Defying Experts: Bedroom TV Stays!

by Pauline Jennings

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For Feng Shui advocates like Kathryn Weber, it’s an absolute no-no:  “Television is a distraction to romance and it takes away from a room’s restful qualities because when it’s turned off, the TV acts like a mirror, reflecting you and your sweetie in bed.” My husband would think this an advantage, but no:  “This disrupts your chi and can even cause insomnia.”  Damn!  I don’t want disrupted chi.  And I want to be able to sleep.

But I don’t want to give it up TV in bed!  Would our sleep be more restful?  Would we really have sex more often if we tossed the TV?  And if so…would more sex outweigh the pleasure of in-bed TV watching?

What!?
Is that wrong to ask?
Am I a wicked wife for even framing a question this way?  A thoughtless lover?
Are you shaking your head?

O.K., it does sound bad/ignorant/crazy/unsophisticated etc…but before you start wagging your finger in my general direction, please indulge me.

My arguments FOR Bedroom TV:

 
 
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  • 1 Pauline // May 21, 2008 at 1:43 pm

    phd-

    Sounds reasonable. I’m totally with you.

    However some people get a little high and mighty about it. Kind of snobbish even - like a TV in the BR is gauche!

    I say, they don’t know what they’re missing. But on the other hand, I don’t know what I’m missing in their bedrooms!

    Take Care and thanks for the comments - Pauline

  • 2 phd in yogurtry // May 19, 2008 at 2:10 pm

    “Another study (in Osaka, Japan) said that people perceive they get less sleep if they have a TV in their room. I don’t know what that means.”

    Usually this means they asked people to recall, generally, whether they are getting more or less sleep. As opposed to (better) survey research which has people record their sleep hours in a journal and then compare TV vs. TV-less bedrooms.

    I was opposed to TV in bedrooms, too, but we caved when we got a new family room TV. I’ve decided to NOT make a habit of viewing routinely from bed, such as typical night time TV fare (The Tonight Show, etc). I reserve it for movies, like you do. I like the cuddle-while-watching, too. We don’t get that watching from the family room.

    So I think its all in how you regulate your bedroom TV viewing. Most of the experts are warning off the HABIT, not occasional viewing. That’s my guess.

  • 3 David Levin // May 5, 2008 at 2:22 pm

    Well, I guess the only tidbit I have to offer to the “no” column is that doctors consider it poor “sleep hygiene.” Which is not news to you, I imagine, but I love the sound of it anyway.

    Otherwise, you make a good case. Are we going to try it? Not a chance. :-) But you have at least opened my mind a tad, which seems like it should be a good thing.
 
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