So a bit of context: I live in an apartment complex which is huge - 53 buildings, 6 floors each, 4 apartments each floor. We’ve all got common spaces to walk, hang out, work out and walk our pets.

I’ve been living here with my girlfriend and our dog for a year and a half in a first floor apartment, and just recently, about a couple days ago this woman walks up with her phone at night, in her pjs, and just has the longest conversations right outside our bedroom.

It happens around 8-9 and she’s there for quite some time. Yesterday I just pulled the blinds open, looked at her and closed them back. She didn’t move until she was done. Today, when I got home from work I saw she was already there so I took my speaker and set it as loudly as possible right next to the window she sits at. I went to bed with my girlfriend around 10:30-11:00 and she wasn’t there anymore, but couldn’t check if the speaker thing worked or not in an immediate manner.

I fully know it’s petty as hell to do so, mainly because I don’t see any argument as to why would she have to leave. Right outside our apartment isn’t part of our apartment and it’s a shared space with the whole community, although I find it wildly annoying. I don’t think if I were to file a complaint that it would be successful at all. So I’ve chosen pettiness. I’ve also though of putting large plants and pots on that specific place, or just wetting the floor vastly so she won’t be able to sit. What would you guys do? Thanks and if successful I’ll keep you posted.

Edit: this got way more attention than I thought! Thanks everyone! I’ve gotten mostly hilarious responses and some surprisingly insightful ones that I’ve taken into account. I’ll update tonight on my approach if you’re interested! Thanks again.

Edit 2: I CAME HOME, SHE WAS THERE AGAIN!!

Ok, so when I got home she was there againnn! I walked up to her and said ‘excuse me, hi. Would you mind moving your conversation please? My girlfriend and I can hear you and you’re right next to our bedroom window. She just stared back at me. Didn’t say a word. I think I said back ‘hello?’ And she replied ‘okay. I’ll leave now’ to which I said thank you, smiled and happily went home to tell my girlfriend about it. Couple mins later, heard something and lo and behold she hadn’t moved an inch. So I opened my window and told her that I’d asked her nicely already and that we could hear her conversation. She replied angrily, saying that she wasn’t even speaking! She also said that she was free to be there as it was a public space. We went back and forth and I always ended up saying that we could hear her and that we requested she move cause it was annoying. She then turned her head away from me and appeared to be crying. We were both silent for what seemed like an eternity and then she stood up and left. I said thank you and went back to tell my girlfriend who was already upset too, as was my dog that barked the whole time we had the conversation.

So there you go, guys. I’m sorry I didn’t do anything petty haha, I’ll still keep the suggestions in my back pocket cause they were all absolutely hilarious and I have a slight suspicion she might be back tomorrow.