So yes, Andy bogarted my Christmas gift and got testosterone furniture. And no, it’s not returnable, it’s a floor model.
But, the other half of our Christmas plan was for him to get a new television. Which he still got.
It’s 60 inches, which to me, sounds like way too many inches for a television.
Aside from that, when I asked where our current 46 inches too many television would be going, I was told, obviously, it would be going in the bedroom.
A 46 inch television in the bedroom sounds excessive. We already have my old tube tv in there, it’s 29 inches and Andy bitches about every time he walks by, because seriously, ya’ll, he is so way more evolved than he was 10 years ago when he watched Becker on it just fine in college.
A small television seemed ok. I could watch the news while I was getting dressed in the morning, The Daily Show before falling asleep, or any crap-ass thing on Bravo when I was sick in bed.
But, there is nothing unobtrusive about a 46 inch television mounted on the wall in front of your bed.
I don’t like this.
Why, it’s awesome, we can finally watch a good tv in bed.
Right, but bedrooms are supposed to be romantic sanctuaries, how are we ever going to make out with Sports Center lighting up the whole room?
Well, we could watch porn and stuff on it, too.
It’s huge! If we watched porn on that, it’d basically be like a real life orgy. And frankly, Andy, you don’t have the manscaping to compete with that.
On a slightly related note, he also bought slippers at Target the other day. So now we’re that couple with the giant television in our room that wears slippers.
Up next? Eating cereal in bed, robes, and missionary sex on government recognized holidays.
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Sorry… can’t help you win this one… I bought my husband a 32 in flat screen for our room a couple years ago… we’ve since moved and have a really big bedroom… and could really use a bigger TV…
cereal in bed… no
robes… yes (cuz I get cold)
missionary sex on government recognized holidays… yes… as long as it’s coupled with kinky sex and all the other days of the year…
Oh… and “If we watched porn on that, it’s basically be like a real life orgy”… I totally choked on my iced tea and spit it on my desk!
Welcome to the life of old married couples LOL
Woot! I was the 1st comment of the day. There’s a prize right?
No offense but that comment is just silly considering you weren’t
No way do I EVER want a TV in the bedroom! Yes, when you are sick in bed it might be nice but it’s not worth the risk. I’d rather spend those last moments before drifting off to sleep cuddling, talking or having my honey play with me instead of the boob tube!
All you need now is Niagara Adjustable beds and a clapper and the journey to the dark side will be complete. Personally I am not fan of TV’s in the bedroom. It competes with all the other stuff that should be going on in there like conversations and sex
I’m a big believer in having TVs in every room, especially the bedroom. It’s pretty much the only thing on which I don’t agree with Oprah.
We tried the no tv in the bedroom for a year.. and it was ME that missed it. We still cuddle and talk, but it’s my place to watch Bravo and Style all by myself.. and also it’s nice to be able to say to one another “Wanna finish this in bed?” and get all cozy in a way we CAN’T do on our own imitation leather couches..
My partner and I don’t sleep in the same bedroom anymore and as soon as I got him his own room, the TV disappeared from mine. I love it – no distractions, no noise, no light when I want to sleep. Not to mention that I get the whole queen size bed to myself. Sex is sex (which we still do), but sleeping is sacred and I do it much better now that I don’t have an elbow in my eye and a bed that smells like sweaty balls. Now it smells like lavender and girl.
I also don’t have to get all pissed off at him for waking me up when he comes to bed at 3 am after falling asleep on the couch watching movies or playing video games. Seriously. Separate rooms. Jessica Tandy credited the success of her, like, 90 year marriage to having separate rooms.
So you’re saying slippers and government sex are bad things?
I refuse TVs in bedrooms, not that my husband hasn’t tied to convince me, but I say no. We’d get too distracted during sex, and we don’t have it enough as it is. No way, no how.
We used to have our tv in our bedroom but that was because we lived with my father in law and only had 1 bedroom to live in!
We then moved out and had only 1 tv so we put it in the living room, mainly because that makes sense, because lets face it, having people round for a movie night could be awkward when you take them all into your bedroom….
Secondly it made sense because the one of our walls in our bedroom is fitted closets with mirrored doors. And technically we don’t really need a tv with those!
That said, if I had a bigger apartment without the mirrored closets then I probably would have a tv in the bedroom. And a DVD player. It’s nice to be able to watch something if your stuck in bed sick.
At least thank yourself lucky that Andy didn’t come home with a white blind, a shelf and a projector. Cause that’s something my husband probably would do.
Less having regular sized people to contend with when watching porn and more “Hagrid” sized people instead!
I want a TV in the bedroom, but only so that I can go in there to sit on the bed, fold laundry and watch what I want on the TV. We are always watching kid crap or military crap or some dumb movie that they’ve seen a million times. I have to wait until everyone goes to bed to watch what I want. Plus? My bedroom door has a lock.
I want a lock so bad.
We have a tv in our bedroom..also a tube version and about 26in I guess idk….but never watch it…It does however allow me to get an extra hour of sleep sometimes when the kids decide its time to wake up before a normal human being…or the sun for that matter. We only occasionally watch it… I mean like literally a few times a month. My husband looks at it everyday (I wish I was exagerating) and says “we really need a flat screen in here like a huge one then it will be like a theatre in our bedroom” unfortunately my husband is a movie whore and I know that if we get one like that he will indeed watch movies in bed every night and I dont like that idea…at all. I want to drift off to sleep to us talking… not some action packed movie with bombs and blood…
Our 52″ tv in the bedroom was fried during a power outage, we replaced it with a 13″ extra we had in the garage. We watched tv in bed on the 13″ tv for a few months. My husband just recently purchased a 42″…I wasn’t against a new tv but I thought 42″ was a bit much. I must admit tho, it’s a nice change from the 13″. Now I can actually see the temperature on the news in the morning!
Originally, my husband wanted a tv in the bedroom. I said no. Now, due to his traveling, I want a tv in the bedroom so I can crawl in after the kids go to bed and watch a show that isn’t kid related. Now my husband says no. Honestly? No tv in the bedroom works for us. It cuts down on the amount of tv time we already watch (who needs more of that crap?) and it also causes us to interact as a family more. As for when the hubs travels? I use my laptop.
But floor models can totally be sold on Craigslist.
I think slippers are just plain practical, but a big tv in the bedroom? Not so practical to me.
Honestly, it’s like he is reverse bachelor’ing me. We had a super cute house for 10 year sand now he is fucking it up with his horrific man taste.
I haven’t had a TV in my bedroom for 4 years. I didn’t want one in there. Then we moved in together a few months ago, and his gargantuan 60 inch tv won the living room spot, and my 42 inch went to our bedroom. At first I was skeptical, it was HUGE and took up a wall. but I have to admit….I do like watching movies on the weekend in bed. There’s nothing like a 42″ Edward Cullen smiling at you from the foot of your bed.
Good luck!! I am a “no tv in the bedroom at ALL” type of girl. It takes away from the ability to fall asleep soundly & I’m weird =)
I need complete blackness, no light. This is basically ruining my life.
We have a TV in our bedroom too. It’s huge and I HATE it. My husband had three TV’s when we got married and this one (his smallest set) was larger than my biggest set. I don’t even know how to turn it on and off and so when I have to turn it off I unplug it. Which is my passive aggressive way to say, I hate this damn thing. I have luckily got him trained that it needs to be turned off while I am brushing my teeth and/or if I give him the sexy look, if he wants any.
We have TV in our bedroom because I need the TV to fall asleep. It is a very bad habit I picked up at child and haven’t been able to ditch. Ours is 26in TV. We tried to have a 32in TV in the room but it put off so much light that I had trouble sleeping so we put it in one of the guest rooms and we bought the 26in TV. So much better.
I certainly do not think a 42 in TV in the bedroom is necessary (you might as well leave the lights in the room on). Don’t your kids need a TV to play video games on or watch kid movies on or something.
The TV however, does not interfere with sex. We just turn it off.
Ut oh…you have entered the dark side!!! I refuse to have sex on holidays…too obligatory.
What if we only agree to do it on Canadian Thanksgiving? Keeps them guessing.
That’s why I love you…you are always thinking!!!
I could not tell you the last time I had sex without one of the ESPN channels playing in the background.
Yeah, I could do without the commentary. Especially during a Lions game…makes me feel like a failure.
You should get ATT wireless cable. Then you can move the TV in your room when you want to lay in bed all day and watch bravo, and you can move it elsewhere in the house all other times. Perfect solution
We don’t have a TV in the bedroom. Hell, we don’t even have a TV in the living room. We do have a TV in the finished basement . . . with basic cable. It’s actually nice.
manscaping. I’m sorry but that word alone is making me laugh.
He’s a hairy guy. he’d look like a yeti next to life size porn stars.
Sorry, but I’m going with Team Andy on this one. I love having a giant TV in my bedroom. It’s perfect for late night movies.
I keep waiting for the full bush to make a comeback. Everything old is new again, you know that. Maybe Andy’s just a pubic hair trendsetter?
We have a TV in the bedroom, a 42″ screen. We also have an XBox attached to it. The excuse for the XBox is that it is a “media extender,” and it is how we get Hulu and Netflix in the bedroom (we haven’t had cable for like 6-7 years). But, it is so I can watch football and he cen watch something else on the unused TV, or so that I can play video games while he watches TV (we also have 2 XBoxes =)). At night, we can cuddle up and watch TV in bed, and I know that he will be asleep in 10 minutes. It is great for those nights that I really just want him to shut up and stop touching me LOL.
I just relented, and let my husband put a t.v in our room. He’s now falling asleep in bed, instead of downstairs-which I don’t like. I was really get used to having my own bed. Maybe seperate rooms is the answer?