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Trisha57 Sun 24-May-20 21:28:56

OH just said to me "Watch what you want to watch on TV". We had just watched bloody Antiques Roadshow, which quite honestly bores me silly, but OH likes it. I flicked through a few things and said "Oh, I would like to watch Sewing Bee", to which he replied "Oh God!!!". Now he wonders why I have told him to watch whatever else he wants. He can't find anything that he likes, but still doesn't want to watch Sewing Bee. AIBU to tell him to not ask me what I want to watch if he would rather watch something that he doesn't really enjoy rather than me watch something I would enjoy? Sorry for the convoluted language, but I am fuming and he has now stormed off to bed!!!

Mamma66 Fri 29-May-20 08:29:16

We tend to watch TV together in the evening and can usually find common ground. I am working from home at the moment and he is furloughed, so we watch the stuff we like separately when the other is working / busy. We have never watched so much TV though, thank God for Netflix as we have binge watched every single episode of Spooks! smile

rubysong Fri 29-May-20 09:26:39

This is why I go to bed so late. While DH is watching war films, police chases, sport etc. I am on this tablet reading all the GN posts and Facebook while the things I want to watch are recording. DH goes to bed quite early so I have a couple of hours to watch what I want, sewing bee, gardening etc. I also do wordsearches, sudoku and jigsaws. We both watch Midsomer Murders and quite a few other things we both like so there are no real problems.

Grandad1943 Sat 30-May-20 07:22:32

I really do not understand how in these times there can be arguments in regard to what to watch on television.

Anyone now can watch tv not only on the large screen televisions but also on their phone, tablet laptop or PC. If you watch on your phone, tablet or laptop you do not even have to move to a different room. All you need is a pair of light earphones or earbuds and there you are. Him watching the sport while the good lady watches the sowing bee or whatever else she wishes.

With the fine weather of late, we have been watching a lot of television on our phones in the garden, each to their own program.

This thread seems to be a debate about a matter that can be very easily avoided in these times, and is by many millions each day in Britain.

Davidhs Sat 30-May-20 09:58:10

Although we like pretty much the same TV programmes, OH multitasks, she can listen to an audiobook with an ear bud, browse on a laptop, watch TV and eat supper at the same time. We do go to bed at the same time though.

Shropshirelass Wed 03-Jun-20 09:19:03

When my husband says 'there's nothing on the tele', I do say 'you can always switch it off'. However, very often the next day I find out that there was something on that I would have wanted to watch. He conveniently forgets to tell me this at the time! Men and the remotes!

PinkCakes Wed 03-Jun-20 19:09:47

We've only got one tv (never wanted one in the bedroom), and my husband watches all the programmes he likes - I don't share his taste in things - whilst I either look at things on YouTube or listen to music.