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How do I pull my husband away from the TV??

My husband is an amazing man! very caring ad affectionate. However, he gets home from work and one of the first things he does is turn the tv on! It's sooo annoying! Its as if I am not even here. I feel like we don't communitcate as much bc the tv has taken place of our conversations. How do I break this cycle?
Posted: May 3, 2009
By: abby1224

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When you figure out the best solution, let me in on the secret! Most of the time it includes shows I despise and would rather just throw the t.v. out the window.

GzMomma | July 31, 2009 | reply

Let him know how you feel--men like it when we are direct. They need us to tell them what we want. Usually they are more than willing to do it for us--if they just know what we want them to do! Talk over some ideas with him about things you can do together as a couple and then plan a few evenings. Put them in his calendar. Leave him a little note the day of saying, "Looking forward to tonight." Believe me...you are plenty more exciting than TV. He just needs a little reminder of that. :)

Snappydoodle | June 13, 2009 | reply

You cancel the cable and act like the bill has not been paid or you mess with the wiring and act like you don't know what is wrong with the T.V. or you get a sexy outfit and tell him to meet you in the bedroom when he gets home and distract him...remember we are smarter then men...they are just little boys getting older...have music playing when he gets home and tell him you are making a fabulous C.D. and have some treats in a plate too...

Peggy | May 16, 2009 | reply

You cancel the cable and act like the bill has not been paid or you mess with the wiring and act like you don't know what is wrong with the T.V. or you get a sexy outfit and tell him to meet you in the bedroom when he gets home and distract him...remember we are smarter then men...they are just little boys getting older...have music playing when he gets home and tell him you are making a fabulous C.D. and have some treats in a plate too...

Peggy | May 16, 2009 | reply

Well another thing is you can give him maybe and hour of TV time and then you can do what you want to do w/him after that time. Giving him the time to unwind is important for him. Compromise. Ask him to compromise with you. See if that goes anywhere. Maybe during the time he watches TV you find something to keep yourself busy and when that hour is up just turn off the TV :D (as if that'll be easy)

Annot | May 8, 2009 | reply

I think the TV is a way of turning off your brain. Maybe he's so spent after his day at work that he just needs to "vege-out" for a bit. This does however affect your relationship. I would find some other things that he likes to do that don't necessarily require him having to think very much.

You may also want to shake up your family routine. Do you all sit down to dinner together with the T.V. off? Or maybe you two should try and go out one or two nights a week (to a restaurant that has no TV's on :-) )

joeb | May 5, 2009 | reply

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