'My neighbours are unhappy but there's nothing I can do': Hoarder's wife at a loss over clutter at Boon Keng block
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Their relationship has become like a zero-sum game - he keeps adding more to his hoard, while she stands by, constantly at a loss. An 80-year-old man has left his wife at her wits' end as his hoarding habits have earned the ire of residents of Block 2A, Uppe'My neighbours are unhappy but there's nothing I can do': Hoarder's wife at a loss over clutter at Boon Keng block
Their relationship has become like a zero-sum game - he keeps adding more to his hoard, while she stands by, constantly at a loss. An 80-year-old man has left his wife at her wits' end as his hoarding habits have earned the ire of residents of Block 2A, Upper Boon Keng Road, Shin Min Daily News reported on Friday (May 10). The corridor, fire riser and stairwell has been filled with his items, creating an inconvenience not just for his neighbours, but also his wife - the 70-year-old Lu told Shin Min that she knew about her husband's problem, but couldn't do anything to help. She had repeatedly attempted to convince her husband to stop hoarding but gets ignored, causing them to get into arguments. «I know about these problems,» she said. «I know my neighbours are unhappy, but there's nothing I can do.» Speaking with Shin Min, a 57-year-old resident surnamed Lin said that he had moved in about a decade ago, and the clutter was already present then. He had tried to speak with the elderly man about his habits and things had improved at first. Read more