Nosey neighbour?

[kimmmmy]

I get on OK with my neighbour but I find her very nosey.

She is always asking intrusive questions and we just feel like we haven’t got any privacy.

She is also observant and notices everything as when we see her she will ask all kinds of questions we think she spies on us on her Ringdoor bell.

Today I had a male worker round to look at some jobs and after when he went and I was putting the rubbish out she wanted to know who he was and made a joke of me cheating on DH as he didn’t park on the drive.

She was quite friendly with another neighbour (going round for tea etc) but they fell out over the same issue as this neighbour began quizzing a visitor.

I just want to remain civil and not engage in any further convo with her, DH just blanks her.

AIBU to feel like this?

She does sounds pretty awful. I just don't understand people like that at all.

Just try and just briefly smile and say hello, if she asks anything just say oh, I'm in such a rush I've got to go.. Eventually she'll hopefully lose interest. Perhaps when another new family move in?

Yes I also try and keep any interaction brief with her, it’s worst when I am watering my plants as she will see me on her Ringdoor bell and come out and start watering hers.

I have a similar neighbour, she means well but I do keep my distance and have got a lot better at saying ‘sorry I have to go inside’ etc to finish up a conversation otherwise she gets carried away.

she made a comment to me, in front of my boyfriend, when bringing him to my house for the first time “He’s a lot shorter than the last one” 🤦🏻‍♀️

Headphones.. Even if nowt is playing!! Wave and look away.

Yes I will try headphones and be more abrupt with her.
I try and avoid her as much as possible to be honest.

I had a neighbour like this ignoring didn't work so I started being weird and told her I had paranoid schizophrenia now she avoids me

Never give her an actual answer. So when she asked who the visitor was and jokes that you've got a fancy man, just do a little laugh in a sort of "oh, what a good joke" type of way and say nothing more. She might get bored then, or get the hint and stop asking.

I love this 😂

Tell her it was the Counter Terrorist Unit questioning you about her husband

I have a neighbour like this. The upside is she's a one woman neighbourhood watch. The downside is she is aware of every little thing that I (and my other neighbours) do and reports it back to us as if it's newsworthy. Visitors' time of arrival and departure, colour and make of vehicle are noted. My evenings out are the same: whether I drove myself, was given a lift (who by, colour and make of vehicle), what time I returned home and the means of me getting home are all duly noted and reported back to me as if she's looking for me to give her more information. I used to say who they were, where we had been etc but over time I started to ask myself why I was giving her this information. So then I started saying "yes, that's right" with no further elaboration. She clearly didn't like this and has been off with me ever since. Ah well, never mind!
I do think people like her must lead very dull lives.