A 29-year-old man has admitted to developing a “creepy” obsession with his neighbor after watching her from her living room window.
The young man lives in an apartment complex and his neighbor, a woman in her twenties, lives across from him.
What started as a quick glance has become a daily observation of the woman. You can see directly into your home as the large windows face each other.
Over time, he began to notice more details about her: how she walks, what she wears, when she goes out or comes home, and the times when she is alone.
His confession is enough to terrify any woman who lives alone.
“I’ve never talked to her outside of passing by in the hallway, but I can’t shake this feeling of fascination,” he wrote on Reddit.
‘Sometimes I sit by the window and watch her for hours when she’s home. I tell myself it’s harmless, that she’ll never know, but I’m starting to feel a little guilty about it.
While he is aware that he is ‘crossing the line,’ he can’t stop watching her from a distance and confessed that he is ‘obsessed with the idea of knowing everything about her life without her knowing.’
A man has confessed to being obsessed with his neighbor whom he watches from the window of his apartment (archive image)
‘Has anything like this happened to anyone else? How can I stop before this goes too far? asked.
More than 5,700 people were left “horrified” by the behaviour, encouraging the man to speak to a therapist and questioning what “too far” meant.
Many quickly labeled him “a scoundrel” and told him to close the curtains or move apartments.
Several said they had read the confession in the voice of Joe Goldberg from the Netflix series ‘You’, which is about a stalker.
‘Control your thoughts before they control you. Chances are you’re obsessed with the idea of her, not her, so stop creating scenarios in which that fantasy happens. “Mindfulness can help you identify those thoughts,” one wrote.
‘This is the beginning of an obsession. It won’t get better, so close the curtains, blinds, or hang something over the window to block the view. “You’re dragging, if you have a sister or a mother then you should think about how you would feel if someone was approaching them,” said another.
“As a single woman living alone, I hope this isn’t happening to me,” a third added.
Another begged him to explain what he meant by “too far.”
‘You have to stop this now. Do you have a sister or a mother? Consider that a stranger is staring at you and obsessing you,” they wrote.
‘I was thinking exactly the same thing. The fact that you say “before this goes too far” is a HUGE red flag. You are implying that this will eventually go wrong or that you already thought it would go wrong. “That’s very scary,” another agreed.
“Yeah, that line got me too, since a normal person should just get bored and forget about crushes or special interests or whatever.”
If you or someone you know feels unsafe or is a victim of harassment or antisocial behavior, please contact the police and local authorities immediately.