Finally had a quiet week after 6 months of hell with the upstairs guy

My upstairs neighbor used to stomp around until 2 AM every night. I tried talking to him twice but he just slammed the door. Last Monday I put a note under his door asking if he could keep it down after midnight. To my surprise he actually wrote back saying sorry and he'd try. It's been 7 days now and I've actually slept through the night 4 times. I even heard him tell someone in the hall that his sleep schedule got fixed too. Has anyone else had a random note actually work better than talking to someone?

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walker.andrew1d ago

You ever read about how written notes feel less confrontational?

wesleybutler1d ago

Yeah I actually tried this with my roommate last month over some messy kitchen stuff. Left a sticky note instead of bringing it up face to face and it worked way better than I expected. She actually apologized right after which never happens when we argue in person. Did you find it helped calm things down with whoever you're thinking about?