Recently I’ve seen ads for a new reality-ish television show called the “The Marriage Ref” which is being produced by comedian Jerry Seinfeld. From my understanding of the premise, couples bring one issue to the show that they just can’t seem to resolve. The judges will watch and listen then conclude who is right. Oh, if life were only that easy!
If you could have one recurring issue in your marriage resolved, what would it be?
Maybe you would like for your spouse to help more with housework, cooking, spend more time with the kids, handle money more responsibly, claim the role as leader of the home in action and words, be more supportive or communicate love in a different way? These are all common.
The funny thing is…my spouse is an outstanding husband and we don’t really deal with those issues on a regular basis. If there is one issue in our home that can’t be resolved it is: cable television.
Huh?
Seriously.
Eyes roll when our family members hear mention of these two words.
We have been debating this issue for a year and a half long battle over cable television and have cut it off twice and reactivated it both times. We both don’t really want cable in our home, but I L.O.V.E. college football and basketball (University of Louisville Cardinals to be exact). I want to have cable in the home for that reason (plus it’s nice to have when he’s out of town when Jackson is asleep).
My husband, who is a superior human being, doesn’t want our house to be filled with television. He likes the peace of a quiet house, one suitable for reading or listening to music. He also feels like t.v. “sucks him in” and four hours later he’s watched a show about swamp loggers, documentary on a man who swam the Nile, The Office and a few Law and Orders.
We both want to be more productive, trying to read and write as much as we can before bedtime. But when March Madness rolls around, I can’t imagine being without the ability to watch and cheer for my team. The same goes for fall and football. What would a brisk Saturday in the fall be without the excitement of an afternoon game?
So what’s a family to do? We don’t want television noise to be a part of our daily lives, but I don’t want to let go of something I love.
So do you have an on-going debate with your spouse about something??
P.S. The current status of our cable is: on.
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It seems like we have little tiffs about how things should be set-up in the house. He got home from his deployment and then wondered why I did certain things. It’s more funny than anything I guess. We will work it all out eventually…then he will deploy again and we will have to start over.
PS. I gave you an award
http://juliethearmywife.blogspot.com/2010/02/sunshine-award.html
I thought of you and the cable thing yesterday when we learned our cable bill was going from $20/month to $60/month. We’re turning our cable box in today!
I think the only recurring topic that plagues us is keeping up with the clutter in the house. We’re constantly trying to slim down, but I’ve actually had to dig out some family heirlooms out of the trash. Grrr…
Definitely not a deal breaker, though.
Swamp loggers suck me in too….I love Axe Men! I’m one of those bad moms that has to have Noggin to keep her sanity. I would seriously go nuts if halfway through the day I wasn’t able to say “Ry, guess what! It’s time to go lay on the bed and watch Noggin for a while!”. I love that part of the day
I may love Noggin when J gets older! Every once in a while, I put in a Baby Einstein DVD, which he LOVES, if I need a minute to myself.
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