A woman has taken to a popular online forum to request help dealing with her "creepy neighbours'.
After recently moving alone to a small rural town, she revealed she has been having trouble with two men who live next to her. She stated that the problems began when she left on holiday for a week, only to receive a phone call from her estate agent who had been contacted by the neighbours, who were wondering where she was.
Since returning home from her holiday, the woman shared that she has continued to be unsettled by the two mens' behaviour. She quickly took to Mumsnet to seek advice.
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She wrote: "Two middle aged men live next to me. I posted here that I was on holiday last week, and these men got my estate agent to ring me to see where I was. They are friends with my local estate agent.
"They said they were worried about me. This creeped me out as I instantly got the feeling that they weren't worried about me, they just wanted to know where I was. I felt it was very intrusive and over the top."
The woman continued: "If there was a young woman living alone next to me and I hadn't seen her for a week, I wouldn't dream of getting an estate agent to ring her. It is totally creepy.
"Now I am back in my house, my neighbours are creeping me out more. Many times that I go into my front garden, the men come out and stare at me.
"For example I went out to cut my front lawn. I was cutting my front lawn, and the man next door came out into his front garden, and just stared at me the whole time."
She added: "Then this morning I went out to pick up a delivery. Next door, he was walking out of his front garden. But when he saw me come into my garden, he stopped walking, just stood there and stayed in his garden and stared at me until I went back in. They never say a word. Just stare.
"What do I do? I'm starting to feel really upset in this house. I wanted to have a nice private house. Now I'm starting to feel uncomfortable every time I go out."
Since being shared, the post has been received dozens of responses from fellow Mumsnet users. Some shared advice, while others simply sympathised with the woman's predicament.
"Sorry no advice but how awful," one wrote.
A second echoed: "Ugh, I hate that women still have to put up with this crap, even in their own homes. Why can’t men just leave us alone?!"
A third posted: "I would move house. Be careful confronting nutters. Not worth the risk."
Another argued: "If a neighbour stood staring at me and not speaking, I would ask them why they are staring? They sound like a bunch of weirdos and I wouldn't feel safe in my home, get some cctv and maybe a dog if possible."
"Can you add some fencing or tall plants to give yourself a bit more privacy," advised a fifth.
Others suggested a more direct approach, with one commenting: "Or you could just turn back to them and stare right back, open mouthed, like you’ve had your brain removed! See if you can make them as uncomfortable as they make you."
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