I’m sure if we had gone to counselling before the wedding there would have much time spent on whether we were on agreement on the big issues. Do you want children? Will the children be raised in a religion? How will you handle finances? Will somebody stay at home with the kids or not?
However, in the end we just muddled our way through the big stuff, not sure I want kids, ooops, well isn’t she lovely? And it just went from there.
It’s the little stuff that is causing the dramas on a daily basis.
Let’s take the issue of a TV in the bedroom.
Mr Shambles is adamant you do not have a TV in the bedroom. You sleep in the bedroom. It is not a room for gathering to watch some crappy American crime show minutes before you drift off.
I, on the other hand, am starting to become very attached to the idea of a TV in the bedroom.
I have taken to sneaking the I-pad into the bed to catch up on the ABC shows I’ve missed due to our dodgy reception. It can require a certain technique to holding the I-pad at just the right angle and direction to capture the weak Wifi that is making it’s way through two walls and a closed door, but nonetheless I am tucked up in my bed with the electric blanket warming my tired bones and I’m a happy woman.
I’ve tried to sell the idea to the husband by talking finances (a lesson learnt early in our relationship do not argue points on the basis of emotions, cold hard facts and figures is what the man wants). Given the money we are spending on our electricity bill this could be a way to cut costs – instead of trying to heat the large, environmentally unfriendly open plan house I designed (yes it’s my fault, I get that), we tuck ourselves up in bed, warm and toasty and watch the delightful offerings of an assortment of reality tv shows, which seem to be the only thing on at the moment.
I’ve decided with my highly powerful and influential blog I’m going to poll the readers. Are you for or against the TV in the bedroom idea? Don’t ever say we don’t tackle the big issues here on Shambolic Living.
Mr Shambles has gone to poll his golfing buddy, who will no doubt agree with him.
We love cuddling up in the warmth of the bed all nice and cosy together to watch tv in these cold winter months.
To those who say a tv in the bedroom kills the sex life…sometimes the good scenes make you just want to turn the tv off and way you go.Other times you dont need to turn it on al all 🙂
LOL – hadn’t even thought of those issues!
My husband can drift off to sleep with World War II blaring in the background, while I need complete quiet. We have a TV in our bedroom, but at night he usually falls asleep in front of the TV in the family room because I won’t let him keep the other one on after 10:30.
Even so, I’ll vote on your side because there are advantages. When he’s watching sports in the bedroom, he can holler at the TV all he wants and I don’t have to listen to it.
Yayy one for me – love the way you’ve turned a negative into a positive.
DON’T DO IT!!!!!!
we have one and it’s the worse idea ever!
The MOTH of our house wants to lay in bed till the wee hours
Watching the CRICKET!!!!! I Hate cricket commentary!
OK, so my husband has decided you are the most intelligent reader I have, congratulations. My husband isn’t that into sport – although it would have been tough during the Olympics when he sat up most of the night watching the events for two weeks.
It is DEFINATELY OK to have a TV in the bedroom. We have 4 TV’s in our house (one in our room, one in the eldest child’s room, and one in each of our family rooms) so we are probably not an ordinary family, but put me down as a YES. Curling up in bed with the electric blanket during winter is definately the way to go… Just watch your power bills fall!!! Good luck.. 🙂
It is a curly one. “They” say it’s no good for sleep or romance. But my husband has also taken to retiring with the iPad – and I can see its appeal! But he’s watching Breaking Bad, which isn’t really conducive to sleep or romance, so it’s not worked in my favour. What has worked in my favour is the TV in the kitchen – which he requested, saying he would want to do more washing up.
I have a 23″ computer monitor in my bedroom that I can watch shows online with – and that kind of functions as my tv, but it doesn’t take up quite as much space – and it’s very functional. Maybe you can try arguing that point? Also, I like your point of heating a smaller room – definitely logical.
My wife and I have a TV in our bedroom but we don’t allow it in our kids room =p