Guy Wants To Know If He’s Wrong For Laughing At Neighbor After She Asked To Literally Swap Apartments

Moving into a new place is exciting. It’s a new beginning and the possibilities are endless. Unfortunately, one of those possibilities is a bad neighbor.

One Redditor found themselves in a rather frustrating situation after meeting a new neighbor went awry. 

After a heated exchange with the new neighbor, OP wants to know if they were wrong

So now, he’s turned to the popular subreddit “Am I The A**hole?” (AITA) to find out if he was wrong for reacting the way he did. Here’s what he said:

AITA for telling my neighbors that I don’t care for their living situation?

OP Explains:

I know the title sounds bad but hear me out.

I recently relocated to Orlando from Miami. I moved to some apartments that most would consider really nice. Not high-end or anything but definitely nice. Miami was just too expensive which is the reason for my move.

So because I work from home and I have 2 dogs I wanted to get a 2-bedroom apartment. One that can be an office that I can work from and one for me to sleep in. After having my office in the same room I slept in my last home (still lived with my mom) it felt suffocating as if I never got to escape work. This has been much better for me mentally and I feel like I’m actually leaving work after I close my laptop.

So I’ve been here about a month and recently saw a family moving in. I’m very introverted so I didn’t introduce myself or anything. The only time I really ever have contact with anyone is when someone is walking their dog at the same time I am and our pups want to say hello to each other. Very quick small talk and then we’re on our way.

Today as I was going back inside after walking my dogs I saw the wife and I just gave a friendly smile. Nothing more. I decided I should throw the trash out before I clock in for the day just to get it out of the way. As I was walking back to my apartment the wife stopped me to introduce herself.

I introduced myself as well. She then asked if I lived with a girlfriend or anything. I told her no, it’s just me and the pups. She gave me a strange look that I can only describe as annoyed. She asked if my apartment had 2 bedrooms. I told her yes that there are 2 bedrooms. She asked me why I wanted 2 bedrooms when I live alone and explained to her the office/sleeping thing I mentioned above.

Now, this is the part where I may be the asshole. She said that it was really inconsiderate and rude to bigger families to take up a 2 bedroom apartment by myself. That her family of 4 (husband, wife, 2 kids) have to share a 1 bedroom because people like me decide to steal the 2 bedroom apartments. I said that it sucks that you feel that way but there’s nothing I can do.

She said I should trade apartments with her. I thought she was joking so I just started laughing. Not a nervous laugh or anything I just genuinely found her suggestion hilarious. I then said that her living situation doesn’t concern me and if she wanted a 2 bedroom apartment she should have looked harder. She said she was going to report me the building and I said that she should include report me to Desantis (Florida governor) while she’s at it. I went inside and left her there screaming like a crazy person.

AITA?

The Following Are Acceptable Responses:

NTA – Not the A**hole
YTA – You’re the A**hole
NAH – No A**holes Here
ESH – Everybody Sucks Here

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