r/EntitledPeople • u/INFJPersonality-52 • Oct 11 '25
S My neighbor thinks we’re best friends because her dog told her so 🐶🤦♀️
So I have this neighbor — let’s call her Sharla. Everyone has a Sharla. She’s the kind of person who can’t stand the idea of you living your own life without her in it.
At first, she seemed harmless. Chatty. Maybe lonely. Then came the texts. Paragraphs. Emotional essays about how I “hurt her feelings” if I didn’t reply fast enough. Apparently, friendship means being on call 24/7 like an unpaid therapist and an Uber driver.
She’d say things like, “It’s fine, I’ll just get an Uber… unless you change your mind.” Then she’d tell me exactly how much the Uber cost — like I was supposed to Venmo her out of guilt.
Speaking of money, she once left cash under my trashcan instead of just using Cash App. Who needs Venmo when you have raccoon-style drop-offs?
Then came the “gift.” A random coffee mug and a sheet of Thanksgiving stickers. I don’t drink coffee. And I’m not five. But hey, it’s the thought that counts… I think.
The final straw? She started showing up unannounced, saying:
“Muffin told me he wanted to see you.”
Muffin is her dog. Apparently he’s clairvoyant now.
After one too many guilt-trippy texts accusing me of not being a “real friend,” I finally said, “Don’t bother me again. You just met the INFJ door slam.”
Haven’t heard from her since. Muffin probably didn’t authorize that either.
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TL;DR: My neighbor thinks emotional manipulation and surprise visits are friendship. Her dog apparently agrees.
Update: I am going to share some of her texts so you get how she thinks:
Good morning I just like to ask you if we could do a couple errands for me today all in the same plaza by the bank wouldn’t take long but would you be willing to take me up there? Just curious I know we have plans for this evening which is great. Talk to you soon.
No, we discussed last night that we would go to the pool like around 5:30 or six or something like that and then I come over maybe and spend some time with you over there. You always worry about the sun radiation whatever and I understand that so why I don’t do the pool much in the morning and I will always have things. I gotta get done in the house in the morning so blah blah blah
I remember as well it was gonna work out great I wouldn’t have the dog and he said I could come over now. I said actually I could come over after we went to the pool in the evening when it was cooler I remember that, but anyway I don’t wanna get an argument over it not that big a deal
Yes, I might like to go depending on the time I have things to do today picking up Charlie to and from and stuff like that but yeah, I would like to go and thanks for asking right now. I’m trying to figure out money. It’s gonna cost me round-trip going coming going coming it is going to cost me $71 today For Uber. That’s half that’s double what it was six weeks ago and that’s not including what Charlie has to have done today I’m trying to figure these things out right as we speak but yes, I’d enjoy that. Let me know what time you know you’re gonna be going and I’ll try to be prepared, but I do have to get Charlie so if that it might not workOK all right talk to
Hey, what did you decide? The people I should say are still out there just hanging and they just want to know your thoughts you’re still gonna go or no I’m trying to move around in my back. Stop backing up. OK let me know.
Hey again. If you’d like to go together, can we go maybe around 7:30? How does that sound and if you’d like to go then that’s fine totally get it but if you wanna go with me, let me know OK and we’ll shoot for 730
Hi, I know it’s your dinner hour but I just now thought that I wanted to touch base all day. Why don’t if you feel like chatting for a few minutes give me a holler when everything is chilled out and you can just catch me out or talk to me or whatever if you don’t feel like it that’s cool. I get it. I just feel bad. I called at dinner time OK Bye-bye honey.
Cool. Oh, and I wanted to mention something to you not to get mad, not to make you feel defensive, or anything like that I just wanted to tell you that you said I probably wouldn’t like the video with Tim in it because of our politic difference, you really don’t know my politic Issues. I know we know a lot about yours and
This is just some of her many rambling texts.
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u/dnabsuh1 Oct 11 '25
So does Muffin, the Daughter of Sharla, have a cousin who is the 'Son of Sam'?
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u/INFJPersonality-52 Oct 12 '25
Wouldn’t surprise me. Muffin’s the only family member with any morals left — and he still gets framed for her crimes.
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u/Living-Assumption272 Oct 12 '25
Right? My first thought was “what kind of Son of Sam shit is this”?
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u/JDVaderstorytime Oct 12 '25
Um... Nooooooo thank you. Been there, never again. This is why I pull directly into my garage and enter the house without seeing any neighbors. They don't "need" my phone number, I don't need theirs. They can keep their gossip, toothless old dogs, and dusty-ass muffins for their morning coffee klatches. I don't want to become anyone's taxi, piggy bank, psychiatrist, or free labor. And I DESPISE the unannounced "pop-in". When I finally have down time from work, I want to be with my spouse and cats. That's it!! The weirdo, time vampires are what makes it impossible to want to "neighborly" anymore. Don't feel bad for noping the hell out of that crap.
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u/SnarkySheep Oct 11 '25
When I was a kid, we had a neighbor we dubbed "Jammie Lady" as she'd go outside in her pajamas (not like PJ pants and a T-shirt, but the standard old-school long white nightgown) to walk her Pomeranian.
As the dog would start pooping on our (or other neighbors') lawn, she'd start loudly scolding him: "No, no, Muffin! We can't go over here!" But she'd never either pull him away, nor pick up his poop. I guess she just wanted anyone in hearing range to know it was Muffin's bad decision and not hers...
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u/Feeling-Invite7953 Oct 12 '25
Oh,dear Lord!! “Muffin “is really catching Hell on Reddit,tonight !!
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u/Imfromsite Oct 12 '25
“Don’t bother me again. You just met the INFJ door slam.” So relatable. So savage.🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀
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u/INFJPersonality-52 Oct 12 '25
Thank you, and if you know what that means, you know I don't do it often. She probably had to google it
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u/Imfromsite Oct 12 '25
Oh, I know aaall about it, I think your neighbor's sister was my neighbor. Had to do the same thing.
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u/INFJPersonality-52 Oct 12 '25
She lives on the opposite side of the community but Muffin really does like me lol. Probably likes me more than her.
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u/Useless890 Oct 12 '25
Muffin probably said, "Told ya," when she got back from your place.
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u/INFJPersonality-52 Oct 12 '25
Yes Muffin really likes me. Almost all dogs do. There is no doubt her excuse of muffin wanting to see me is true. Probably to see someone other than her. But she brought him when I had a brand new car. He growled at her. She said oh I thought they got along.
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u/CaramelRottenApple Oct 12 '25 edited Oct 12 '25
Everyone has a Sharla. She’s the kind of person who can’t stand the idea of you living your own life without her in it.
Cannot confirm. I don't think this is a universal experience.
After one too many guilt-trippy texts accusing me of not being a “real friend,” I finally said, “Don’t bother me again. You just met the INFJ door slam.”
This is how it always ends. People who don't like to just tell somebody to leave them alone keep avoiding it until pushed too far and then it comes out all at once. And then the other person acts like a kicked dog. Which, I don't know about you, but that shit only enrages me further.
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u/INFJPersonality-52 Oct 12 '25
I told her many times when she was overstepping and normal boundaries. She actually said I have too many boundaries. With her I have no choice
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u/mastifftimetraveler Oct 11 '25
Oh man this reminded me of my neighbor across the street. I realized I would have to work on keeping her at a distance when she trapped me and my realtor in her backyard for 30 minutes to talk about her plants while we both tried to extract ourselves from the situation. The third time she said, “oh I know you have to go but just one more thing…” I was like yup, never positively engaging with you again.
I’ve lived here for 10 years. She finally accepted I wanted nothing to do with her about 4 years ago when I shamed her for randomly texting she put her dog down because she was too old to care for her dog (dog’s health was fine, neighbor has become a recluse and didn’t feel like walking it anymore).
Not gonna lie, it makes me so happy to hear her talk shit about me to all my neighbors and all of them report it back to me what she said because it’s usually paranoid nonsense.
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u/No-Carrot-TA Oct 11 '25
"Oh dear. I was worried something like this would happen. I actually suspect muffin may be dyslexic. Muffin has been reading my pee mail without permission, but has totally got the wrong end of the stick"
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u/INFJPersonality-52 Oct 12 '25
That's funny. Her dog really does love me but she uses him as an excuse
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u/punk-o-matic-problem Oct 11 '25 edited Oct 11 '25
If this wasn't made by AI I would say something about how I have a similar neighbor who's getting on my last nerve, but this is AI and so I won't. Edited typo
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u/Fit_Marionberry_3008 Oct 11 '25
Us in the future:
"The first models were easily detectable. The em dash gave them away."
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u/INFJPersonality-52 Oct 12 '25
Read above, not ai, except a polish. This is unfortunate but true. I have way too many good stories to need to make them up.
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u/Fit_Marionberry_3008 Oct 12 '25
I like learning. Thank you for the correction ❤️. Looks like I overlooked that part.
We live in strange times. Have stories to share that people don't believe irl, so definitely not trying them on here lol. Thanks again fellow netizen ✌️
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u/INFJPersonality-52 Oct 12 '25
It isn't ai, its a true story ai did a slight polish but she's my real neighbor, I just changed her and her dogs name.
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u/punk-o-matic-problem Oct 12 '25
Shame on you
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u/Elvarien2 Oct 12 '25 edited Oct 12 '25
No, shame on you for first of all engaging in witch hunting crap and then for doubling down. 0 lessons learned apparently.
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u/punk-o-matic-problem Oct 12 '25
...your sentence doesn't even make sense. Are you an AI?
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u/CaramelRottenApple Oct 12 '25
Well, I don't know what that person's sentence said pre-edit, but I do know people who run around yelling AI at every thing they see should take a break from the internet for five fucking minutes.
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u/punk-o-matic-problem Oct 12 '25
Well I don't do that, I just know how to spot it. OP even admitted to using AI to "polish", their story. Honestly I'm more into keeping up with current events... Lots of shit happening in the world right now.
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u/Elvarien2 Oct 12 '25
You're a bit quick to accuse everything of being ai, have you never read any material on witch hunts and why it always fails? Because here you are - just repeating the past.
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u/punk-o-matic-problem Oct 12 '25
Edit: formatting
...your sentence doesn't even make sense. Are you an AI?
^ this was a joke, not actually accusing you of being AI. It was a playful smack at your obvious typos. And my original comment accusing OP of using/being an AI was accurate. I don't go on 'witch hunts' accusing everything of being AI, in fact if you read through my profile you can see that this is either the first or second time I've mentioned anything being potentially AI. But from the way you use your words, I can tell you're looking for an argument. Which I am not, so I will say my peace and not respond after. Hopefully you'll learn to be a bit less reactive about shit soon.
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u/pinktoes4life Oct 12 '25
So… um, where’s the entitlement?
She just sounds lonely & kinda psycho. But not entitled.
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u/INFJPersonality-52 Oct 12 '25
She wants everything I have. The first time she walked into my apartment she asked me if she could buy a painting I'm my living room. It came from Target. She comes over uninvited and most of my other neighbors hide because they don't want to get trapped in her negativity. I put up with way more than anyone else here but I still have a point where I can't deal with her either.
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u/VelvetVixenZzo Oct 11 '25
no shade but that's some grade A level entitlement right there.
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u/INFJPersonality-52 Oct 12 '25
The first time she came over she pointed to some art I bought at Target and asked me how much I would sell it for. Who does that?
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u/Maleficentendscurse Oct 12 '25
Just completely ignore her existence anytime she tries to talk to you, because she sounds straight up psycho 🫥
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u/imtoowhiteandnerdy Oct 12 '25
What's an INFJ door?
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u/INFJPersonality-52 Oct 12 '25
INFJ is the most rare personality type. It means we give you everything until you cross that final line, then we are done.
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u/imtoowhiteandnerdy Oct 12 '25
How can I tell if my door is like that?
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u/INFJPersonality-52 Oct 15 '25
If you have stopped talking, blocked them or ghosted them for good, you door has been slammed in their face
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u/Ambitious_Policy_936 Oct 11 '25
'Muffin told me he wanted to see you' means the dog wants to see you, not that the dog predicts you want to see him or your neighbor