Watch what you want but..............

OH would watch football all day (I like football too) or westerns etc so when I wanted to watch something I just used to take the remote after his last programme had ended and tell him he had his choice all day and it was my turn. Then I would just sit down and watch my own programme.

Sorry, but I think grabbing the remote, switching channels, and generally ruining anything you are trying to watch goes beyond disagreements and is plain bad manners. If you feel the only solution, apart from telling your husband that he is very rude, is to get another TV for which he pays and make sure it is top of the range and in a room where it is comfortable for you to sit. You certainly should not be expected to sit in the kitchen!

Travelsafar, does he continue to talk over the narrator about something he noticed in the background and then you miss that all important piece of news? ....and while we're on the topic, is anyone else tired of watching movies that either have to do with car chases, war (inter-galactic or otherwise), martial arts and/or Cowboys and Indians? Yep, that's my guy, but I wouldn't trade him for anything.

Sounds like lockdown lunacy to me.

A second controller is cheaper than a second TV.

We don't go out for expensive meals/trips much, or even drink much. One of our regular leisure activities at home is watching TV. Not every night, may be only one programme some times, just depends.

So we have chosen to pay for a 2nd TV, for us it is totally worth the extra cost. A second hand TV can be very reasonable, I am happy with a smaller screen. I just love the freedom of watching what I want, and when. I would hate to go back to the old way, especially when I read some of your posts.

It's a bit like when people sometimes sleep in separate bedrooms, often due to snoring etc. The freedom to have your own space. Not for everyone of course.

Kircubbinn2000.
Maybe that's why our marriage lasted so long because we never felt the need to' wanna do everything together'

Jane10
And separate bathrooms!

DH and I have separate hobbies and interests, and we share a love of walking. So we compromise - we walk early in the morning locally to enjoy the wildlife - then we separate into our separate hobby rooms, and meet up for lunch. And often the afternoons are the same. We both strongly believe that compromise, mutual respect and acceptance is the secret to staying happy together.

I watch TV on my PC and he watches his war films and car programs on the main TV - and everyone is happy. Apart from Strictly of course! Simples.

I sincerely hope the OP finds that compromise with her DH too.

Omg, doesn't the television cause a lot of arguments. Your situation quite typical I think. Watches what he wants when there's something in he likes, 'allows' you to have the control when there isn't and then moans at your choice. Yeah, typical

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Dh and I never watch tv together. He loves his sport and antique progs and I like dramas and other progs that he would hate. It’s lovely to do your own thing In Your own space. As others said another tv is essential . Kitchen or bedroom.

Most definitely get a tv in another room, even the bedroom. My oh watches old black and white war films, john Wayne films, car make overs. Even though hes seen them all before. I feel like I live with a very old man even though he is younger than me! Can't stand any of them so disappear to watch my tv. Bliss

Never mind ladies. Shops due to open in two weeks time.?????

I've just realised that we have 6 TVs.
None of our children ever had TVs in their rooms when they lived at home, but one way and another we have acquired several TVs in the last few years.
It does mean that when we have visitors they have a TV in their bedroom, I have one in the kitchen/breakfast room, and we also have one in the dining/sewing/study/everything room as well as the main one in the sitting room.
No arguments here, but I do need to keep waking my DH when we are both watching something together, and he goes to sleep---so misses the best bits

I agree with all of you?
I usually read a book!
If there is anything I really want to watch I go into the bedroom but we don’t get all the channels in there so sometimes I record ‘my programmes’.
Occasionally he has to leave the sitting room.

Just goes to show how much stronger we are, I can just about tolerate being in the same room as Drew Pritchard, Compo is really hard work and now he has discovered that spin off from only fools and horses. ? Five minutes of Sewing Bee sees him off!

Jimjam1

I realise you are probably being ironic, but many of us are not holding our breath until the shops open again!

We are not all shopaholics.

We could not exist without 2 TVs. Our tastes are totally opposite. He has his in his study & I watch the one in the sitting room! Apart from Corrie -which he likes so we watch it together - Oh! & the rugby when it is on- which we both love.

My pet hate is when he puts on a film that has already started and we have no idea what is really happening but he wants to carry on watching. When I give up and start to read my kindle I am then the one being antisocial cos I am not watching with him!

We’ve chosen to only have one tv ( in the sitting room) but we used to have one in the bedroom too, which was rarely watched.We do have a radio in every room though ( literally!)
Fortunately we are considerate with each other and if one of us wants to watch Downton Abbey ( me!)? the other one goes off to do something else,or sits doing a crossword etc.
It’s just give and take.

Well put Juniper1.
My aunt has a tv in the kitchen so she can watch tv in peace and my uncle rarely goes in there so peace all round.

My OH very rarely wants to watch TV in the evening. I watch things I have recorded and he goes into his man-cave. We do sometimes watch a film together, but for some reason at the end of last year, he watched a French series with me. It was, however, series 7 and he'd not seen any of the previous ones, so I had to keep stopping the programme while I explained the back story of the main characters I enjoyed it though.

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I think the solution is to perhaps have two TV's although I accept not everyone wishes to shell out for a second one.

At least you can records things these days and watch them at a later day.