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 would hate to have a tv in the bedroom. Nothing to do with snobbery though

We used to have a tv in our bedroom, but haven’t for the last ten years... I thought I didn’t miss it, as it’s been lovely to talk before bedtime, or read quietly. We seem to have an unspoken rule of not playing YouTube videos or suchlike when we’re going to bed, and it is peaceful and quiet. However, we’re just about to renovate the house & dh has mentioned the idea of putting a projector screen in our room - so at least we would have the option of having a screen if the fancy took us.
I love the idea, but then I hated falling asleep while the tv was on when we used to have one. Need to figure out what to do so will rtt for enlightenment 😂

And I think there is a difference between not owning a TV and streaming online and having a TV. TV's tend to be on all the time, as background, filler, scrolling through til you find something worth watching. Streaming for me meant I had to go out of my way to watch a programme/film I was interested in. Equalled less time spent watching things I didn't really care one way or another for and 'wasting' time.

I would advise getting the TV. This is not a battle I would choose -- it seems like a small thing to let your DP have. You don't have to watch it, after all. We have always had one in our bedroom, which we watch about twice a year when I sort of want to stay up and see Match of the Day with DP but fear I may not last until the Spurs match comes on. :)

It's not the end of the world as we know it.

You watch a programme then switch it off, read, chat, have sex, go to sleep.

I don't think there's any need for dullard, mindless, downmarket etc.

I haven't seen any insults from bedroom tv watchers yet, maybe we are kinder.

Not one tv in this house and that’s in the living room, dc’s have never asked for a tv (they don’t really watch it). Never had one in the bedroom, I like the idea of a lazy day in bed watching tv but I would probably become a slob and spend half my life doing it so I won’t start.

My husband doesn’t let me have a tv in our bedroom and I can see why. When I got the chance ha! I would be in there all day and night!

My DH would love a TV in the bedroom but I've always, always just put my foot down and said no.

We bought a 49iins new Sony for the living room in Black Friday and I think I've watched it three times since!

But since I got an iPhone Plus for my last birthday, I've tended to watch almost everything on there (it drives DH nuts 😂).

Haven't rtft but I think you touched on it a while back - for me it just spoils the look and ambience of the room. I love my bedroom - it's a little oasis of peace and tranquility in my busy home. I have no desire to watch tv in bed - I'd fall asleep within a minute or two if I tried

We have a massive tv in our bedroom, we do have a huge bedroom and it's sort of round a corner but it doesn't affect my sleep . I sleep really well 🤷‍♀️

Why is it snobbish to do what you want in your own home? Where else do you get to do what you want, ffs? Beware because you will end up with wall to wall sport when you are trying to settle down with your book. I don’t have a telly anywhere in the house. There was one in the lounge but the ex took it with him when he went off with a neighbour, that was over five years ago and i miss neither him nor that blessed contraption. Hold out against it!

We had one in the bedroom but took it down as stayed up to late...lack of sleep....lack of intimacy...don't do it

I don't think snobby is the right word. We have a TV in the bedroom. We don't always use it, though. If we do, it goes off at 22:00 at the latest.

I've always had a TV in the bedroom but now, as I can be bedbound at times due to disability, watching TV is a godsend for taking my mind off pain.

Bedroom is for sleep and snuggling. TV can affect both of those. Definitely no TV in bedroom.

Dh and I must be weird as we used to have sex with the tv on. We have lived mainly in flats with thin walls .

You can snuggle and watch TV, you can have sex with the TV on even. Unless you think your partner might be more interested in the TV than the sex, then you probably need to talk.

Ask him why it makes you a snob. It's a personal choice.
Perhaps he read that comment that if your TV screen is bigger than your bookcase then you are 'working class'!

What on earth are people's viewing habits if they think a tv in the bedroom will result in havoc and divorce?

I have never understood why people don't get that just because you have a tv anywhere you don't have to have it on.

I love watching tv in my bedroom. I very rarely watch it past 10pm and I have a black cloth covering the (admittedly) distracting lights

You do realise you don't have to sleep with it on don't you?

Tv in our bedroom! Predominantly for hubby benefit if we want to watch different things be goes upstairs. Also as he has health issues so it gives him an interest if he needs to rest isn't sleeping etc. Doesn't bother me as if it's bedtime he uses headphone and I use an eyemask for sleep. I use an eyemask whether or not he is watching the tv. It's preference, not snobbiness. Your partner didn't know what to express back with so he came out with a the first word he thought of. It's preference.

I don’t like sleeping in a room with a big black screen facing the bed (like hotel bedrooms). So we bought a projector and if we want to watch a film in bed, or I wanted to watch something when I was bed ridden after an operation etc I can just project Apple TV onto the plain wall opposite the bed. When it’s turned off, there’s no screen left in the way. Works for us (and it’s portable for if the DCs have a sleepover night with a film)

We had a small tv in the bedroom which was never turned on unless someone was ill and bed bound (I think it was originally bought for that reason). I moved it into my caravan, where it still doesn’t get used.

Hate TVs in bedrooms

I am with you on this one! I don’t have a tv in the bedroom and won’t be having one.
I don’t think it’s snobby I just think for me that’s where and when we have our best chats and I’d be scared it would be yet another distraction. As if smart phones aren’t bad enough!

The massive amount of flickering light would drive me mad. DP likes the bedroom light but quiet, and I like it dark but with something to listen to as I drop off. We both use iPads down our own side of the bed with the brightness turned right down.

It still sounds like some people just don't trust themselves not to watch the bedroom TV.