Differing Tastes
By Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
United Kingdom
February 20, 2022 8:36am CST
One good thing about living on my own is that I can watch whatever
I want to on the television.
When my husband was alive I watched very little because our tastes
differed so widely. In his latter years TV was his main source
of entertainment so I never argued.
I didn't care enough to get another TV - I had my computer and puzzles
etc. so I was quite happy.
Anyway now I can please myself. My favourite programmes are
documentaries, especially about nature, history or real life situations.
I also like quizzes, detective dramas and some sport (not football or
boxing).
I never watch soap operas, cooking shows, Westerns, house make-over shows
or sit-coms, and I turn off anything with too much foul language.
Do you and your partner (if you have one) have similar tastes when it comes to TV?
Photo is of my amaryllis
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33 responses
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
20 Feb 22
@jaboUK I did watch some basketball with my late husband mostly when the Pacers were playing. His favorite. It made him happy if I cheered with him even though I didn't understand it. 
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
20 Feb 22
@bunnybon7 The main sport my husband and I both liked was horse-racing.
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
20 Feb 22
I usually read when my wife watched her television shows. I was just not interested in the shows she liked.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
20 Feb 22
@DaddyEvil I don't likke watching on my computer, I like a bigger screen.
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
20 Feb 22
@jaboUK We don't even own a television. We both spend out time talking, reading or watching videos on our computers in our own rooms.
When our internet goes out, I have a gazillion movies on an external hard drive and we watch those until the internet is fixed.
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@crossbones27 (49432)
• Mojave, California
20 Feb 22
I am so sorry, never knew your husband passed. Nah, me singles for life. I do not think there is a women on earth who could put up with my lifestyle. I could conform a bit but do I want to, Hell No 
Why I have much respect for people who can pull off that feat.
Why I have much respect for people who can pull off that feat.2 people like this
@LadyDuck (471497)
• Switzerland
20 Feb 22
My husband and I have similar tastes when it comes to TV. We both like detective stories, very old "films noirs", documentaries and real life situations. We both hate soap operas and stay away from cooking shows. He likes some westerns and this is the kind of films that I cannot stand.
Your amaryllis are gorgeous.
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@thedevilinme (4128)
• Northampton, England
20 Feb 22
What is it with women and crime dramas !
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@thedevilinme (4128)
• Northampton, England
21 Feb 22
@jaboUK women are always plotting how to get rid of their men when they cheat ;-)
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
20 Feb 22
I too never watched much TV until now. It was always on in my house but I always left the kids or a husband watch while I worked or read some of my many, many books I had.
Now I watch about 80 percent of my time. 
No sports, hardly ever documentaries. Mostly comedy, some drama, and catching up on all the shows I missed in the past.
No sports, hardly ever documentaries. Mostly comedy, some drama, and catching up on all the shows I missed in the past. 1 person likes this
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
20 Feb 22
@jaboUK yes. would be lost without my tv and internet and pc. 
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@rebelann (112870)
• El Paso, Texas
20 Feb 22
Beautiful amaryllis, this was mom's favorite flower.
Lucky me, Roscoe doesn't care what I watch so I try to find good crime dramas, science fiction shows like star trek or star gate sg1 and once in a while I'll find a movie I like.
I watch some documentaries about nature, history or events on YouTube via my computer but not that often.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 Feb 22
Leo loved sports and news. He had a tv in the bedroom to watch and I watched what I liked in the living room. I still watch tv in the living room and everytime I go in the bedroom I feel like I should see him there in his easy chair.
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
21 Feb 22
I envy you. I wish I could watch what I want. My mother likes watching Emmerdale. I can't stand Emmerdale!
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@sharonelton (28846)
• Lichfield, England
23 Feb 22
@jaboUK My Mum wanted to watch a programme last night about a guy suffering from long covid! Come on! Why would I want to watch that? I refused and watched Ben Fogel's New Lives In The Wild instead and she was livid! She went in the dining room to watch the other programme but not until it was over half way through so she missed half of it anyway!
@much2say (55601)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Feb 22
Beautiful amaryllis! I don't watch much tv for the most part. We "can" have similar tastes, but I just can't sit there to watch a screen for a long time. But if I'm not going to watch, then he'll put on the stuff he really enjoys watching (historical stuff, documentaries, etc).1 person likes this
@changjiangzhibin89 (16763)
• China
21 Feb 22
Beautiful amaryllis ! My wife is a couch potato and likes the detective dramas the most, so I hardly watch TV, except that once in a while we watch a hit soap opera together.
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@mildredtabitha (16126)
• Nairobi, Kenya
20 Feb 22
I'm not married yet but I hope to have good experiences when that time comes.
I live with my parents and siblings and our tv preferences are different
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@mildredtabitha (16126)
• Nairobi, Kenya
21 Feb 22
@jaboUK yes. I hope so too. Thank you
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