AF and commenting so can check later what it was all about...

NoSquirrels · 02/10/2021 14:00

Dodgy.

NoSquirrels · 02/10/2021 14:02

If you work in publishing they always, ALWAYS attach the bloody manuscript to the first email, giving you no chance to politely rebuff it, so it’s not going to be a children’s book. Blech.

ivykaty44 · 02/10/2021 14:02

fuck off might be her next move

Bagelsandbrie · 02/10/2021 14:08

I am so confused by all of this.

Why did she give her phone no and email to someone she barely knows in the first place - especially to the man in the couple?!

nothingcanhurtmewithmyeyesshut · 02/10/2021 14:11

Print it, put it in an envelope and address it to his wife.

noprofessional · 02/10/2021 14:15

Probably another fucking weirdo wanting to engage your friend in his weirdo-ness

burritofan · 02/10/2021 14:15

Send him to the vet to be neutered.

Stompythedinosaur · 02/10/2021 14:15

I'm fascinated to know the reply! It does sound potentially sexual but I'd withhold judgement to see what he says.

RickJames · 02/10/2021 14:16

Replying to find out what on earth this was about!

Wingedharpy · 02/10/2021 14:18

I'm with @Bagelsandbrie.

Suzi888 · 02/10/2021 14:19

Surely it’s a book.

SquishySquirmy · 02/10/2021 14:19

Bagelsandbrie
They live next door to each other. There are loads of reasons why swopping phone numbers with a neighbour can be very useful. Lots of people do it.

I don't like your implication that op's friend was somehow asking for trouble for swopping contact details with a neighbour, even if she didn't know them that well (how do you get to know people better if you only swop contact details with people you are already close to??)

Contact details are not an invite to overstep boundaries in a deeply creepy way (if the pet thing is what I suspect).

ButterflyAway · 02/10/2021 14:20
Hmm
Justilou1 · 02/10/2021 14:22

Sounds like he needs to be neutered. STAT!

Sarahlou63 · 02/10/2021 14:22

Given that she said she'd be happy then I'm assuming it's publishable.

Most people with kinks are cautious not to share their life choices with 'vanillas' so I'd be surprised if his request was on a personal basis.

And some kinky books are very well written - The Story of O springs to mind.

MatildaJayne · 02/10/2021 14:25

Pretending to be a pet fetish, definitely!

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 02/10/2021 14:25

He could be 'barking' mad Grin or he may just want to sh*t in her garden - like a cat? 🐈💩

Cherrysoup · 02/10/2021 14:28

Fetish. I don’t know why people would give the neighbour their number. If you want something, pop round?

PegasusReturns · 02/10/2021 14:30

I don’t even need to know what the title of the email was to know it was a come on fo some type or another

mrstreacle · 02/10/2021 14:31

@SquishySquirmy

Bagelsandbrie They live next door to each other. There are loads of reasons why swopping phone numbers with a neighbour can be very useful. Lots of people do it.

I don't like your implication that op's friend was somehow asking for trouble for swopping contact details with a neighbour, even if she didn't know them that well (how do you get to know people better if you only swop contact details with people you are already close to??)

Contact details are not an invite to overstep boundaries in a deeply creepy way (if the pet thing is what I suspect).

I agree with SquishySquirmy and would have thought that living next door to someone for about 10 years couldn't be classed as barely knowing them.
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