http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/livinginsin Questions tagged with 'livinginsin' at Ask MetaFilter. Wed, 17 Aug 2005 02:41:13 -0800 Wed, 17 Aug 2005 02:41:13 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/22692/Its%2Dnormal%2Dto%2Dturn%2Ddown%2Dsex%2Dfor%2DTV%2Dright How do I find a compromise on how much TV my boyfriend watches? First off, I love my boyfriend. He's great and he loves me. He will be moving across the country to live with me. He has a home theater hobby, and he loves his TV. Seriously, he LOVES his television.<br> <br> I understand that he uses television as a way to unwind and that is okay with me. I don't dislike television. It's just that sometimes I feel I have to compete with the TV for his free time and attention. Offering sex in order to get him to turn it off is starting to lose its effectiveness. <br> <br> I don't like the idea of setting rules. However, I'm stumped about how to fix this without some sort of quota. I'm not even sure how to bring this up without sounding really negative. How do we reach a compromise where each of us isn't vaugely dissatisfied? Does such a thing exist? I would like to address this before he moves in. Would this be a bad idea?<br> <br> Please no "throw the TV away" solutions. Doing that would make my boyfriend cry. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.22692 Wed, 17 Aug 2005 02:41:13 -0800 livinginsin television TV Anonymous