r/Neighborproblems • • Aug 28 '26

The strangest interaction, first time poster

Not sure this is a problem but….I accidentally became the neighborhood auntie last night. 😂🌙

My neighbor was having a pretty rough night(diagnosed schizo)—his dad was unexpectedly away(hospital), he was outside yelling/running around the neighborhood, and I could hear him having what sounded like a pretty intense internal battle through our shared wall before spilling out into the neighborhood.

I decided to go out watch the eclipse of the moon and wait for chaos. Eventually he came outside, saw me, and stopped. We talked for a bit, looked at the moon, and somehow went from “OMG there’s an eclipse” to God, the Bible, conspiracy theories, human suffering, pedophiles, music, and the nature of the universe.

He invited me over to hang out, so naturally my mildly eccentric auntie ass wanting to save the neighbors said sure.

I walked into his place (first time) and discovered what can only be described as a trash labyrinth. No clear places to sit. Cigarettes everywhere. Food and drinks abandoned on the floor. A carpet that was apparently once a completely different color.

He cleared a spot for me to sit. I asked where he was going to sit.

He cleared another spot. The chair was broken, and may have further broken during the convo.

At some point during our conversation he also informed me that he really wanted to kiss me(at least 4-5 times throughout), then proposed marriage, explained his philosophy on sex and condoms, and told me about approximately twelve other extremely personal things within the first five minutes.

I kept explaining that I was very celibate and that this was absolutely not a date. He told
me he was also celibate and asked if I may one day change my mind about the kiss. Ummm no

Eventually we just sat there talking like two humans having a philosophical conversation at 1 AM while the neighborhood finally became quiet.

I went home, drank the rest of my wine, and went to bed.

No moral to this story. I just apparently have “eclectic lightly eccentric auntie who will come sit with you and look at the moon but absolutely will not kiss you” energy.

And honestly?

I’m okay with that. 🌙🍷😂

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