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Kiss with neighbour.

37 replies

LA88 · 14/09/2025 08:13

Where i live i have no friends or family nearby. I've been single for 3years since leaving a domestic violence relationship. I've tried making friends in my new town but to no avail. All I do is work (from home) & be a mum to a 13year old whose always out with their friends or at school.
Me & my neighbour who lives right next door to me started chatting over the fence 8 months ago. We borrow sugar etc, watch out for each other's houses if we're away.
2 weeks ago we were chatting through text then shared a drink in the garden. We ended up kissing but even though it was unexpected we both wanted to see where this may go.
We talked all weekend via text but since Sunday night (2 weeks ago) I've not seen or heard from him. I have text him but hes not read it, I've knocked on his door & he didnt answer even though he was home. I spoke to his friend when he was leaving the other day was my usual friendly self and asked if my neighbour was ok his friend replied "yeah hes fine".
I dont want things to be awkward between us because we are neighbours & he was the only neighbour who spoke to me but I dont know what to do. All our messages were positive, light & friendly & he was the one who said he liked the fact it was unexpected & was keen to explore things further.
He said over the last few weeks before we kissed he has ADHD and sometimes needs times to process things. He has alot going on with his mum being in a abusive relationship, falling out with his sibling & wanting to have contact with his child that he hasn't seen for 4 years because the mother wont let him. He said he liked the fact he could open up to me because he doesn't about those things with his own friends. So I dont understand what's happening or why he has suddenly gone silent or what to do now because he hasn't replied to my last message or even open the door to me

OP posts:
LA1988 · 19/09/2025 08:36

user892734543544 · 19/09/2025 07:56

What's happening is he's ghosting you because he's not interested.

It could not be clearer. So your confusion is completely unwarranted.

As for what to do. Act like nothing happened and gaslight him right back. Be normal with him and pretend to yourself that that kiss never occurred.

You also need to work on being happy to be single because if you not happy to be single then you will do things like this, which is stalk your neighbour and make yourself look desperate, because essentially, if you are not happy to be single, that is what you are.

Only consider dating again once you are happy to be single. Because then you will be able to get rid of people and let go of them when they show red flags or tell you they aren't interested.

Im past the whole kiss thing now. The issue now is hes being a nightmare to live next too. Constant banging day/night. Blasting music until the early hours. People coming & going day/night. I've done the neighbourly thing & asked him to turn the music down etc but hes just ignoring me. Before the whole kiss situation he was a really good neighbour. Quiet & friendly but the last 3 days its been nothing but chaos.

LA1988 · 19/09/2025 08:40

IReallyLikeYorkshire · 19/09/2025 08:21

If I was in a position to move, I'd move. What an arsehole!

I wish I could move. I was moved here due to domestic violence from my sons dad & we are finally settled here. He was the perfect neighbour never made any noise or blasted music. He was quiet & friendly but the last 3 days hes been a nightmare.

Yamap · 19/09/2025 08:42

He’s tried to dump you by not saying anything. Sounds a bit immature of him. Anyway, hold your head up high and carry on as though nothing has happened.

LA1988 · 19/09/2025 08:44

Lovemybunnies · 19/09/2025 07:43

Hi OP could he be on medication and have stopped taking it? I hope he settles down again and glad you saw through him before it went any further. Is it private housing or rented? Is there anyone you can complain to? You can find out through the land registry who the property belongs to.

I know he said he was on medication for depression but dont know if he takes anything for his ADHD. Im trying not to be one of those neighbours who complain about others. Like I said we have always got along never had an issue with him. He's always been quiet & friendly but the last 3 days he has been a nightmare but I have to be a mum too. The noise last night woke my son up twice & tried to get him to turn the music down but just got ignored

LA1988 · 19/09/2025 08:45

Yamap · 19/09/2025 08:42

He’s tried to dump you by not saying anything. Sounds a bit immature of him. Anyway, hold your head up high and carry on as though nothing has happened.

I would if he wasn't being a nightmare neighbour to the point its affecting my child trying to sleep

LA1988 · 19/09/2025 08:45

Yamap · 19/09/2025 08:42

He’s tried to dump you by not saying anything. Sounds a bit immature of him. Anyway, hold your head up high and carry on as though nothing has happened.

I would if he wasn't being a nightmare neighbour to the point its affecting my child trying to sleep

user892734543544 · 19/09/2025 09:18

LA1988 · 19/09/2025 08:36

Im past the whole kiss thing now. The issue now is hes being a nightmare to live next too. Constant banging day/night. Blasting music until the early hours. People coming & going day/night. I've done the neighbourly thing & asked him to turn the music down etc but hes just ignoring me. Before the whole kiss situation he was a really good neighbour. Quiet & friendly but the last 3 days its been nothing but chaos.

WTF? Missed that one.

If he is doing this consistently he will be causing a nuisance in law.

Who owns this house?

If it's him you can threaten to sue.
If it's someone else threaten to sue them.

You'll need to escalate it first though which could take time.

Meandmyguy · 19/09/2025 09:29

My ex husband bangs on about how I have never let him see his children in 11 years.

Never stopped him, begged him lots though.

LA1988 · 19/09/2025 11:11

user892734543544 · 19/09/2025 09:18

WTF? Missed that one.

If he is doing this consistently he will be causing a nuisance in law.

Who owns this house?

If it's him you can threaten to sue.
If it's someone else threaten to sue them.

You'll need to escalate it first though which could take time.

He's had a girl staying with him for the past 4 days & has had other people coming and going all hours of the day & night but yesterday from 11ish right through until 4am they were blasting music, banging around, my child got woken up twice & I did try to communicate with him to quiet it down but just got ignored. Im not sure if hes with the same housing association as me or not. Like I said he was a great neighbour never had any issues with him but the last 3 days hes been unbearable. I work from home & it hard to concentrate on my work with music blasting day & night. Its making me so miserable I even cried on the phone to my parents last night because of how bad hes being

user892734543544 · 19/09/2025 11:24

LA1988 · 19/09/2025 11:11

He's had a girl staying with him for the past 4 days & has had other people coming and going all hours of the day & night but yesterday from 11ish right through until 4am they were blasting music, banging around, my child got woken up twice & I did try to communicate with him to quiet it down but just got ignored. Im not sure if hes with the same housing association as me or not. Like I said he was a great neighbour never had any issues with him but the last 3 days hes been unbearable. I work from home & it hard to concentrate on my work with music blasting day & night. Its making me so miserable I even cried on the phone to my parents last night because of how bad hes being

Well wait for it to become a pattern and then take it to housing who can try to rectify it. We had someone evicted recently for smoking weed and being a general divvy to neighbours.

LA1988 · 19/09/2025 13:22

user892734543544 · 19/09/2025 11:24

Well wait for it to become a pattern and then take it to housing who can try to rectify it. We had someone evicted recently for smoking weed and being a general divvy to neighbours.

I don't like to make assumptions about people but i think there are drugs involved because of the amount of different people going in & out the last few days & finding empty bags with traces of white residue in them near his door, nowhere else along the front area of our street. Its like a fenced off lane out the front of the house & it only has one entrance for people to come & go to the houses

user892734543544 · 19/09/2025 17:02

LA1988 · 19/09/2025 13:22

I don't like to make assumptions about people but i think there are drugs involved because of the amount of different people going in & out the last few days & finding empty bags with traces of white residue in them near his door, nowhere else along the front area of our street. Its like a fenced off lane out the front of the house & it only has one entrance for people to come & go to the houses

No one will care about that. But a landlord threatened with a case for nuisance will care about a CCJ.

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