Re: Does anyone have any creepy neighbors?
Posted by:
darlene
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Date: June 25, 2014 02:53PM
Oh that’s so creepy. I have a similar story, it’s a little long but I will try to sum it up the best I can. I moved into my apartment about two months ago, and there is a guy next door. Who, at first, seemed completely normal. In fact, he helped me carry boxes in and what not. He's older than myself, he's maybe like 24 or so, I would guess.
One time I invited him in for coffee, and we would talk - he wasn't always the most appropriate, which made me feel uncomfortable, and I've never invited him inside my apartment again, so I figured we would just lead our separate life from then.
But, of course, that would be too easy. He literally won't leave me alone, I walk outside and he's there in a matter of seconds to come talk to me. If I leave the house, he's sure to be outside when I come back waiting for me.
I usually try to avoid any real conversation, and whenever I do take the time to talk to him, he won't stop touching me. Like he'll touch my arms, my sides, my wrists, my waist - like he just needs to keep a hand on me at all times. It's gotten really creepy.
He also seems very adamant we be alone together. He always invites me inside his apartment, or tries to invite himself in mine. Of course, I never accept.
He says things like:
"Why don't you come hang over at my place. No one's over."
"You should invite me in sometime."
"It's rude not to invite your neighbors over every once in awhile."
He's really bothering me by this point. And I don't think he's the most outstanding character, he always has people coming in and out at all times of the day. He doesn't appear to work, so I'm not quite sure how he is making his money to pay for anything, unless he's selling drugs from there - which, honestly, by now wouldn't surprise me.
Recently, I was going to run some errands, but I forgot something in my apartment, so I went to run back inside - without shutting my door completely. And he just walked in, and shut the door. Maybe it was an overreaction, but it really made me feel rather nervous. I asked him to leave, and when he wouldn't - I threatened the cops. It didn't seem to phase him. Then I told him my dad was about to meet me, he was going to be over any minute - which was a lie. And he said back: "No, he's not. You're lying to me, don't do that." I threatened to call the cops again, and he said he was leaving, to stop getting worked up about nothing - and he left.
That following night, at like midnight, he knocked at my door (I was awake). I opened the door, and he told me about how sorry he was for upsetting me, and to let him make it up to me, to invite him inside, etc.
I told him to leave, and shut the door.
He still is always trying to get into my apartment, or me in his. And most of these offers are at night when I come home.
So that's basically it in a nutshell, and perhaps, I am overreacting to all of this, but I don't know what I'm supposed to do. He hasn't threatened me, he hasn't hurt me. I just don't know.
So I guess my question was, is there something I should do? Do you think I'm just worrying too much?
Thanks for any help! <3