Since when has watching BoxSets become the new dating....

user1497997754 · 2017-08-06T07:54:28+00:00

I think it basically means as a couple your turning into couch potatoes....surely getting out and about is much better for you

SillyMoomin · 06/08/2017 08:55

Errr ok. Sir yes sir!

Any other orders from you?

elQuintoConyo · 06/08/2017 08:56

Can grown adults do what they like?

Has someone off okcupid asked you for a date and suggested GOT seasons 1?

It's not for me.

dudsville · 06/08/2017 08:57

It's equivalent to going to the cinema.

Phosphorus · 06/08/2017 08:58

Since people started having to pay thousands of pounds to commute tens of miles to work, and spend a ridiculous percentage of their salary on housing costs.

elQuintoConyo · 06/08/2017 08:59

Fwiw last summer was my and DH's Soprano Summer.

We never saw it on tv. Got all the dvds out of the library: free. Watched an episode or two when DS went to sleep.

Can't afford babysitter. Can't afford a night out with dinner, beer and taxi home.

I don't know if it could be contrued as a "date" as we are married, and 'date night' between married couples seems weird TO ME, don't give a badger's nadgers what others do.

comedycentral · 06/08/2017 08:59

What's made you post this? Is there a back story? Or are you just being snotty for no reason?

MaisyPops · 06/08/2017 08:59

There's a difference between working through a box set at home (like going to a cinema but with cheaper snacks and fewer people) and sitting for 48 hours binge watching.

I don't get the idea that binge watching box sets is a thing, whether it's for a date or on your own. But hey, each to their own.

DramaInPyjamas · 06/08/2017 08:59

Well a months Netflix subscription and a couple of bags of snacks is so much cheaper than an hour in a pub. And you can do it in your pyjamas

araiwa · 06/08/2017 09:01

Since tv series became as good as/ better than movies. It also better value to get 20 hours of tv to watch for the same price as 1 trip to the cinema. Netflix too. People have higher quality tvs too

SpartacusSaiman · 06/08/2017 09:02

I think its a great date.

More relaxing than going out. You can chat a bit, where you cant in the cinema.

Its not something i would want to do every date night. But if both are happy why not.

Tinkerbec · 06/08/2017 09:04

Getting out and about is difficult with children on a school night post 7 o'clock.

rider1975 · 06/08/2017 09:17

This is us we both hate going out on an evening (me 1.5 hrs commute by motorbike every day, him on his feet 8 hours a day). Bit of sofa n Vikings is very welcome

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user1497997754 · 06/08/2017 09:21

I take on board everyone's take on this subject....it's just that everyone I know seems to be engrossed in so many box sets these days it's kind if taken over from for example lets just go out for a walk or let's go to the park...lets walk the dog....lets go see some family...lets cook something together...lets read a book....lets do something in the garden...the list is endless....especially during the summer lighter evening months

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PNGirl · 06/08/2017 09:22

We booked Friday off last week and spent it watching Riviera on the sofa in fresh PJs with snacks. It was awesome.

We also went out for the day yesterday and will go to the cinema today so it's not like we don't leave the house!

JacquesHammer · 06/08/2017 09:24

let's go to the park...lets walk the dog....lets go see some family...lets cook something together...lets read a book....lets do something in the garden

I don't think any of those are traditional "date night" activities either

caffeinestream · 06/08/2017 09:25

I agree that it's really easy to fall into a rut with it. When the weather is nice it seems like such a shame to spend time cooped up inside, but the fact is - it's much cheaper than going out anywhere, especially if you live somewhere with no outdoor space or easy access to a park/woods/beach.

caffeinestream · 06/08/2017 09:26

I would have thought going to the park for a walk/picnic or taking the dog out are both perfect dating activities if you're trying to save money!

My first date with DP was a picnic by a lake cause it was just before payday and we were both broke!

Beebee7 · 06/08/2017 09:34

@user1497997754

I take on board everyone's take on this subject....it's just that everyone I know seems to be engrossed in so many box sets these days it's kind if taken over from for example lets just go out for a walk or let's go to the park...lets walk the dog....lets go see some family...lets cook something together...lets read a book....lets do something in the garden...the list is endless....especially during the summer lighter evening months

@user, what makes you think all the people who love to watch 'box sets' on dates don't do all of the above AS WELL? Are you seriously suggesting that people who like to trawl through box sets don't ever do anything else on their dates?

Me and DH sit through tons of episodes of crime drama, breaking bad, game of thrones, old 80's sit coms (and 70's,) and new netflix stuff. But we still go out for walks, tend to our garden, (and sit in it,) go for walks by the river, go to the pub occasionally, and go on day trips (as well as our annual holiday.)

Just because someone likes to watch fab telly programmes, that doesn't mean they do fuck all else!!!

Thing is, why do you even care? Why does it matter to you? Are you secretly jealous? That is usually the case when people criticize peoples life choices. If you are content and happy with YOUR lot, why do you feel the need to berate others?

GrumpyGoose · 06/08/2017 09:41

We do a lot of what you listed in your last post, OP. But on a weekly basis DP tends to get home at 11pm or later (having been out since 8:30am) and that tends to be the only thing we can do to spend time together while he eats his dinner (if I'm still awake).

alfagirl73 · 06/08/2017 09:41

You know it's possible to do both right? I enjoy going out and about with my OH and doing things like that - but it's also nice sometimes to cuddle up and watch a box set or a movie - particularly if the weather isn't nice or if we've had a particularly busy week. It's about balance - not just doing one thing. And as people have pointed out, box sets are amazing these days and a lot more cost effective than going to the cinema.

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user1497997754 · 06/08/2017 09:46

Beebee7.....this is not a thread to criticise anybody or to berate people's life choices...it's just a general observation that within the group of people I mix with

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Beebee7 · 06/08/2017 09:51

But why do you care? Why does it bother you? I don't give a shit what other people do, because I am happy with MY life, and what I do.

And as I said, are you seriously suggesting that these couples you know do fuck-all else, and only watch 'box sets'? Every. Single. Date. And So every time they meet, they just watch box sets. I call bullshit.

SpartacusSaiman · 06/08/2017 09:53

Firstly lots of people do box sets and go for walks and all the other stuff you mention.

Even if they dont. Why does it bother you?

araiwa · 06/08/2017 09:53

What kind of dates are you going on where you read books???

CryingMessFFS · 06/08/2017 09:54

DH and I have a few box sets on the go. And shock horror we manage to go out for walks, picnics, cook together, see family, play with the kids as well. As, I imagine, most people do.