Sick to death of husband's viewing choices

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Something is seriously wrong with him.
It's always 'How it's Made' or 'How do they do it' or some other manufacturing show (he just clicked his fingers at me to get the remote back) OR car shows. Constantly.

We have 1 TV.

Watch TV on your laptop? Get another TV? We don't all have the same taste and it doesn't make sense to sit and watch what he watches if you don't like it.

Think yourself lucky... dh has discovered youtube via the firestick so I'm subjected to hours of diy people, electronics videos and some Australian bloke who unlocks drains... hours and hours of it.
Bring back Ed China, all is forgiven!

I get this, every weekend morning is a barrage of 'bloke finds old car in garage and does it up' at top volume. I make tea and retire back up to bed until it's gone

Oh god I bet he watches Car SOS doesn’t he??

It's a man thing (not saying women don't watch either, but men are drawn to these shows more, imo). These are my DPs shows of choice too, sounds like you're not getting your TV time aswel as his... talk to him?

Yes, we can watch x amount of x number of these shows, then I'm going to put on X show I want to watch.

Surely this is a communication error?

It’s sport in our house - rugby, football, golf, cricket,F1. I am a football fan myself but it just gets too much!

Ps. Highly unreasonable of him to click at your for the remote, what did you say back? My response would have been "I am not a dog, prehaps I don't want to watch how some old geezer did up a wardrobe. We will be watching corrie after this."

Or whatever floats your boat.

Sport here too but me watching it, currently snooker 🎱❤️ DH has to put up with it

He actually clicked his fingers at you? Wow.
Why does it have to always be what he wants on?

Get another tv.

Get a TV for your bedroom and make it nice and comfy for yourself up there.
I go upstairs to read when Dh is watching hours and hours of sport at a weekend

This is my DH too, except for the finger clicking.
I watch stuff on my phone with ear buds in.

Oh yes! DH does this. So I read instead - but then he'll talk to me whilst I'm engrossed and get annoyed if I don't respond!

My ex used to click his fingers at me to get me to do stuff. Note the ‘ex’

He clicks his fingers at you? And he still has full use of them? Interesting.

We have shows on the tv that we both like if we're sitting in the same room, anything else is an iPad or laptop device only thing. Otherwise my DH would walkout under the weight of war themed documentaries and I'd hide the batteries over his obsession with canned laughter comedies.

@DrMadelineMaxwell

Think yourself lucky... dh has discovered youtube via the firestick so I'm subjected to hours of diy people, electronics videos and some Australian bloke who unlocks drains... hours and hours of it. Bring back Ed China, all is forgiven!

Haha I feel you - your situation sounds VERY familiar to mine! 😂

OP: it's not his TV it's to share. Therefore you shouldn't have to watch his shows all the time. Either alternate nights, or half each per night, or each of you find something else to do.

DP and I both like gaming and reading, so each evening one of us will go off and do our own thing (I say go off - I stay on the sofa as I have a Switch) while the other watches tv. Just for a couple of hours after dinner - then we watch some things we both like until bed time.

Don't just give in and think you have to put up with it, because you don't. If he doesn't learn to compromise of course he's going to keep just doing as he pleases.

Get another TV

I disagree with those saying get another TV or use your laptop. Watching separate things every evening won't exactly strengthen your bond! Why not take turns, your choice one evening, his the next. That way you can both be involved in each other's interests.

My dp tends to watch blokey programs although it doesn't really matter. I prefer to surf the net or read a book. He's not selfish over it though, and we have a big tv in the bedroom as well.

He clicks his fingers at you? And he still has full use of them? Interesting

I go through the TV guide and set reminders for anything I really want to watch, the reminder comes on the screen and DH says "Oh do you want to watch this?" and puts it on. If it's something he likes we watch it together, otherwise he watches "how to make a camper an out of an old tin of beans" on his iPad with headphones on.

DrMadelineMaxwell Ed China - you got it. I can't stand those damn orange gloves. And get a haircut.

Yes yes, I do take my laptop and watch what I want occasionally (crime shows/Workin' moms etc etc), but I feel like an au pair relegated to her room.

sergeilavrov - there's no point arguing... I have tried. Funny you mention war documentaries... that's what's on right now. It's another genre he has on ad nauseum. How long will WWII last exactly?

When you say there's no point in arguing, do you mean he just refuses, ever, to watch anything that isn't one of his favoured shows?

And I would ignore the clicking. Don't even acknowledge it. He can use his big boy words and ask if he wants the remote.

I'm shocked the remote didn't have to be surgically removed after the finger clicking.

Can you not choose on alternate nights?

spacepotato getting another TV...hmm... are you sure I can’t just get another husband? Would save on electricity.
Yes the clicking thing... it’s rude. So is just hounding me until I hand it over. It’s been many many long months... I’m losing the will...

Have you asked him why his viewing choice trumps yours?

Throw the remote at his head next time he clicks his fingers. That would really piss me off.