Not to watch something just because DH thinks its the best thing ever?

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AIBU or is DH for getting in a huff with me?

DH is massively into Game of Thrones. I have never watched any of it, it's not my kind of thing at all. There's a battle scene called the battle of the bastards which he has gone on about several times about how it's the best thing he's ever seen on TV and it's like Saving Private Ryan but medieval. I'm in the middle of working this evening and he says, "Come and watch for 10 minutes" because it's this scene he loves. I say, "I'm not interested" and he insists, saying, "It's only 10 minutes" and "But it's like Saving Private Ryan but medieval" I point out that I wasn't that interested in Saving Private Ryan either. I'm just not that bothered about watching people killing each other.

Now he's got all huffy with me because I wouldn't stop working and watch it. If I asked him to watch something I was finding fascinating or lovely e.g. the Three Girls documentary, the film Lion, he absolutely wouldn't watch it with me. So why should I watch his stupid battle scene?

Is it really such a HUGE sacrifice to watch a few minutes of something to please one another?

When you'e working, yes, it's a pretty big deal. Turn it round - is the prospect of your spouse not watching your favourite part of some TV programme such a HUGE sacrifice that it justifies taking her away from her work?

PSA OP was WORKING.

There. I said it.

YANBU. I gave it a few episodes. It's incredibly violent, gratuitously sexual, boring and they killed Sean Bean fuckers. The bit when Joffrey forced prostitutes to sexually assault each other? Just repulsive.

I don't make DH watch interesting melancholy films made in Europe. He doesn't expect me to watch GoT.

YANBU, you were working, if he really wanted you to see it that badly he could have waited until you could spare ten minutes to give it a look.

I personally really enjoy GoT, but my DP doesn't, he watched 3 episodes and got bored, so I just watch it on my own. He really enjoys war films which aren't really my cup of tea, so he watches those alone. We have plenty of TV/film tastes in common, so we just watch what we both like together.

An ex used to do this re Big Brother when it 1st came out. When I gave in and watched 15 mins I could see him side eyeing me as if to check I was watching. When it became obvious Id watched and yeah, still not interested - on other occasions he'd ask me to watch and then get really huffy and belligerent to the point of argument. I wished Id stuck to not watching at all. You dont become melded into a man as 1 unit just because you're together. You're an individual. If you don't like watching fighting and killing then he should respect that and not pressure you. You dont have to watch TV if you don't want to. Its not a 'loving' issue its a control issue. I have zero interest in GoT, too much gore for me. OH likes it tho,and is unbothered that Im not into it.

I love GOT but apart from the fact that it is nothing bloody like Saving Private Ryan, it's not your thing and he shouldn't foist it on you.

DH has a habit of saying, Look at that wave! Look at that break! Whenever he's watching a surfing competition on TV. 90% of it is a bunch of people in wetsuits bobbing around aimlessly waiting for some action. Drives me nuts.

If you're working, he should leave you alone.

At the same time, if my husband was really into something, I can't imagine just saying 'not interested' to him. If he's interested in it, I generally would be too. Same way round for him. It's nice to share stuff with the person you love.

YABU not to watch it to see if you like it. My dh wasn't keen, thought it would be crap. He agreed to watch first episode to humour me and he loved it told you so.
YANBU to have not watched it tonight as you were working. Work trumps watching tv.
Try it you might like it. It has Kit Harrington looking moody and knowing nothing.

I was irritated when DH wouldn't watch a bit of Rupaul's Drag Race with me.

He kept saying he wasn't interested in drag.

Eventually he did watch a bit...guess who loves it now?

YABU a bit not to even TRY it.

As someone who was talked into watching the whole of Fast and Furious 7 the other night, YAsooooooNBU.

YANBU. Game of Thrones is disgusting.

YABU as if you are working but have time enough to go on Mumsnet surely you can spare ten minutes to watch the bit of TV. Whether or not you like the scene you can talk about one of his favourite things together albeit perhaps with you not lavishing praise.

DH and I have different tastes with regards to some films but often we will watch one if my choices and one of his at home. We both sometimes find something we hadn't expected.

This was literally me.

I refused for literally years. Not my thing, not interested, don't like dragons etc

Then I really wanted DP to do something for me (can't remember what) and said I'd watch the first season if he did.

I watched all 6 seasons in under 2 weeks. Took a while to get into it but now I can't wait to watch the new episode tonight 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

My dp is obsessed too and I haven't watched any of it. Like you OP it's really not my thing but he keeps saying I will get into it if I give it a chance.

Tbh I can't be arsed but I would humour him with 10 mins, my dp is very good and watches the stuff I like

Although YANBU.

Every time he mentioned that I should watch it and I would love it and please watch it with me please I wanted to bite his sodding head off and scream I DON'T WANT TO WATCH THAT SHIT FUCK OFF

in fact I think I did do that a couple of times

DP and I were in lounge last night and he was re-watching the last two episodes of GoT in preparation for new series - its too violent for my liking, I don't mind a bit of violence, but find this too much (last night there was a person getting a right pasting and then someone being eaten by dogs and something else that I missed but could hear it!!). I was ipadding at the time and I made a comment about the dog bit being over the top, DP made a comment about how he deserved it because blah blah blah which meant nothing to me, I just replied with 'where is King Joffrey?' at which point he rolled his eyes and I imagine he won't be involving me in any GoT discussions from now on😉. Maybe you could try that OP.

YANBU my partner does this with Xbox games. I can't force myself to care but he won't give up. "I know you hate gaming but I really think you'll love this one!" So fucking annoying. Like a pp said it is like whapping out your photo album and making someone sit and look at it. I'm not interested!

You'd need to watch from the beginning to enjoy it.

No point you watching a bit from season 6 and him expecting you to enjoy it.

Also if you are working then he's being very u.

It is good though.

I knew it would be GOT. I love it though, so YABU.

Agree with @WildKiwi if it was a dragons scene ywbvu not to watch!!! I love GOT and have watch all series and episodes at least twice but if it's not your thing, it's not your thing so yanbu. It is good though!

YANBU - if someone tries to make me watch something I have no interest in, then my inner petulant child comes out and I say will say no and stick to it. (Particularly if busy working as in OPs case). DH doesn't want soaps with me and I don't ask him to. I don't watch all the many many thinks he binge watches - Prison Break, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist etc and he doesn't ask me to. But.... now and again with no prompting our tastes will collide. For instance, he is really into Formula One racing so I usually just keep out the way whilst he watches it. I hurt my ankle last year and so was sat in the lounge when it happened to be on last year and I absolutely loved it. Think he regrets my interest as I ask loads of questions whilst he is trying to concentrate 😂😂😂

Time4chocolate - if you'd watched the previous seasons, you'd be egging the dogs on.

My son suggested I watched Breaking Bad. I said a drug-dealing cancer sufferer didn't sound like my sort of thing. I was wrong.

He said I'd like Firefly. I said 'space outlaws, really?' I was wrong.

He said I should watch Game Of Thrones. I said it had too many characters, and I was meh about historical/ fantasy series. I was very wrong. Six series and all the books later... my son is very smug he was wrong about Rick and Morty though

One of the best things about not being married any more is that I can watch anything I want, or nothing at all. If I never see another war documentary again it will be too soon. I expect XH would have liked GoT although he would only have understood the sex and violence, and would have insisted on watching it in the bedroom when I was trying to sleep.

GoT fans are very annoying your dh has been caught up in the cult yanbu to have no interest . DD was watching a catch up programme the other night i was just irritated with it.