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Neighbours fawning over DH in silly way

36 replies

CowString · 07/06/2021 15:46

Not a stealth brag before anyone says anything. He's nothing special 😂 but is a very lovely bloke who always helps out.

Neighbour is a lady about 20 years older than us, let's call her N. Always asking him to do things around the house. We adore her to be honest, she's one of my favourite neighbours, always laughing and she makes a public joke of how she fancies DH.

N also says her daughter thinks DH is lovely and the fight over him, her dd is closer to our age.
Never really bothered me until new neighbour moved in cul-de-sac next to nice neighbour

DH was in bed Sunday morning and bang on door about 10am. He gets our of bed to go answer.

It's new neighbour, who says N has recommended DH if she needs anything doing round house and she has noticed him doing a lot of DIY in the garden.

Our garden has 6ft fences which means she's been watching him from her upstairs window.

I don't mistrust DH. But I've not seen this new neighbour. Have no idea who she is and am a bit pissed at her for knocking on at 10am on a Sunday asking him for his number for diy shite.

This was 2 weeks ago and he said he would go round with his number. He hasn't.

But now everytime he's in the garden I'm wondering if this woman is at the window 😂😂😂

I just don't know if I'm being A grumpy cow or not. It was funny at first but it's wearing thin

OP posts:
Yellowcrockpot · 07/06/2021 18:54

Op, you have mentioned N is a Jamaican lady, in her culture and those similar, the sense of community is huge, it was likely just more of a cultural slip up.
Making new neighbour comfortable by telling her abit about the other neighbours and in that came the farming out of your DH.

Since new neighbour hasn't returned, i would give it no more head space.

If new neighbour does return asking for favours, all DH need say is "No, I'm sorry. I occasionally do things for N, but other that I'm not able to help. Sorry"

Done. Smile

Longdistance · 07/06/2021 19:10

Was the new neighbour drinking a can of Diet Coke whilst looking out if her window?

TeddingtonTrashbag · 07/06/2021 19:13

N has recommended DH if she needs anything doing round house
Unbelievably cheeky!
He needs to stop being the patsy.

Bluntness100 · 07/06/2021 19:14

What’s going on, is it the summer heat . This is the third thread someone’s posted about their neighbour fancying their husband.😂

grapewine · 07/06/2021 19:22

@Andylion

N has recommended DH if she needs anything doing round house and she has noticed him doing a lot of DIY in the garden.

I don't think that I would be happy if N had recommended my DH to help another neighbour. It's not her place.

I was going to say this. It's not on.
2bazookas · 07/06/2021 19:47

" NDN, you'll never guess what our new neighbour did; she turned up here at 10 am on Sunday morning to call on DH's free services as a handyman ! Can you imagine the bloody nerve! He's furious!"

Should get the message across.

Aprilwasverywet · 07/06/2021 19:49

Buy some huge y fronts and hang them on your washing line...

Ostara212 · 07/06/2021 22:43

@Aprilwasverywet

Buy some huge y fronts and hang them on your washing line...
Um...might that hinder rather than help?
Onelifeonly · 07/06/2021 22:55

A woman in her 50s should be more than capable of putting some ikea furniture together unless she's disabled. I'm older than that and assembled several ikea items recently. I only asked my husband for help a couple of times, and I might have asked my dd if he hadn't been there. She is being sexist, imo.

memberofthewedding · 08/06/2021 00:00

If someone knocked on my door at 10.am on a sunday they would get ignored - same as anyone else without an appointment.

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