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Post by cindyupnorth on Dec 1, 2019 3:38:40 GMT
I was thinking about this the other day. We do NOT watch tv together. We have been married 36 years though. We just don't like the same things. He could sit and watch sports 24/7. I don't want to watch sports. I like a big variety. I feel like I just don't want to waste my time on watching things I don't want to watch. He watches TV in the living room, and I watch in our bedroom. Oh, we do watch the news together every night. I also sort of feel I don't need to spend all my time when we are home together...like..together. We can do our own thing.
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Post by librarylady on Dec 1, 2019 3:41:06 GMT
Yes. But, we each have shows that we watch alone and the other does not view. When I am gone on a trip DH records and watches shows he knows I would not like.
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Post by flanz on Dec 1, 2019 3:42:05 GMT
DH works very long hours and on the rare occasion he wants to watch tv, it's typically something i'm not interested in, like Formula One or hockey or tennis. Once in a while we will watch House Hunters International or a cooking show together.
We did just start watching The Americans and are enjoying that. (In years past we have watched some series together as well - Breaking Bad, Sopranos.)
We are definitely not a couple who spend every spare minute together. And that includes tv watching.
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Post by ashley on Dec 1, 2019 3:42:08 GMT
That is one of the things I HATED about my marriage — we always had to watch TV together, always. It was annoying. And then it became his way of justifying that things were “ok”... he’d say that we laughed while watching th together so obviously we had fun together. Not how that works. Funny timing this question, just today I was thinking how nice it is to watch what I want, when I want!
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Post by huskermom98 on Dec 1, 2019 3:44:08 GMT
Its pretty rare that we watch anything together and when we do it's usually some sort of sporting event. I do have to limit how much Nebraska football I can watch with him because I can't take his pessimistic complaining and yelling...yes, we've sucked for the last few years, and while I'm a lifelong die-hard fan, it's just a game.
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Post by 950nancy on Dec 1, 2019 3:45:11 GMT
We do enjoy watching Big Bang Theory reruns if we have the tv on at dinner and Colbert before we go to bed. I feel the same as the OP with sports though. Not going to watch something I don't like.
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Post by 950nancy on Dec 1, 2019 3:46:07 GMT
Its pretty rare that we watch anything together and when we do it's usually some sort of sporting event. I do have to limit how much Nebraska football I can watch with him because I can't take his pessimistic complaining and yelling...yes, we've sucked for the last few years, and while I'm a lifelong die-hard fan, it's just a game. I have three of them in the house. I usually have to leave the house when they are on.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Dec 1, 2019 3:49:26 GMT
DH works very long hours and on the rare occasion he wants to watch tv, it's typically something i'm not interested in, like Formula One or hockey or tennis. Once in a while we will watch House Hunters International or a cooking show together. That may be part of it too. He is gone long hours too. Home at 7pm, does chores, eats, tv, sleep.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Dec 1, 2019 3:52:22 GMT
That is one of the things I HATED about my marriage — we always had to watch TV together, always. It was annoying. And then it became his way of justifying that things were “ok”... he’d say that we laughed while watching th together so obviously we had fun together. Not how that works. Funny timing this question, just today I was thinking how nice it is to watch what I want, when I want! ahhhh. I have a few friends that only have 1 tv in their home, and watch all tv together, and I'm like. WTH? No!! we'd be fighting all the time, because I'm definitely not going to watch football, hunting shows, and Rambo.
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Post by ashley on Dec 1, 2019 3:59:47 GMT
That is one of the things I HATED about my marriage — we always had to watch TV together, always. It was annoying. And then it became his way of justifying that things were “ok”... he’d say that we laughed while watching th together so obviously we had fun together. Not how that works. Funny timing this question, just today I was thinking how nice it is to watch what I want, when I want! ahhhh. I have a few friends that only have 1 tv in their home, and watch all tv together, and I'm like. WTH? No!! we'd be fighting all the time, because I'm definitely not going to watch football, hunting shows, and Rambo. We had fairly similar tastes in TV so that part wasn’t really the problem, it was more that I couldn’t ever do anything by myself. It was controlling in some way, I think.
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Post by pierkiss on Dec 1, 2019 4:02:12 GMT
Yes. I suffer through some of his things (like this stupid FSU vs FL game). He tolerates some of my things (American horror story). Sometimes we watch things we both want to see (shows on Netflix, movies, etc). But we like to be near each other. We also want to veg in front of the TV. and the only other tv in the house is in the basement.
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Post by paigepea on Dec 1, 2019 4:05:02 GMT
Yes. We like mostly the same shows.
Dh only watches sports if it’s an important or hyped up game. Or sometimes the final 10 min of a game. I sometimes watch a show he finds girly, like THIS IS US. He got into Breaking Bad but I couldn’t so he stayed up after I went to bed to watch it. I’d say we watch together 90% of the time.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Dec 1, 2019 4:12:19 GMT
We had fairly similar tastes in TV so that part wasn’t really the problem, it was more that I couldn’t ever do anything by myself. It was controlling in some way, I think. Oh, I get it. That would not fly with me. I like my alone time, and to do what I want to do. Sometimes I wonder if we have the opposite problem you had. we are both a bit too independent at times. We did watch GOTs together when it was one. Haven't found our one show yet. We definitely have completely opposite tastes in tv. All I would hear during my shows would be...that's dumb, this is a waste of time. and I'd say the same thing about football. haha
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Post by crazy4scraps on Dec 1, 2019 4:16:05 GMT
Sometimes. I don’t really watch tv. More often than not he watches what he wants and I just happen to be in the same room at the same time. Depending on what it is I will sometimes actively listen while doing something else (like Peaing on my iPad) and look up if it sounds interesting. Other times I pay no attention to it at all and just tune it out, like if he’s watching some Alaska show or Naked and Afraid or any of those dumb car refurbishing shows. If he’s watching football on a Sunday afternoon, I have been known to pull my hood down over my eyes, throw a blanket over my legs with my dog in my lap and take a long nap in my chair. We watch the late news together and sometimes he will stay up a bit and watch the beginning of Colbert with me.
I usually have bedtime duty with DD so there is no point in me getting into any show that airs between 8-10 pm because I’m not going to get to see most of the episodes with any regularity anyway.
I subscribed to Hulu when it was .99 a month for a year and tried to watch the first two seasons of Handmaid’s Tale which I knew he would have zero interest in, and it literally took me all year to do it. I let the subscription continue for one more month at regular price in the hopes that I can knock out season three during the day while DD is at school and he’s at work. Now I’m signed up to volunteer at school all next week during the day, so it’s getting off to a slow start. 😕
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Dec 1, 2019 4:18:15 GMT
We rarely watch tv together. Dh usually has some kind of sporting event on downstairs and I am upstairs. Youngest ds usually hangs out with me but the others could be upstairs or down at any given time. Lately we (kids and I) have been watching more together.
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Post by finaledition on Dec 1, 2019 4:20:48 GMT
We rarely do. There are very very few shows that we both like and we will try to make sure we watch those together. But if we sit down both in the mood to watch something we both end up compromising and neither of us end up liking it. So it’s just better to do our own thing.
Also, I like to watch tv late-like after 8:00 when I’m not going to be interrupted. My dh can tune out everything and wants to sit down at 6:00 and watch a show-dinner, kid’s sports, homework-doesn’t even cross his mind.
The one show that it a must watch together is The Marvelous Mrs Maisel.
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Post by scrapngranny on Dec 1, 2019 4:22:04 GMT
We are both retired so we are home 24/7.
DH watches his stuff in the bedroom during day and I watch my stuff in the family room. After dinner we watch our shows together in the family room. It works well for us.
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Post by ellen on Dec 1, 2019 4:22:50 GMT
I have some shows I watch on my own, so does he. We have some we watch together.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2019 4:28:06 GMT
Yes! Football, Live P.D., Iron Chef America, Lip Sync Battle, comedy shows with comedians, and then movies on netflix, prime, tv, Disney+, and DVD/blue rays.
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Post by ntsf on Dec 1, 2019 4:29:58 GMT
we have one tv, and probably watch 50 % of same shows. sometimes he watches tv on his ipad.. so we watch some together and some not. we are independent of each other.
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Post by belgravia on Dec 1, 2019 4:39:30 GMT
We have shows we watch together, and then we have shows we watch separately because the other just can’t stand to watch. He can watch football for hours, while just the sound of it on in the background makes me insane, so if it’s on I will flee to another part of the house.
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Post by scrapmaven on Dec 1, 2019 4:47:55 GMT
We watch one hour together each night. Other than that we watch separately, because we have different tastes in television.
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Post by roundtwo on Dec 1, 2019 4:54:15 GMT
We are like many here - some shows we watch together, like Jeopardy and fluff like Escape to the Country and much more that we watch apart. Even though he is mostly retired, we don't spend our days together - I need my space!
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Post by worldwanderer75 on Dec 1, 2019 5:16:31 GMT
We have a few we watch together and few we watch separately. My DH is also a big sports fan and I mostly don't care. And he doesn't care for my Masterpiece theater shows. Works fine for us to do some together and some separately.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Dec 1, 2019 5:35:07 GMT
We like the same shows on network TV and watch some series on Netflix and Prime. He watches NFL games and golf which I usually don't watch with him. He watches college football with me. I watch stuff like Big Brother and the Bachelors show that he doesn't watch. But we enjoy watching most shows together.
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Post by Rainy_Day_Woman on Dec 1, 2019 5:35:49 GMT
Rarely. By the end of the day, I find if I sit on the couch, I fall asleep. So maybe sometimes I sleep on the couch while he watches a show- if that counts.
We do watch the same shows generally, and talk about them, but I watch TV while I cook or commute.
On rare occasion, we try to watch a stand up special on Netflix but that's usually only if the kids are away and we have some daytime hours to ourselves.
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Post by cmpeter on Dec 1, 2019 5:40:09 GMT
Generally. The exception is if he’s watching soccer. But, otherwise we have similar tastes in shows.
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Dec 1, 2019 6:13:36 GMT
We only have one TV so dh usually watches shows on his iPad while ds watches kids shows. Most of the shows I watch are with ds—who is 8. Occasionally dh and I watch shows together. Sometimes we watch sports. Sometimes we watch shows like Queer Eye or American Housewife. Honestly though—I’m not a fan of watching tv and once ds goes to bed, I’d rather craft or go to bed myself. I could easily live without a tv—as long as I had internet access to big sporting events.
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Dec 1, 2019 6:17:37 GMT
Yes.
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Post by Gennifer on Dec 1, 2019 6:19:04 GMT
If we are both home, and the TV is on, we are probably watching it together. There are a few things one of us likes but the other doesn’t, so we will watch those when the other one isn’t home.
Watching sports on TV would be a dealbreaker for me... I grew up with a dad who was glued to the TV whenever there was a football or basketball game on, and it really soured me.
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