Husband thinks I'm strange for being on my phone when drinking an afternoon cuppa

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Just that really. Sat down for an afternoon coffee in the living room and started reading through Facebook. Husband said I'm odd for not turning the tv on at least. What do you think

I only turn the tv on if I want to watch it? If I just want to have a cup of tea and browse social media why would I?

That's what I said, waste of electricity otherwise. He said not having background noise is strange lol

I never put the telly on in the day because its all noisy rubbish. I tend to scroll through the rubbish on my social media feeds instead as it's silent and restful.

Tbh I can't remember the last time I had "normal" tv on. I usually just turn it on for movies or netflix

I'm sort of with you both. I habe to have background noise but my tv is literally never on. I normally have you tube on my ipad and use my phone for social media or the radio on my phone.

My brother alwags has the TV on even when their are guests there for noise, but then so did our dad growing up. Where as my mum and step dad didnt have a tv. So i guess i never devolped an attachment to tv.

STBExH would always have the TV on, in fact out first post seperation row was caused by him walking into MY house and turning the tv on. When we were together we had an agreement that we would alternate who watched what on TV and when it was my turn I would turn it off, he hated it. He said that if I didnt want to watch anything then surely he could have my turn, he would not accept that having the TV off was in fact my active choice!

YANBU in the slightest!

However....

YABVVVVVVU for using the word "Cuppa".....ARGGHH!!! :o

He said not having background noise is strange lol

That's what my son's dad says when he comes round.
I only have the tv on when I'm watching it,no point otherwise.I hate background noise if I'm reading,pottering or online.

i sort of understand. I like background noise.but sometimes I think aaargh shut it all off like it can suddenly seem all too loud.but in a weird suffocating way so then I just need silence or to just hear the birds for a minute.
my brother needs noise all the time.and used to be on his laptop iplayer with the tv on!
im sat here now though and have background pop up program on.

Used to live having the TV on til I had children. Now I'm all about the silence!

I put the radio on the tv.
I only ever watch the news on the tv.
DS watches it when he’s here.
I prefer my iPad and phone

I'm having a coffee and just browsing mumsnet right now. It's nice to have quiet before the kids wake up.

My DP is like this! HAS to have something on in the background whereas I can quite happily sit in silence and browse my phone or something and he thinks I'm strange! On the flip side I do get agitated after a while when his music has been on a bit and I know I am BU there but I like to hear myself think and he always has it a smidge too loud 😄

Tell him to give it a rest as he is spoiling your peace and quiet.

Putting the tv on ‘for noise’ makes no sense to me - put some music on!

A friend would always put the tv on when I visited, I was so confused, do you want to talk or do you want to watch telly? Because I can’t do both - if the tv is on it draws my attention, whatever crap is showing.

There's probably just as many people who think he's strange to put the TV on even when he's not watching it, just to make a noise.

What's wrong with silence or birdsong, which is what I can hear when the house is quiet.

What a strange comment from your dp.

Does he never read anything? Paper, magazine, book, online text (as opposed to videos or gaming)? If so, surely you do that in complete silence or you can't concentrate.

TV on only for a specific programme here or if doing housework or something, we might have the radio or news 24 on for "background noise."

Haven’t got a TV but will sometimes have music on for background noise. A lot of time I have it silent too though.

I never have the tv on in the day. I like peace and quiet. Sometimes the kids turn it on after school.

Any background noise means that I struggle to hear the conversation. Tv stays off unless I'm watching it. However, if I'm by myself and pottering around I will put the radio on (DP will turn that off if he comes in and then wants to talk to me so he can concentrate!)

YANBU
I only have the tv on if I am watching something. I cannot stand background noise.

My ex would come in while I was watching something on tv and click through the channels to ”find you something good to watch” and could never understand that I knew how to find programmes on tv and if in watching something, I was actually watching it because I wanted to!

My dp does this too, TV always on in the living room and often the radio on in the kitchen too. It's the same at his mum and dad's and his brother's houses, the TV is just on every minute they awake and in. I don't mind a bit of background sound but would always chose the radio, when dp has both on in separate rooms, then him and the dc trying to talk over them it becomes a cacophony and drives me bonkers.

I don't watch T.V at all, I think its mostly rubbish.

I only watch TV if I’m watching something - if that makes sense. Usually with DH. He goes away on business sometimes and always finds it weird that I haven’t had the TV on whilst he’s been away. I’d rather read a book