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What do you and DP do at home after dinner if not watch TV ?

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Hatandcoatandhymnbooktoo · 23/07/2024 16:29

So we don't have a TV and don't really want one.
I have a stressful intense job, usually WFH but not always. By the time I've cooked and we've eaten dinner together more often than not I'm knackered and not really up for more conversation. I don't ignore my DH and am happy to converse if he wants to but I don't have the energy usually to start a scintillating conversation myself. We will talk over dinner, not sit in silence. Afterwards I'm rarely up for more than watching Netflix or reading something on my own laptop. We don't like the same shows.
I can see it is a bit depressing to both be on your separate devices of an evening, DH doesn't like it, but what do couples do if not watch TV together ? I mean before bed. I reckon most just watch telly but I'm getting desperate for other ideas which are not mentally exhausting as I'm that already !
thanks.

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ayvasili · 24/07/2024 08:09

It's the summer, and we live in Cyprus..so at the moment our after work routine is run to the beach.nothing better than emerging yourself in the salty water and watching the sun go down, or if hubby has been at his hobby and it is later lying on your back and looking up at the stars in the night sky! It totally washes away the heat and stress of the day, and relaxed me ready for a good night sleep. Sometimes the kids (late teens) will join us, sometimes not, and it is a chance to chat about the day, or think about upcoming holiday plans, but It is easily my favourite part of the day.

mindutopia · 24/07/2024 12:05

Put the kids to bed and tidy the kitchen. Literally, that’s it.

We might watch like an hour of tv once a month.

If I actually had evenings to do something I enjoyed, it would be reading, gardening, some sort of exercise, running/yoga maybe. Dh and I probably would sit and talk. Dh would probably do a hobby (fishing, working on motorbike), or reading or exercise.

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