While everyone in life does their best to pick and choose who they hang out with, the folks who happen to live next door are generally out of your control. So most people do their best to be polite and cordial, when possible. However, there are always somewhat rude and often strange people out there.
A netizen asked “How do you handle a female neighbor who doesn't greet you but greets your husband?” and people shared their perspectives. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to detail your own thoughts in the comments below.

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#1

Your husband should say, “you know my wife?” While putting his arm around you. This is more about how he handles it.
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61points
#2

I'd reply as though she greeted me and ask follow up questions. Make her talk. Make her uncomfortable.
42points
#3

Tell your husband to stop responding. F*ck that. Your husband should’ve already stopped on his own.
38points
#4

My husband would just ignore her. He don’t acknowledge anyone who don’t acknowledge me. Nothing to do, just let her keep talking to herself until she gets the message. She will either starting greeting us both or none of us. And it wouldn’t matter to us either way.
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34points
#6

Have your husband ignore her like she ignores you. If he doesn't see she is purposefully disrespectful, have a sit down and figure if he too should be your neighbor.
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28points
#7

Just ignore her/it, not a big deal at all. I trust my husband and honestly I find it flattering she finds him attractive and amusing that’s she’s so petty to greet him and not me. Not something to get upset about or react to at all.
25points
#8

Say hi. When she says hi to your husband simply call her tf out . “Why you always saying hi to my husband and not me?”
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23points
#9

Your husband is supposed to check her. Y’all are supposed to be a team. One band, one sound.
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23points
#10

That’s when your Husband steps in and say “I’m not sure if you have met my wife …”
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21points
#11

I’d go out of my way to interact with her and brag about my husband constantly with a big smile on my face.
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16points
#12

You ignore her existence and keep it moving. Who cares laugh at her for seeking male validation.
16points
#13

Hubs needs to dead that immediately. “I appreciate you greeting me, however, it makes me uncomfortable that my wife isn’t included. Since we’re a unit, my greetings will stop after today. Should you want to revisit this conversation in the future, you know how to find us. We both wish you well.”
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15points
#14

Possible she knows his name and not yours? I wouldn’t go ballistic until I was sure it wasn’t something innocuous like that.
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14points
#15

My parents have a neighbor like that. She doesn’t say hi to my mom or me but will break her neck to speak to my dad. My mama and I just laugh because lady…it’s never that serious. Since moving out I don’t really stop by my parents since having two toddlers. She hasn’t seen either until I came over with them. The girls yelled to my mama, “grandma!!!” She made sure to speak that day. Yeah, I know my babies are cute. Move along.
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12points
#16

What I did with a male neighbor that kept on hitting me, while me having a partner and expressing that. || We bumped into him together in the hall way. When we were past him I said: yess that’s him, about what I was telling you… in my whisper voice just hard enough. Let her know you guys are a team and talk about everything! She will feel that she doesn’t stand a chance and prolly feel shame that she got caught by doing what she does.
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10points
#17

I would simply ask her . Why you always speak to husband and not me ??? If you can't speak to us both then don't speak to us at all !!
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10points
#18

I would step in front of my husband in a heartbeat, wave my arms in her face and say hello hello! 😂
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9points
#19

Nothing. Your husband should be the one to just ignore her. You don’t acknowledge my wife, i don’t acknowledge you. Simple
9points
#20

I don’t like to ever seem like the insecure gal- so I always choose to have a talk with MY HUSBAND how it makes me feel, or that as women WE KNOW the BS…. And ask him to be the sarcastic one… tell next time she does it to ask if she’s met his wife.. “have you met my wife let me go get her so y’all can talk” or tell him act Iike he ain’t see or hear her. It’s up to him to respect you and honor your feelings and boundaries not the ‘stranger’, because some females have no respect for themselves.
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8points



