Is it snobby of me to not want it in my bedroom?

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DP wants us to have a TV in the bedroom.

We already have a massive TV in the living room, when actually when I lived alone, I never had one in the first place (would just stream films if in the mood for watching something).

I told him it just didn't sit right with me, a TV in the bedroom, and he said I was being a snob.

But I'm right aren't I?

Can anyone help me pinpoint why exactly it feels wrong? It just does to me, anyway!

Have you got a telly in your bedroom?

I don't have a telly in my room, I prefer the way the room looks without one, although I will watch Netflix or read online on a handheld when I'm in bed sometimes. I do like falling asleep listening to something though so I tend to pop on the radio. The shipping forecast is my favourite bedtime story

No Tv’s in any of our bedrooms. I totally agree with you.

We have a TV in the bedroom but it's rarely used in an evening. I do use it in a morning though. I love morning cup of tea in bed whilst listening to the news and reading through emails before I start the day properly.

No (but sometimes I prop up my smart phone on the other pillow and watch catch up on it in bed).

I love my bedroom TV. Watching a movie to fall asleep to, cosy sick days, Sunday morning cartoons with the kids. Bliss. —except my bedroom badly needs decorating which is ruining the bliss!—

I never had a TV in my bedroom ever...always thought of bedrooms as peaceful tranquil places for sleep and relaxation.

My main living area is my bedroom (I live alone) am housebound and bed bound for very long periods due to ill health.

I put a small flat screen TV in my bedroom(well my grandson did bless him)
tbh it's only been on to watch about 6 programmes if that in over 2 month and 2 of them I had to watch in 2 halves!

But I agree with you one big TV and a quiet bedroom is absolutely a must when having to share your space with someone else

We do but only ever used in the morning when little one ready for school and I’m getting ready for work, or at weekends if upstairs sorting washing etc.

Happily, I live in the U.S. we're having a television in the bedroom is not a class issue. I love lying in bed watching TV, especially late at night when DH is away.

I do keep it tastefully hidden in an antique linen press when not watching it, however.

where having, not we're

Yeah i dont like TVs in bedrooms either. Its not good for sleep hygiene. However I watch TV on my laptop in bed instead! Go figure.

I definitely dont approve of TVs in kids bedrooms at all. but the phones are the problem with them.

I can’t sleep without my tv on in the bedroom. If I sleep over at someone’s house I make sure that I’m able to sleep in the living room with the tv on. It’s personal choice not snobby.

Also, I recently discovered the fun of mumsnetting on the TV screen. Posting is a bit tricky, but it's fun to read threads that way. I only do it in the bedroom because I stay signed in and I don't want DH to discover my nickname.

@SenecaFalls I'm in the uk and we're not snobby about it either. It's not a class thing except in OP's world.

We have a small TV in the bedroom. I never watch it, DH sometimes does if he wants to stay up later than me but feel close to me. He watches TV while I sleep. Bit weird.

I'm not pro or anti. I barely watch the downstairs TV either. Thumbing through Mumsnet on your phone in bed at night is as bad as watching TV, in terms of your sleep patterns. Who am I to judge?

Bedrooms are for sleeping and sex.

Never had a tv in bedroom, never would. Only scenario I can think of when it may be considered would be if long term incapacitated and couldn't get up from bed and needed something for distraction. Children's room no tv either. What's the reason given for wanting a tv in bedroom?

I hate TVs in bedrooms and my DH knows this.
When we bought our house he bought a small TV to begin with. When he eventually bought the large the small one made its way to our bedroom
It annoys me no end but it’s only on if I’m watching something downstairs. I can see it coming in handy when my DS son 7yo wants to play video games but I’d rather not have it in the first place.
If that means I’m a snob so be it.

Whats snobby? If you shame him for wanting one in the bedroom and thinking you are anyhow "better" for not wanting it in a bedroom... then yes thats being snobby!
I always had tv in bedroom since I was a child. After a tiring working day i love to watch silly films and news while in bed- dont want to sit in front of big telly .
Streaming stuff online is no different to tv - saying you had no tv but still watched stuff online doesnt make any difference other than your tone - like it was in any way "better" than having a tv.
Crazy first world problems haha

Used to have one - not my choice and despised it- yes I was being snobbish, felt it didn’t belong in a bedroom. Moved house last year - ensured there wasn’t a place to put one!

Not a fan- mainly for sleep hygiene reasons but also because I think having a television in your bedroom is a bit of a dullard’s thing to do. So I suppose I am a sort of snob too.

You should only do 2 things in your bedroom If he wants to watch tv then he will have to give up sleep or sex.

no way would I have one.

OP I could have written this post. I didn't even have a TV before I met DP, just streamed what I wanted. I moved in with him and he had a TV in his bedroom, hated.

I think it's mindless to need a TV in every room. We have a TV in the living room, DD doesn't have one. TV only really watched by DP after work. He thinks we 'need' a TV in the bedroom and watches movies on his phone in bed (which I also hate).

To me our bedroom is for sleeping and fucking. Not TV.

It'll ruin your sex life!

We re-decorated our living room some years ago and put the telly in the bedroom temporarily. I thought I would love it (my partner was opposed). In the event I hated it - it ruined the peaceful sanctuary of the bedroom. It’s not really an issue of snobbery, more an issue of what you want your different rooms for