That's the way I treat it but I see him every day and he is kind of an extrovert (or acts like one) and knows everyone in town and he wants to talk all the time (and never says anything when he talks). He's a simple farmer type and wants to be friendly with everyone. His obsessiveness (with the property, yard, house) is way over-the-top and his conversation is always too small talk for me and I just don't have the energy to converse with him. I always feel obligated if someone shows me respect and feel bad if I don't return the favor. Just wanted to know if others run into this kind of thing and how it effects them. I mean everyone has this in their immediate or extended family - people who have characteristics that turn you off, etc.