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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/Throw_it_away_1604 on 2023-07-27 14:15:26.
I (40f) bought a small home five years ago in an older neighborhood. Overall, I get along well with my neighbors. My next door neighbor has begun to make me feel like he’s intruding on my space and privacy.
There’s no HOA so I planted fast growing shrubbery for a privacy hedge in front of my home and as it’s grown I keep catching this neighbor intentionally stopping at the top of my driveway to let his dog urinate on my hedges (another problem entirely) where he can clearly see inside my home if I have the front door open so my own pets can see outside and enjoy some sun bathing through the glass door. He also seems to magically appear at the top of my driveway when I take my own dogs out to start conversation.
I get he’s likely lonely but I’ve made it clear to him on several occasions that during my workday (wfh) I do not have time to talk. Lately this has begun to intensify and when he stops at the top of my driveway wether the door is open or not he is full body facing my house standing there staring as if he’s trying to look through my windows for 5-10 minutes at a time with his dog. It gives a Mike Myers vibe.
I called him out on it this morning. When he appeared on the first out the door for my dogs. I told him that I don’t appreciate my driveway and home being his stopping point on his dog walks, that I don’t enjoy discussing his views on local news and politics, and that whatever was going on inside my home has never been any of his business or a source of entertainment and he’s creepy. He seemed shocked, denied he was doing anything wrong, and told me I need “mental help”.
AITA for calling him out?