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Always falling asleep if the TV is on

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Thecatsmothersaunt · 06/10/2024 01:23

Have been seeing this really lovely guys for a couple of months, he has an early start for work Monday to Friday, so when we don't see each other I encourage him to go to bed earlier to catch up on sleep, sometimes he does but mostly he doesn't, which means when we do see each other he will often fall asleep if we sit on the sofa and watch tv.
Tonight we were originally going out to see a band but he suggested a film instead, as normal he began to doze off and I could feel myself getting really pissed off with him, we don't get a lot of time together but if I wanted to watch TV on my own I wouldn't have invited him for the weekend.
It doesn't help that my self preservation response kicks in and I mentally back off and go quiet, he eventually asked me when we got into bed, why I was being cold and had he done something wrong, I told him I wasn't happy about his never being able to stay awake long enough to watch programmes together, he didn't respond and just went to sleep. I'm currently wide awake and feeling a little lost.
AIBU to be mad about this or should I just stick it up if it's the only red flag?

OP posts:
sarahzbaker · 06/10/2024 01:25

Leave the TV off?

mrssunshinexxx · 06/10/2024 01:24

I think to feel like this after only a couple months isn't necessarily a red flag but you aren't well matched. He's clearly shattered which is fine but you just aren't right together.