AITA for smoking on my balcony?
Context:
We (my girlfriend and I) moved a few weeks ago and now live on the 4th floor of an apartment building with a balcony. I’d say that as neighbors, you hardly notice us at all. We don’t have any loud hobbies, we don’t play loud music, etc. However, every now and then we enjoy a joint together in the evening. This happens at most once a day, and when it does, it’s usually late at night—after 10 p.m.
Info: Weed is legal where I live
Now to the actual problem:
A woman, about 40 years old, lives on the same floor She smokes cigarettes in her own apartment. You can smell cigarette smoke every time she enters or leaves her apartment. That’s not a problem for me at all, and I don’t feel particularly bothered by it. Recently, this neighbor paid us a visit and rather rudely pointed out that she constantly smells weed in her apartment because she always has her windows open. In principle, we would have been happy to discuss how to handle this in the future, but the way she brought it to our attention was anything but friendly and left little to no room for finding a mutual solution.
I understand that some people can’t stand the smell, and if it happened constantly—even during the day—I would fully understand. But that’s not the case. We both work full-time, and it’s really just those 10 minutes every few days when we’re essentially bothering her with our smells. I’m generally committed to being a good neighbor and don’t want to bother anyone with my own habits. Still, I think that given how rarely it happens, how short it lasts, and the late hour it occurs, it’s not worth complaining about. In my view, that’s just part of living in an apartment building. I don’t complain when the neighbors have a barbecue on the balcony, cook smelly food or smoke in their apartment—which I can still smell in the stairwell. AITA?