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02-24-2008, 09:02 AM
Not another nosy neighbour thread your thinking, well not quite.
My neighbour is a bit of a hippy and an artist about my mums age (in fact I was a year above her son while at a local high school for a couple of years though I didn't know him well) . The place I live in is an old large house that's been seperated into three odd shaped and sized flats. My living room is on the other side of hers and sometimes a fair bit of sound passes through the wall. I certainly didn't envy her when my ex-GF and I had loud arguments though she and the guy in the other flat later told me they only heard my GF shouting so I guess they weren't home when I shouted back or maybe my voice just got drowned out or something.
Well I've been less paranoid with my dressing even though the frequency hasn't been much higher now I have freedom and she may have overheard some of my conversations with friends etc.
We don't talk a lot but we often have good conversations when we do, on everything from politics and philosophy (the latter she'd studied at university) to science and art. Not too long ago When I'd just tried out my metallic purple nail polish I ran into her while collecting my mail and we had a long chat during which she complemented me on my long nails and my courage in painting them and not following gender norms. It was a really good and uplifting conversation. I didn't say outright that I dressed though the hint was there.
Since then I had my birthday party which I spent dressed so the chance she might have overheard something on the subject increased.
Well today she dropped by to offer me some tomatoes from the little garden she has round the side of the house which I had to decline (I can only eat fairly processed tomatoes) and she then also offered me some clothing she was getting rid of! :eek:
She asked me if I might want any of them or if I could use them as rags as she was getting rid of them so I said that I was sure that I could find a use for them or knew someone else who might want them and gratefully took them.
one or two of the things won't fit (my neighbour is very thin!) and some just wouldn't suit me though these might fit and suit a friend of mine but a few pieces are really nice and will work well!
So there we go. My neighbour might have overheard something or might have just put two and two together. She seemed a bit unsure when offering them to me, clearly making sure she didn't offend. I would think perhaps she might have thought some of the more gender neutral stuff might be my kind of thing but then the miniskirt and fluffy boa/scarf aren't really in that catagory.
Not all neighbours are scary, creepy or sleazy.
This one is nice and right out of the blue gave me clothes!
My neighbour is a bit of a hippy and an artist about my mums age (in fact I was a year above her son while at a local high school for a couple of years though I didn't know him well) . The place I live in is an old large house that's been seperated into three odd shaped and sized flats. My living room is on the other side of hers and sometimes a fair bit of sound passes through the wall. I certainly didn't envy her when my ex-GF and I had loud arguments though she and the guy in the other flat later told me they only heard my GF shouting so I guess they weren't home when I shouted back or maybe my voice just got drowned out or something.
Well I've been less paranoid with my dressing even though the frequency hasn't been much higher now I have freedom and she may have overheard some of my conversations with friends etc.
We don't talk a lot but we often have good conversations when we do, on everything from politics and philosophy (the latter she'd studied at university) to science and art. Not too long ago When I'd just tried out my metallic purple nail polish I ran into her while collecting my mail and we had a long chat during which she complemented me on my long nails and my courage in painting them and not following gender norms. It was a really good and uplifting conversation. I didn't say outright that I dressed though the hint was there.
Since then I had my birthday party which I spent dressed so the chance she might have overheard something on the subject increased.
Well today she dropped by to offer me some tomatoes from the little garden she has round the side of the house which I had to decline (I can only eat fairly processed tomatoes) and she then also offered me some clothing she was getting rid of! :eek:
She asked me if I might want any of them or if I could use them as rags as she was getting rid of them so I said that I was sure that I could find a use for them or knew someone else who might want them and gratefully took them.
one or two of the things won't fit (my neighbour is very thin!) and some just wouldn't suit me though these might fit and suit a friend of mine but a few pieces are really nice and will work well!
So there we go. My neighbour might have overheard something or might have just put two and two together. She seemed a bit unsure when offering them to me, clearly making sure she didn't offend. I would think perhaps she might have thought some of the more gender neutral stuff might be my kind of thing but then the miniskirt and fluffy boa/scarf aren't really in that catagory.
Not all neighbours are scary, creepy or sleazy.
This one is nice and right out of the blue gave me clothes!