My husband and I have been engaged in a friendly disagreement for the last several years. He has lots of trouble staying asleep, and often gets up for an hour or two during the night. He manages to work all day, but once home, he tends to fall asleep early in the evening, like 7:30 or 8:00, with the remote in a death grip, then wake again around 9:30 or 10:00, with enough energy to do something, like start a movie. That's too late for me, since I got up at 6:30 and didn't take a single two-hour nap. Adding further to his sleep problem is that if he's dozed off, he has trouble falling asleep at his regular time.
Anyway, he's all defensive about it, even though I'm not mad. I just want him to relinquish the remote, and not get pissy if I leave him snoring on the sofa if there's nothing on. Neither of these seems likely to happen.
So this morning, I ask if it's okay if we plan to watch this movie on TV tonight rather than renting something.
"Sure," he says. "I'm going to fall asleep anyway, probably. Bad night."
"I know. I'm just going through the motions, pretending you'd be around to watch a movie."
"I sleep because I don’t sleep. I don’t sleep because I sleep. And vice versa."
You gotta love it.
What has your husband or wife said that made complete sense and no sense?
Maryn, who was still chuckling as he left for work
Anyway, he's all defensive about it, even though I'm not mad. I just want him to relinquish the remote, and not get pissy if I leave him snoring on the sofa if there's nothing on. Neither of these seems likely to happen.
So this morning, I ask if it's okay if we plan to watch this movie on TV tonight rather than renting something.
"Sure," he says. "I'm going to fall asleep anyway, probably. Bad night."
"I know. I'm just going through the motions, pretending you'd be around to watch a movie."
"I sleep because I don’t sleep. I don’t sleep because I sleep. And vice versa."
You gotta love it.
What has your husband or wife said that made complete sense and no sense?
Maryn, who was still chuckling as he left for work