Watching his TV programme

[Minniemooey]

My boyfriend said he wanted me to watch one of his favourite programmes yesterday. He put on The Big Bang Theory, I struggled to see the funny side of it. I watched a few episodes with him to try and get into it. He said everyone he knows finds it funny. I don't get it as my boyfriend rarely laughed at it. He asked what I thought and I said I admit it is not something I would watch and that when he asker I thought oh that show. I really don't want to watch it again if he mentions it. I don't want to insult his programme but I want to watch something we both enjoy than sit there bored. I don't know why men think that you are only compatible if you like the same TV shows. I wouldn't put on some of my TV shows as I know they would not be his thing.

Well you don't know if your tv shows are not his thing till you offer to watch them with him. Just as he didn't know if you would or wouldn't like Big Bang till you watched it. But he for sure won't know that you don't like it if you don't tell him.

It’s a bit dated and some of ironic sexism could be done better. But it is generally accepted to be a top sitcom. Many people love it. It’s Friends for nerds.

We watch some shows together like most couples. But we don’t see eye to eye on some things. Personally that means I can watch at my rate and don’t have to binge cheat on him. Which I think he suspects with our joint shows (true). I also get accused when I haven’t binge cheated - maybe I should Ltb.

Anyway you don’t have to agree on everything and TV shows are well down the list of things that matter.

It sounds like you should put on some of your shows - see if he likes them

I would be honest that it's not your kinda thing. It shouldn't be a big deal.

I had an ex who got really stroppy if I didn't like the shows/films he liked, so I ended up pretending to like them to make things easier. Had to learn the hard way what a mistake that was, and that him getting stroppy was actually a massive red flag.