Dear Abby: I have a nosy neighbor who doesnt respect personal boundaries

DEAR ABBY: I have a next-door neighbor who is retired and takes care of his wife, who has dementia.He’s a nice enough person, but he has no personal boundaries.

He is intrusive and knocks on my door while I’m working two to three days per week.My work area is close to the door, and if I ignore the knock, he just knocks again.

I am on the phone most of the day for my job, and his incessant knocking is disruptive.I’m sure he’s lonely, but he does have other friends.In the beginning, there was a bit of a friendship between us, but he started asking me intrusive questions the more we got to know each other and began saying inappropriate things to me.

When I told him it made me uncomfortable, he just laughed it off.I began distancing myself from him and even blocked him on my phone because he would text me often about silly, random things.That seemed to work for a while, but now his intrusiveness is ramping up again.

Each time he knocks on my door while I’m working, I tell him he is interrupting me and to please not bother me during work hours.He isn’t getting the message and continues to do it at least a couple of times per week.He isn’t dangerous, but I do not want to be friends with this person.

I want him to learn some boundaries and stop bothering me, especially while I’m working.Any advice you can give would be appreciated.

— ANNOYED NEIGHBOR IN THE WESTDEAR NEIGHBOR: Because you have tried to rebuff this person politely, it may be time to be less so.The next time this neighbor knocks on your door, tell him plainly that you do not like being intruded upon and want it stopped.

Tell him you have already blocked his texts because they were so frequent and annoying, and if he doesn’t stop stalking you, you will make a police report.After that, consider moving your work area to someplace farther from the door and — regardless of how long he knocks — do not answer your door.DEAR ABBY: I have two sons.

My older son, “Dan,” is 25; my you...