Woman Thinks Her Newly-Single Neighbor Is After Her Husband — But Her Hubby Says She's Being 'Silly'

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A woman is convinced that her newly single neighbor is pursuing her husband
She says the other woman has done everything from asking her husband to be her 'personal trainer' to greeting him in a bikini in the middle of the day
The woman shared her story on a community forum, where the majority of commenters told her she has every right to feel suspiciousA woman is convinced her female neighbor may be crossing some lines with her husband — but he thinks she's being "silly."
The woman detailed her story on the U.K.-based community site Mumsnet. In her post, titled, 'Suspicious of neighbor's behavior towards my husband,' the woman shared that her next-door neighbor recently broke up with her partner and now lives in her home alone.
The original poster (OP) said that while the woman 'rarely spoke to' the OP and her husband before the split, she now seems especially interested in the OP's partner.
'[She] is always chatting with my husband when she sees him. I can be [standing] next to him, and she doesn't look at me and aims any conversation towards him. She also refers to him by his name, but doesn't ever say mine,' she said.
The woman went on to say that the neighbor has ratcheted up her behavior in the 'last couple weeks.'
'She saw [my husband] get back from the gym and asked him if he'd be her personal trainer,' the OP said, adding that the neighbor woman then said she hadn't 'had any workouts since becoming single and added 'If you know what I mean' with a laugh.'
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The OP also said that she was recently out all afternoon at a friend's baby shower, and so her car was not in the driveway — and the neighbor seemingly used the opportunity to make further contact with her husband.
'[My husband] told me he was pottering in the garden when our neighbor called his name over the fence and asked if he could help her with moving something in her garden which was too heavy for her.'
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The OP said that when her husband went over to the other woman's yard, she was 'wearing a bikini, and — in his words — had clearly not been gardening.'
She said that when the neighbor learned that the OP would be gone all afternoon, she invited her husband to stay for a drink.
'My husband politely made [an] excuse and came home,' she said before adding, 'I trust [my husband] completely,' but 'I worry what her intentions are.'
'Do you see where I'm coming from?' the woman asked her fellow community members, revealing that her husband thinks she's being 'silly.'
The vast majority of post commenters said they thought the OP had every right to feel uneasy about her neighbor's behavior.
'YANBU [you are not being unreasonable] at all,' one person said, before adding, 'You're not being silly. You're being perceptive. There's a clear pattern here: ignoring you, flirting with your husband, conveniently appearing in a bikini to move one pot. That's not gardening, it's a rom-com audition.'
The same person said, 'You're right to trust your husband, but it's also fair to feel uncomfortable when someone is disrespecting your presence in your own space.'
Another person suggested that the OP have a conversation with the neighbor and put everything out in the open.
'I think you're going to have to be blunt with her and make it clear you know what she's doing and to back off. She sounds shameless,' they said.
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