Man Refuses To Lend His Art To His Neighbor, But She Breaks Into His House And Takes It Anyway

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Here’s what people had to say to OP:

These commenters emphasize the severity of the situation, suggesting that the theft of OP’s artwork should have been reported to the police.

SinglePermission9373 − A locksmith and security cameras! Wow.

It’s no different than if she’d broken into an art gallery and taken something.

You really should have called the police and shown up at her door with an officer.

LadyMittensOfTheLake − I would have called the police immediately. If that piece is worth more than $1000 or so, that's grand larceny, a felony.

DazzlingPotion − NTA and I’d stop allowing her in your studio. Sounds way too entitled and rude.

These users are appalled by the neighbor’s sense of entitlement, suggesting that OP should have explained the importance and value of the artwork to prevent such behavior.

Ambitious_Panda9847 − No, you are not. This woman doesn't understand what art is. She sounds like an entitled moron.

Here, let me go to an art show and ask to "borrow" some artwork for a dinner party I'm having tomorrow.

You should have explained that it is a specific piece for an art show and cannot be displayed anywhere else before that.

No-Assumption-1738 − If you can even be arsed, explain to the neighbour that it’s really disrespectful to refer to

an extremely expensive piece, using materials you sourced based on experience, hundreds of man hours etc as ‘just some tiles’

and demonstrates why you were right not to lend it, the lady didn’t even know or appreciate what she was asking to borrow.

Personally, I’d enjoy the cold shoulder and just live my life, but sometimes it’s important to let people sit in their ignorance and rudeness.

Edit: the update involving the theft was added after I commented, which leaves me slightly perplexed.

If this happened over days, wouldn’t the break-in be relevant to the original post?

These commenters were incredulous about how the neighbor managed to steal such a large piece of artwork without OP noticing, expressing confusion over how the theft occurred.

atwin96 − This makes no sense. How did she get into your house? Did she break in?

How did she move it? You state it's 6 ft long, which is not easy to move. Finally, you seriously didn't call the police?

How long were you gone for, and how did she do all this when her party was already over by the time you got back home?

If this story is even true, YTA for not immediately calling the police, smh🤦‍♀️

matthewkevin84 − So she managed to show your work of art at her dinner party by stealing it?

The community is outraged by the theft of OP’s artwork and feels that more decisive action should have been taken. Was OP justified in not immediately involving the police?

Should the neighbor be held accountable for their actions? Share your thoughts below on how you would have handled the situation!

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