28-year-old 'rents' neighbor's dog for $20/day so he doesn't look like a 'creep' coming home at 2 AM

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• I’ve been "renting" my neighbor’s dog for $20 a week so I don’t look like a creep when I come home at 3 AM.

  

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• That's the situation, though, that this young man found himself in in his new neighborhood. His job meant lots of late nights, but he didn't want to be singled out for his unconventional behavior. What he wanted was to turn it into something productive. But his way of going about that was about as unconventional as it comes. He was looking for ways to ameliorate his situation, and what he stumbled upon wouldn't make much sense to anyone else. Having a good relationship with your neighbors is important. It gives you a sense of community and a sense of security. They can make you feel like you're a part of something, not just a stranger out there all by yourself. It's not always easy to cultivate that, though, and some people are pretty closed off to the idea. So sometimes it takes a little bit of bravery to break down those barriers and make some friendships. The way this man did that was through pretty strange means. 

• Commenters wondered at this arrangement.

  

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• Nobody wants to feel like they're being watched, especially in a negative way. We all want to be able to conduct our lives however we'd like and keep our business to ourselves. But sometimes you don't get what you want, and you either have to stop caring or figure out a new way around it. The man in this story wanted to find a new way around it. So he came up with an arrangement with his neighbor that he hoped would totally throw off the scent. Keep reading to understand what this story is about and see what commenters had to say. You learn something new on the internet every day, and this was one of those moments that you could never have anticipated.

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