The couple is in their early 70s and doesn't appreciate well-meaning neighbor's little corrections to how they live their life.

A couple in their 70s is in good health, but their neighbors keep assuming they need assistance. Dear Eric: My wife and I are in our early 70s and live in a suburban neighborhood where every other person has a dog,

On one occasion, I left a fence gate open, and one of our neighbors discreetly came by and closed it (we knew it was open – there’s no need to keep the gate shut). Last week, I had set up a slowly trickling hose to water a tree that has heat distress from a long hot summer.

We’re both in good health but have noticed some of the younger remote worker neighbors have become a bit overly solicitous.

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to a question about how to deal with neighbors who are overstepping boundaries.

We’re both in good health but have noticed some of the younger underemployed/remote worker neighbors have become a bit overly solicitous. On one occasion, I left a fence gate open, and one of our neighbors discreetly came by and closed it (we knew it was open – there’s no need to keep the gate shut).