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Anyone else eat their supper on the sofa in front of the TV?

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vegansrock Wed 10-Apr-24 08:20:05

My DD was horrified when she discovered us eating our evening meal on the sofa whilst watching telly. “You always insisted we eat at the table! “ she said. Well we eat our breakfast and lunch at the table, but in the evening after a a day of childcare , gardening or general being out and about we just want to relax in front of the telly for a couple of hours. If we had company of course we wouldn’t do it, but we enjoy our relaxing evening - anyone else or are we just becoming slobs as we age?

Jaffacake2 Wed 10-Apr-24 13:27:21

No I sit at the table for all plated meals even though I am on my own. Trouble is I can get engrossed with whatever drama I am watching on tv and then miss my mouth when eating,too messy !!

Esmay Wed 10-Apr-24 13:31:33

I didn't used to .
We always sat at the table covered with a tablecloth and would use napkins .
No TV on and no mobiles at the table .
If we have guests - we have the same set up .
Otherwise it's a tray in front of the TV .
I admit to becoming lazy .

M0nica Wed 10-Apr-24 14:01:43

I hate eating any meal other than at a table. I do not even like having breakfast in bed, and haven't since being a child.

I am fortunate not to yet have to face an empty chair. However I will probably be less affected than others because DH's job always included a lot of travelling, which continued past retirement. DH's last trip abroad was cancelled by COVID, so I am well used to eating alone with an empty chair opposite.

kittylester Wed 10-Apr-24 14:25:41

We have breakfast and lunch at the kitchen table but our evening meal is usually eaten in front of the tv. We do still use napkins though. If we have steak on Friday, we eat at the table and Sunday lunch always.

JamesandJon33 Wed 10-Apr-24 14:31:04

Mostly we eat in the kitchen, but when it is really cold we have our supper in the living foom, with the fire lit and the television on. Lovely

MissAdventure Wed 10-Apr-24 14:33:16

My table is in the living room, and I find sitting on the couch to eat is one of those things that sounds better than it actually is, for me.

So, i sit at my lonely table on my own, mostly.

Callistemon21 Wed 10-Apr-24 14:58:13

No, never.

Occasionally, if we have pudding and want to eat it later, we might take that into the sitting room.

sharon103 Wed 10-Apr-24 15:08:11

Sandwiches or anything like that I eat on the settee in front of the tele.
Dinner always at the table with my two sons otherwise I'd need a bib.

Jaxjacky Wed 10-Apr-24 15:08:53

Yes, when it’s just the two of us, if anyone is here to eat, that includes the grandchildren, it’s at the table in the kitchen/diner. The only TV in the house is in the l. room.

Whitewavemark2 Wed 10-Apr-24 16:02:17

Apparently both the late queen and her mother ate dinner on a tray on the rare evenings that they were alone. So you are in splendid company🙂

GrannyGravy13 Wed 10-Apr-24 16:25:33

There are times when I wish I could curl up on the sofa and tuck in, but I am just not comfortable and would end up wearing more than got to my mouth.

VioletSky Wed 10-Apr-24 16:29:16

Of course! Eat all our meals there. Who doesn't enjoy picking crumbs out of their bra?

MissAdventure Wed 10-Apr-24 16:30:27

grin

OurKid1 Wed 10-Apr-24 16:46:42

Visgir1

Just once a week on our Curry take out night.

We do the same on pizza night!

Marydoll Wed 10-Apr-24 18:01:24

We always eat dinner at the table in the dining room.
Lunch on our knee.

LOUISA1523 Wed 10-Apr-24 18:15:38

Will eat a family roast at the table....everything else on my knee in lounge i have eaten maybe 3 times at table this year? As tend to have roasts at DDs these days

silverlining48 Wed 10-Apr-24 18:20:23

Dinner at the table. Bending over a plate of hot food is just not comfortable., nor good for the digestion.
Sandwiches sometimes eaten while sitting on the sofa watching tv. Don’t need to lean forward so much.

Gummie Wed 10-Apr-24 18:39:35

Yes every night I sit on the sofa and eat my dinner in front of the telly. I have my lunch at the dining table and my breakfast in my office while I in my morning meeting.

You do you OP and have your dinner wherever you like.

AskAlice Wed 10-Apr-24 18:53:54

My OH's hobby since lockdown is doing jigsaw puzzles, so the dining table is often unavailable.

We eat most meals on trays on the sofa, whether the TV is on or not. Our house, so up to us what we do in it! If I really want to eat at the table I can usually find a little space in the corner to do so.

However, when our AC or GC are here I make my OH roll up his jigsaw and we eat at the table. We all enjoy the social aspect of chatting over a meal once in a while.

M0nica Wed 10-Apr-24 19:48:46

I actually prefer sitting at a table for almost everything, rather than on a lunging chair.

I spend most of my sitting down time during the day at my desk, whether I am working, reading or listening the radio. I raely watch tv and often sit at the kitchen table in the evening reading, with the table supporting my book.

We have just spent a week at a Gite in France. It was furnished the traditional way, with the main reception room dominated by a huge refectory table with benches each side and a modestly sized sofa between the fireplace and the front wndows. In the evenings those watching television sat one end of the table, while those reading sat the other. No comment was made on this arrangement all week.

Iam64 Wed 10-Apr-24 19:51:38

Now I live alone, I eat in the evening in front of the tv. Breakfast and lunch at the table.
Table used if anyone is eating with me

grumppa Wed 10-Apr-24 20:00:28

Yes, the two of us side by side. On Valentine's night we spread a red gingham cloth on the coffee table in front of us. Must dash - time to cook dinner for eating off our trays.

grandMattie Wed 10-Apr-24 20:05:02

I always eat at table, but now I’m on my own, I watch TV at the same time.
Curiously, when I was a child living in the tropics, we ate on our knees outside unless it was raining.

Hellogirl1 Wed 10-Apr-24 20:11:40

We don`t possess a table, so all meals are eaten on the sofa in front of the TV, whether it`s on or not.

GrannyIvy Wed 10-Apr-24 20:42:28

Yes when just the two of us we eat our evening meal on a tray in front of TV. Always have our roast dinner on a Sunday up the table though and when we have guests. Breakfast doesn’t really happen just a bit of fruit on the run and a lunchtime sandwich usually at the kitchen table or on lap in conservatory. Why not we are retired and relaxed 😂