AITA for telling my neighbor that her newly 18 year old son asked me out on a date ? (I SAID NO)
A 44-year-old woman reported that her neighbor's 18-year-old son asked her out on a date twice in one week, first on a Wednesday and again on the following Friday.
The poster informed the neighbor about her son's requests, and the neighbor expressed appreciation for being told.
However, when the poster later saw the son in his yard, his expression shifted from normal to enraged upon seeing her, leading the poster to question if her actions were wrong.
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The original poster is currently facing uncertainty regarding the social appropriateness of her actions after informing her neighbor about her 18-year-old neighbor's repeated dating requests.
While she acted based on her own standard of behavior for her own son, the son's reaction suggests he felt embarra*sed or betrayed.
The central question is whether informing the mother was a necessary boundary enforcement given the age difference and neighborhood context, or if it was an overreaction that unfairly punished the young man's attempts at dating, thus making the poster the source of conflict.
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NTA.