Ah, the neighbors. We all have them, and not all of them are necessarily our favorites. Especially when they literally invade our personal space, litter in our backyard, and simply don’t know how to act like a decent human being. Such neighbors in our books are listed as terrible, and today, we intend to expose what behavior is strictly a no-no.If you happen to come across a post that seems to attack you and your past behavior toward your fellow neighbor, maybe it is time to take a moment and self-reflect. And if you are familiar with a neighbor that fits the description, this is a sign to take action and deal with the problem because you deserve better.To learn more about neighborly disputes,Bored Pandareached out toDr. Kinga Mnich, a social psychologist, who kindly answered our questions. Read the full interview below.This post may includeaffiliate links.

Ah, the neighbors. We all have them, and not all of them are necessarily our favorites. Especially when they literally invade our personal space, litter in our backyard, and simply don’t know how to act like a decent human being. Such neighbors in our books are listed as terrible, and today, we intend to expose what behavior is strictly a no-no.

If you happen to come across a post that seems to attack you and your past behavior toward your fellow neighbor, maybe it is time to take a moment and self-reflect. And if you are familiar with a neighbor that fits the description, this is a sign to take action and deal with the problem because you deserve better.

To learn more about neighborly disputes,Bored Pandareached out toDr. Kinga Mnich, a social psychologist, who kindly answered our questions. Read the full interview below.

This post may includeaffiliate links.

I mean, you can’t really park like this on accident. She either drove home hammered drunk or just didn’t care. Sucks to suck.

Couldn’t Get Out Of My Driveway This Morning. I Had The Car Towed And Now My Neighbor Is Mad

That Neighbor Though

Ketchup Critics

Having an unpleasant neighbor can be challenging, and it is one of the most uncomfortable things about living in a community. The conflicts can range from noise disturbances to property boundaries and even different life virtues. However, if you plan to live where you do for a long time and the neighbor feels the same way, it is probably worth investing your time and energy to resolve the neighborly disputes.If the case is a milder one, and you haven’t approached your neighbor about the issue yet, the first step is to try and engage in open and respectful communication. The main key is to share perspectives with one another and try to understand the reasoning behind their actions. You never truly know what the other party is thinking of unless you ask.

Having an unpleasant neighbor can be challenging, and it is one of the most uncomfortable things about living in a community. The conflicts can range from noise disturbances to property boundaries and even different life virtues. However, if you plan to live where you do for a long time and the neighbor feels the same way, it is probably worth investing your time and energy to resolve the neighborly disputes.

If the case is a milder one, and you haven’t approached your neighbor about the issue yet, the first step is to try and engage in open and respectful communication. The main key is to share perspectives with one another and try to understand the reasoning behind their actions. You never truly know what the other party is thinking of unless you ask.

Neighbors Just Ditched Their Doggo At Our House And Moved. Sadly We Can’t Keep It

They’re Completely Over Neighbors Not Picking Up Their Dogs’ Poop

Our Sweet 7-Year-Old Dog Has A New Fireworks Phobia, Thanks To The Neighbor Who Just Had To Shoot Illegal Fireworks Off Above Our House

Dr. Kinga Mnich explained how being part of a group, like a neighborhood, affects the way we view and interact with our neighbors, especially when there are problems: “Biases and cultural differences, also even the cultural differences play a significant role and how we judge our neighbors actions.“She also added: “This can make us hesitant and having open conversations, asking questions, or even how we set up our security system.”

Dr. Kinga Mnich explained how being part of a group, like a neighborhood, affects the way we view and interact with our neighbors, especially when there are problems: “Biases and cultural differences, also even the cultural differences play a significant role and how we judge our neighbors actions.”

She also added: “This can make us hesitant and having open conversations, asking questions, or even how we set up our security system.”

Our New Neighbor. He’s As Lovely As He Is Considerate

Neighbor Put Nails Into My Cat’s Favorite Spot To Sit On The Fence

My Neighbors Keep Stealing My Pumpkin Decorations. Let The Games Begin

Not every neighbor agrees to settle disputes over a cup of peaceful tea with cookies. Sometimes the tension is too high between the neighbors for one reason or the other. Therefore we asked Dr. Kinga Mnich to share a practical advice that could improve relationships with difficult neighbors and promote a more harmonious community.“Sometimes it is unclear if the neighbors are difficult right from the start and just unfolds overtime. Keep your conversation cordial and polite,” shared Dr. Kinga Mnich.

Not every neighbor agrees to settle disputes over a cup of peaceful tea with cookies. Sometimes the tension is too high between the neighbors for one reason or the other. Therefore we asked Dr. Kinga Mnich to share a practical advice that could improve relationships with difficult neighbors and promote a more harmonious community.

“Sometimes it is unclear if the neighbors are difficult right from the start and just unfolds overtime. Keep your conversation cordial and polite,” shared Dr. Kinga Mnich.

They have repeatedly thrown trash into the window wells, but this is egregious. They scream, yell, and constantly get into fights and arguments, but every time they are confronted they just deny it.

Neighbor Is Throwing Used Diapers Into Our Window. What Are My Options?

My Family Is Displaced From A Hurricane And A Neighbor Left A Letter

When Your Neighbor Doesn’t Dig Out His Own Path To The Street And Just Uses Mine And Decides To Park In Front Of It So No One Else Can Use It

She must’ve dumped the entirety of the food because both filters in there were completely filled with food and weren’t running. Water became clouded and nasty and as a result, almost all of the fish suffered casualties.

Parents Left For Vacation For A Week And Left The Neighbor’s Daughter In Charge Of Feeding Them

Neighbors Called The Police On Us Because Of Our “Tall Grass”

There’s nothing I can do about it since our area doesn’t have Animal Control, and it saddens me to see him like this every day.

My Neighbors Leave Their Dog Outside But Bring Their 2 Chihuahuas Inside Everytime It Rains

Found Out My Neighbor Sleeps With A Loaded Firearm Today. The Corner Of My Computer Desk Right Behind My Monitor

The Neighbors Cut Down The Shade Trees In My Yard Without Permission And Now I Have To Look At Their Ugly Garage Which Was Not Visible Before

Imagine Having The Audacity To Walk Barefoot In Your Own Apartment

Sorry, You Got To Sue The Bees Directly

Neighbor’s Friend Decided Last Night That This Apparently Was The Best Place To Park, Making Both My Significant Other And Me Late For Work

He moved and rented out the house next door to us. We asked if he wanted to replace the fence and we would split the cost and he refused. This was his solution and our dogs suffered injuries before we noticed.

Neighbor Won’t Share The Cost Of A Fence, And Did A Repair

My Neighbor Is A January 6th Participant And Is Currently In Prison. This Is The Flag Above His Garage

Neighbor Broke Into My Yard And Stole A 20-Foot Tree. It Had A Swing Hanging From It. The Swing Was Left On The Ground

Neighbor Keeps Parking In The Handicapped Parking Spot. Even After Several Warnings From Management

My Neighbors Constantly Allowing Their Dogs To Run Loose In The Neighborhood. They Breed Pits And Can’t Contain Them. They Run Into The Streets, Harass People And Other Pets

My Neighbor’s Patio That I Can Smell From My Patio. I Don’t Have Words For The Smell

That’s his garage on the left being partially blocked. Maybe he thinks it’s a crime scene and he won’t get the insurance claim if he cleans it up I don’t know.

My Neighbor Drove Into Part Of My Back Fence 2 Months Ago And Hasn’t Cleaned It Up

Neighbors Had A Party, And Some High-Schooler Tagged My Daughter’s Playhouse

One Of My Neighbors Stole My Bike And Left The Scraps On Their Patio

My Neighbor Began To Cut Down One Of My Trees Yesterday Before I Caught Him. Is It Possible For This Tree To Be Saved? Or Does It Need To Come Down?

My Neighbor Moved In A Week Ago, And I Have Never Seen Someone This Uncivilized

Neighbors Above Me Threw Trash Off Their Balcony Onto My Car

Never again will I rent a house with a shared driveway.

Neighbors' Teenage Daughter Won’t Stop Parking On Our Side Of The Driveway

There’s a lot more that is mildly infuriating like his two-foot-long grass or his collection of pallets and old grills in his yard or his neglected dog that howls all day alone in his house (we’re attached, townhomes)… But this one really got me. We’ve got a little patch of woods behind our house that my young kids play in all the time and he dumped all this stuff back there with the nails sticking straight up. Of course, this is what separates my kids from a fun little creek back there so they’ll want to find a way around it. I already caught my 5 year old trying to climb the pile once.Anyway, just felt annoyed and needed to vent. Carry on.

Next Door Neighbor Took Down His Deck And Put The Old Wood With Rusty Nails Sticking Out In The Woods That My Kids Play In

The card says:“Wally + Sons,According to our tax bill information, garbage totes should not be placed at curbside before seven (7:00) o’clock p.m. on Sunday, the day before our garbage collection day on Monday.Pls. follow this rule.Thanks! -E.”

When My Mom Passed Away A Few Years Back The Next-Door Neighbor Wrote This In The Sympathy Card

Our New Neighbor Has Parked Like This Every Day Since They Moved In

My roommate and I luckily lived in the unit farthest away from the source of the fire so we had plenty of time to evacuate. 95% of our stuff is fine, it just stinks.

My Neighbor Set Our Apartment Building On Fire

Just Caught A Neighbor “Walking Their Dog” By Car

My Neighbor Asked To Park His Truck By The Garage For A Couple Of Weeks. It’s Been Almost Two Months, And Yesterday He Removed The Wheels

Jerk Neighbors Blocked Off The Street To My House So No One Could Get Through

Our Neighbors Are Awful, They Constantly Throw Things Into Our Backyard. But This Takes The Cake

My Neighbor Smokes Cigarettes On His Side Yard And Flicks Them Into My Driveway

Too Bad There Isn’t A Garbage Chute Nearby

Our Neighbor’s Solution To A Newly Poured Driveway On A One-Lane Road

Neighbors Moved Out And Left All Their Lights On (Including The Spotlight Shining Into My Bedroom)

My Neighbors Have Ripped Garbage Bags Consistently Every Week, And I Never See Them Do Anything About It

Inconsiderate Neighbors

My Neighbors Use The Communal Hallway As Storage

Neighbor Beggar

We Left 7 Months Ago. Came Back To This. The Upstairs Neighbor Had A Leak And Never Fixed It

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Our house is 2 weeks old and we haven’t installed blinds yet. They are Karen’s that whinge about everything and he is complaining our air conditioner is too loud when he’s in the exact same spot on his side of the fence. He emailed the other day saying our air con is against the law and he had an independent assessor review the noise level. I asked for the report and nothing since. We have infant children trying to sleep in the room. Insane.

I’m In A Brand New House. My Neighbor Feels My Air Conditioner Is Too Loud So He Deliberately Shines His Lights Into My Bedroom

Went out of town for a few days and came back to no internet. Found that my neighbor dug a hole and cut my coax line between our houses.

Neighbor Cut My Internet Line

Neighbor Moved In A Week Ago. This Morning I Found This Note On My Car (It’s Public Street Parking)

Is This Normal? Neighbor Pumping Water From The Pool Under Their Fence Into My And Other Neighbors' Yard

My Neighbors Put An Arm Barrier That Doesn’t Let My Car Into My Own Neighborhood

My Neighbors Use My Plants As An Ashtray

My Neighbor (With A Driveway) Putting Up A Fake “No Stopping” Sign In Front Of My Home To Save Parking For Himself. What Can I Do?

But this morning they came out to this…

My Parents' Neighbor Complained Their Porch Light Was Too Bright. The Neighbor Lives 400' Away And My Parents Even Tried Adjusting The Direction

The Package Was Misdelivered To A Neighbor, They Deny It Being Delivered And Are Keeping It

Our siding is melted, and multiple outlets and appliances are fried, says our insurance will cover it.

Our House Has No Power Or Internet Because Our Neighbor Thought It Would Be A Good Idea To Try To Light A Gas Generator In A Garage Over A Pile Of Wood Chips

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Woke up to this note this morning.

Sheltered What I Assumed Was A Stray Cat For Two Days, Called My Apartment Complex Asking If Anyone Lost Their Pet, And On Day 2, The Owner Shows Up And I Returned Her Cat

Neighbors Had A Gender Reveal And Didn’t Bother To Clean Up Afterwards

It was also visible they chilled in our backyard and a big wooden pole was taken from our yard.

I Came Home And Saw My Neighbors (Who Are Moving Out) Took Down The Shared Fence

Neighbor Had A Party And Then Just Left Entire Food Trays In The Alleyway

Neighbor Shot At My Window

Neighbor Does A U-Turn Over Our Grass Strip (Destroys It) And Drives Onto Our Driveway Every Time He Leaves

Somebody Left This Note On My Car. In My Assigned Space

Have You Ever Had A Neighbor Vomit On Your Window From Above?

Upstairs Neighbor’s Kid Routinely Floods Their Bathroom, Landlord Refuses To Fix The Damaged Ceiling

Neighbors Have Camera Pointed Directly And Only At Our Back Porch

Our Neighbor Is Doing Construction On Their Property And Decided To Put This In Front Of Our Garage And Fence Doors

The Sheriff Dept says it is a civil matter and they won’t come out.

My Neighbor Parks In The Middle Of Our Double Driveway. She Is Trying To Force Me To Build A Fence So She Doesn’t Have To Pay For One

My Neighbors Constantly Throw Food In My Yard

Came Home To Find That My Neighbor Screwed My Gate Shut. I Kicked My Own Fence Down To Enter Because What The Hell? It’s Not Even His Property

Unless I sit on my porch to intercept the delivery driver. RIP to these slippers I ordered.

Neighbor Insists That’s A 7 At The End Of Their House Number, Definitely Not A 1, Even Though They Get My Deliveries Every Other Day

Neighbors Don’t Like My Parents' Shed

The Neighbor’s New Fence Knocked Out Our Internet. Then Their Dog Ate The Replacement Line

It’s 3 Am. There Are No Lights On In My House. My Neighbor Has Installed A Floodlight That Lights Up My House (Including My Bedroom) From 7 Pm To 7 Am Every Night

I live alone & don’t stay up late. So I left a petty response/note taped to the post-it note they taped on my door.

One Of My Apartment Neighbors Left This Anonymous Note On My Door Accusing Me Of Noise Complaints After Midnight On Christmas

I have pictures and video of the leak and of the condition of the apartment after the maintenance guys left the one day they were working on my apartment.I am considering having them move me but my brain is panicking at the thought of change. I would need a first-floor apartment that is accessible due to my mobility issues and problems with stairs, which are usually limited. I am hoping my brain starts calming down at the thought of moving to another unit because it probably would be the best option.

Upstairs Neighbors Didn’t Report A Maintenance Issue. My Entire Apartment Is Damaged

The Bathroom Ceiling Collapsed After An Upstairs Neighbor Left Their Kitchen Sink Running

Does Anyone Else Have A Knobhead Neighbor Like This On Their Road? Any Suggestions Other Than Moving The Cones And Parking There?

My Recycling Bin Also Burned Down. Cause: Chain-Smoking Neighbor

My Neighbor Is Putting Plastic Bags And Styrofoam In Our Compost Bin

Neighbor Drills Through Our Shared Wall To Secure A Fence Without Asking. Then Wants Us To Bolt The Bottom Because He Couldn’t Reach It

Is it a bad move to complain? Or should I let them take up the block? It’s Sunday and this pic is the afternoon, more to come at night.

The Way My Neighbors Have Been Parked All Weekend Since Friday. They Crowd The Court I Live On. Happens Every Month

How My Neighbor Parks Their Truck

What My Neighbor Left In Front Of My Driveway

This Was On The Front Door To Our Block Of Flats - Can’t Decide Whose Side I Am On (I Am Neither The Neighbor Nor The Note Leaver)

Someone In My City Had This Put On Their Door

My Neighbor’s Dirty Laundry Water Came Up Through My Sink

We Bought A Car For My Father-In-Law. About Two Hours Before Delivering It To Him, Our Neighbor Plowed Into It. It Parked On The Side Of The Road

I Found This Lovely Gem On My Door When I Left For Work

Letter And Response From Two Of My Neighbors I Happen To Share A Wall With

Today, My Upstair’s Neighbor Forgot To Close His Bathroom Sink, And My Appartment Flooded Because Of It

Possibly Neighbor Cut My Christmas Lights. They’ve Cost Me Over $107

An Unknown Neighbor Blocks The Driveway And Leaves A Threatening Message When We Leave A Note Asking Them To Stop. What Can/Should We Do?

Early Morning Shifts Bug Neighbors

Neighbors

Karen Doesn’t Like Her Walk Ruined By The Sounds Of People Doing Their Job

There’s a space in front of our houses for two cars. He parks too far towards my place, making only enough room for my car to fit with it sticking into my driveway. When I parked first and got in my spot, he parked insanely close to my car with three feet in front for him to move up. He’s been doing this for months. He’s the black truck. Last Photo: my car only fits with it sticking in my driveway.

Neighbor Keeps Parking Uncomfortably Close To My Car

My Elderly Neighbor Drove Through My Back Fence

A Neighbor Keeps Asking For More

My Neighbor Got Drunk And Drove Through The Fresh Concrete

My Girlfriend And I Order Hello Fresh Weekly. This Time, It Wasn’t Delivered. Our Neighbor Across From Us Stole Our Package And Left A Note On Their Door To Cover It Up

I Heard My Neighbor Wiping His Feet On My Doormat, So I Placed An Extra One In Front Of His Door As A Statement Of Assertive Communication

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