'Neighbors want us to alter our property': Karen builds gaudy 3+ story house, complains that she can see into neighbor's cottage

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Aug 29, 2023 2:00 PM EDT

What kind of neighbor complains about a problem that they fully started? Unfortunately, this seems to be an all-too-common occurrence. This Redditor and her husband had been living in a family-owned cottage for over ten years that included a private outside shower that they would occasionally use after a swim or an especially hard day of work. This was never a problem with anyone else in the neighborhood, as they probably didn't even know about it.

 

However, when a Karen moved in next door, she built a particularly gaudy 3+ story house that blocked part of the Redditor's view. Of course, this also meant that she could see into OP's shower, which she started to complain about to her husband. The Redditor didn't seem to mind until she overheard Karen giving her husband a hard time about not confronting OP about it. When that day comes, OP will be ready, since she and her husband have a laundry list of inconveniences these two have brought to the neighborhood.

 

Why is it that the Karens of the world never see that the problem is staring directly at them in the mirror? If they had built a house comparable to the sizes of the other ones in the neighborhood, there wouldn't have been an issue at all. But they just had to build something bigger than all the other homes.

 

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the funniest responses in the comments section. For more, check out the top Karens of the week!

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  • 01
    Natural environment - "These people can come to our town, block our air and our view, destroy our privacy [..] and then have the audacity to get mad at US"
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    Font - Neighbors built a 3+ story house with a roof top deck 12' from our one story cottage and are now they can see me in my outside shower. The new neighbors bought the cottage next door, tore it down and built a disgusting new towering 3+ story house 12' from the side of our coastal cottage that has been in hubby's family for almost 80 years(we have lived here full time for over 10). We have always had an open air (no roof) stall type outside shower (sides are about 5.5' high) off the back of
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    Font - as long as it is kept the same we do not need to have plumbing connected to the sewer for a drain($$$$). Well, with the new roof top deck nextdoor, the neighbors can see straight down into the shower. When the house very first went up I added height to the side of the shower facing their house, making it 7' high, but because they are so close and towering, it really does nothing to block their roof deck. I mean,
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    Font - personally, I don't care. If they want to be creeps and peep that's on them, but the wife is AT US and today I overheard her giving her husband about how he should come over here and complain. She must have been up there pretending to be a princess or something when I got back from a swim. I'm not quite sure how to handle it if he actually does come here because obviously I'm not really their biggest fan. I find it mildly infuriating that these people can come to our town, block our air a
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    Font - pistes-party. 5 days ago We had a neighbor move in and pay a lot to put a custom hot tub under an evergreen tree that's ~30 feet tall. They literally had to use tarps to hold the tree away from the curing concrete of the spa at various points. The tree is on our property and probably was here when the houses were built. Now they want us to cut down the tree because it drops things in their spa water. It's like.... you knew it was there?! 11.8k Reply Share
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    Font - 158 remesabo OP 5 days ago +3. It's so bizarre!! We have a lady on the block that tried to pay both her neighbors to cut down all their trees because she had a pool put in. They didn't. with these people!? 5.5k is wrong Reply Share
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    Font - Erudite-Hirsute. 5 days ago The fix is for them to add a privacy screen to their build so they don't see it. If they aren't prepared to do that then it's all a lot of fuss about nothing. Some people love to have something to complain about. It makes them feel superior. 11.3k Reply Share
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    Product - linedechoes 5 days ago Kudos for actually proposing a solution! 1.9k Reply Share
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    Font - doglover507071956. 5 days ago Ha ha, my neighbors were always spying on us in our kitchen. So one day I noticed she was staring at us my husband pulled down his pants and started slapping his I never saw curtains close so dang fast. It was hilarious I still laugh about it they moved 7.9k Reply Share
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    Font - tvieno +3.5 days ago Your house was there first. The outdoor shower was also there first. They were the ones that came in afterwards and changed what they could see. They need to change where they look if they don't want to be offended. 3.0k Reply Share
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    Font - Old Goat Ninja 5 days ago +3. I would LOVE for someone to come over and complain if I was in your shoes. That would be an interesting discussion. Ir this was here before you built your house. I could understand if their house was there first, but nope, they built theirs the way they did way after yours was built. I'd enjoy every moment of that conversation if they are the ones Il off. You have a right to be upset if you so choose, they absolutely do not. 1.2k Reply Share
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    Font - Rare-Bid-6860 . 5 days ago This reminds me of when I moved into a 1st floor flat, broke SO couldnt buy blinds for a while. My bedroom window was opposite traffic lights, and a few times a bus would stop while I was getting dressed for work, and I'd make eye contact, with passengers on the upper deck. Eventually learnt that smiling and waving would instantly make them look away. 687 Reply Share
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    Font - Mycatwearspants. 5 days ago Ⓒ If you talk for the husband in front of the wife be subtly flirty with him. Then end the conversation with a playful variation of "I know you're peeking, stop it silly" again make sure it's subtle enough so that it doesn't make you look obvious but this will explode the wife on the inside and she will slowly believe her husband is watching you shower. It will start causing fights in their house which will lead to them either getting a divorce or selling the h
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    Font - remesabo OP 5 days ago +3. This is the long game and I like it 388 Reply Share
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    Font - moonyriot My mom has been in a constant battle with the neighbors since they moved in 4 years ago. My parents have a tree near the fence line that's messy. If the wind blows right, it drops leaves in their pool. They refuse to get a pool vacuum or hire a pool guy to clean once a week (it's a wealthy neighborhood, they can afford it) but they want my parents to cut the tree down (not only are they not going to do that, the HOA won't allow it unless the . 5 days ago tree is dying.) This wom
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    Rectangle - Squished Gremlin. 5 days ago Ah, when the HOA helps. A rare but fine vintage. 390 Reply Share
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    Font - Hereiam_AKL 5 days ago. edited 5 days ago Just install a bright security light that points right their way and couple it with your bathroom light. If it is dark, the security light comes on, EXCEPT if you are switching on the bathroom light, which will turn off the security light. That way, you tell them exactly what you think about their complaint. 482 Reply Share
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    Font - NotScruffyNerfherder. 5 days ago If they ever do complain, simply say. The shower was there when you bought the cottage. The shower was there when you approved a monstrosity that blocked our view.
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    Font - The shower was there when you decided the roof top deck should look over it. The shower will be there until I sell the place or So I guess the best advice I can give is build a privacy wall in your deck, or just don't look.
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    Font - But I want to point out, that even though you built something that doesn't fit the neighborhood aesthetic, is towering over my home, reducing my breeze, my views and my privacy I have not come to complain because it's your place. So please, let's just be friendly neighbors and not worry about what's going on next door, unless it's an invite for a couple of drinks. 474 Reply Share
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