When moving into a new apartment building, large complex or even a three-flat, there are two approaches with your new neighbors: Embrace these fellow citizens as your new friends or enjoy the anonymity of the life as the person in Unit 901.
The former approach allows you to rely on your neighbors for package delivery and mail pick-up when you are out of town. It also, though, can put the pressure on you with respect to your comings and goings. Do you really want to have a full-on discussion when you are headed out at 10:00 p.m. and your friendly neighbor is coming in? Or, what about in the laundry room? Do you have to invite them over when you are obviously having other friends over?
Of course, it is great for that proverbial ‘cup of sugar,’ but few neighbor relationships reach that of Rachel, Monica, Joey and Chandler. Instead, you may forge a relationship only to find out that you don’t really like the person, but are stuck in ‘friendship’ mode, as opposed to a mere acquaintance. Avoiding a neighbor can be very difficult.
If you take the other approach - sticking to yourself, a polite hello in the elevator and a nod outside the building is all that is required of you. No invites to parties, no shared casseroles or Christmas cookies. This approach makes it easier to deal with problem neighbors - noisy parties, cigarette butts in the common area and odd smells wafting from their apartment. Of course, it can be a tad lonely.
What approach do you take?
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lol dude's name is wiliam paid esquire lololol. about the article, you should def know your neighbors, when i was living in Virginia, my neighbor would play the same 50 cent song every day for a year. sigh good times lol