Homeowner Says She’ll Have to Move Houses After Embarrassing Interaction with a Neighbor: ‘I Don’t Fancy This Man'
- - Homeowner Says She’ll Have to Move Houses After Embarrassing Interaction with a Neighbor: ‘I Don’t Fancy This Man'
Desiree AnelloJanuary 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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A woman expressed her embarrassment after her neighbor declined to accept a beer because he didn’t think his girlfriend “would be too pleased”
She had offered him a beer as a token of gratitude for helping move some furniture ahead of getting her blinds fitted
The woman shared her story on a popular community forum, where users had mixed opinions on whether or not she was being unreasonable in her offer
What started out as a friendly interaction quickly turned into an awkward situation.
A woman detailed a recent uncomfortable experience in the "Am I Being Unreasonable?" forum on the U.K.-based community site Mumsnet.com, a place where women can go to seek advice from other women. In her post, she explained that she had knocked on her neighbor’s door to ask him for help moving furniture before getting her blinds fitted the following day.
After he kindly agreed, they got the task done and she attempted to thank him by offering him a beer. “His response was, ‘Erm, I better not, don’t think my girlfriend would be too pleased.’ ” she wrote. “I laughed and said something like, ‘Don’t worry, it was just a thank you,’ and he just said, 'Yeah, even so, best be off, have a good rest of your evening.’ ”
Clarifying that she doesn’t “fancy” the man at all, although he's “arguably” attractive and clearly goes to the gym, the poster left the experience feeling quite embarrassed. She quipped, “I think my house will be up for sale and I hope the buyers enjoy the new blinds.”
Reacting to her post, readers offered different opinions on whether or not the woman was being unreasonable. The majority determined that putting in the effort to offer her neighbor a beer could have sent him the wrong message.
“A simple thank you would have sufficed. Offering him alcohol does seem like a come-on,” one user wrote, while another entertained the possibility that her neighbor is "a decent man who's in tune with his girlfriend's possible feelings on the matter.”
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Others, however, were of the opinion that her neighbor reacted and behaved in a “completely and ridiculous manner.” As one commenter put it, “He thinks he’s hot s— 😄😄😄. He needs to get over himself.”
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Some even offered potential alternatives to selling the house and running away from the embarrassment.
One person joked, “I think you need to put some paper up to cover your windows while the new blinds are being fitted. You might happen to be doodling on the paper first, maybe even some writing, say ‘You're not all that Jason, calm down!’ And then you just happen to put that side facing out. Could happen to anyone.”
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