The neighbors wife doesn’t acknowledge, should I wave or speak anyway? Let her be and say or do nothing?

[Anonymous]

At this point I would just follow her cues and not interact.

[Anonymous]

She could have a mental disease, like anxiety.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She could have a mental disease, like anxiety.

Social anxiety is a mental disease now?

[Anonymous]

We had a neighbor like this. It was almost funny how rude she was, but it did hurt my feelings since all our other neighbors are very friendly. They moved.

[Anonymous]

I a like that neighbor. I literally was at a neighbor gathering where two neighbors commented (in a nice joking way) that I hadn't waved a few times when they saw me.

I do have social anxiety. But not so bad thad I wouldn't wave back. And I might wave a quick shy wave and very soft "hello" if I saw them. However I literally don't know what these times are that I didn't wave at them... I must have been in my own world and not seen them. No idea!

I wouldn't take it personally

[Anonymous]

Leave her alone. Could be bad experience with a nosey neighbor wants to be left alone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let her be. It is obvious to her that you are trying to make her talk to you. You may not have started with that intention, but that is what the interactions have become, and she can sense that. If it were me I am not going to talk to someone who is trying to make me talk to them. Townhomes are close together--being outside doesn't mean that she wants to be social or engage with others. It just means she wants to be outside.

[Anonymous]

I purposely don't say hi to neighbors because I don't want to get into a conversation with them. One time one of them called me out and I just pointed to my EarPods and said I probably didn't hear him most of the time. They were off.

[Anonymous]

I am very friendly with a few neighbors on my block, hi level with most others, and then there are a couple I have never spoken to or said hi too in years of living here, and now it's awkward. There is no reason for it. It's funny to think that depending on who you ask I am a super helpful, nice person and others would be like "I don't know this rude woman."

[Anonymous]

Sorry. I’m really worn out most of the time. I don’t have much left in my social battery once home. Also I need to pee…a conversation blocks my bathroom access. Sad but often true.

[Anonymous]

Could be a cultural thing is my guess.

[Anonymous]

Very insensitive on your part to expect a response. You can continue to greet her but consider the possibility that she may have severe anxiety, not speak English, not hear you (deaf and only reads lips), etc.