My husband and i have been together for about 12 years now – living together for 9 years and married for 7 years this summer. We have been through a lot together – ten miscarriages, three children and everything in between.
Life is busy right now – life is really always busy. We have three kids – one in half time school and 2 home all the time. I run 2 businesses at home, my husband works out of the house about 50 hours a week then comes home to a freelance business that he works very part time. There is not a whole lot of down time for my husband and i to spend together.
On top of all that we are both workaholics and learnaholics.
& we both love our technology.
I have read many times before that having a television in your bedroom is bad for your relationship. Something about needing to keep the room distraction free so when you get to your room at the end of the day – things are more likely to happen (*wink). Or something like that.
There is no safe-from-technology room in our house. & especially not the bedroom. As i am typing this now im sitting on my bed in my room – watching television in my room while my husband sits beside me on his iphone and his laptop plug in, on and sitting at the side of the bed.
There is so much technology in here it is crazy. It’s kind of backwards. Confession time: we used to have two tvs in our room … yep.
Im not sure if this is bad for our relationship. I imagine if we kept up the crazy workaholic/learnaholic life for too long things will become strained but for now we are okay with at least being in the same room with each other.
What are the rules as far as technology in your bedroom? Do you think it really makes a difference?
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Twitter: jessesco
May 27, 2011 at 12:05 pm
We are absolutely rule breakers. Not only do we have a tv in the bedroom, it’s a massive tv. Gotta love husbands. We also both have laptops and our phones. For us it’s how we relax and it’s our comfy place. We really don’t hang out a ton in the living room and for us it works.
What’s the difference of staying in the living room all night (alone or not) watching tv/on the computer vs being in your room together doing the same thing? Yall still interact if you are gonna interact.
Me likey the technology
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Twitter: AccustomedChaos
June 2, 2011 at 9:07 am
We really like the technology too. I think the difference (from what ive read) is that the bedroom is supposed to be for lovin’, ya know… & to keep the distractions from the lovin to a minimum
ps – CONGRATS on your beautiful new babe!
Twitter: randi094
May 27, 2011 at 3:11 pm
At least you’re in the same bed
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Twitter: AccustomedChaos
June 2, 2011 at 9:08 am
Ha – so true … we do use different blankets though .. hmm
I’ve heard the same thing too-For a healthy and regular life, the bedroom needs to be technology free. The only thing is, I think that bit of advice is becoming more and more lost in the wave of technology that’s taking over. I don’t know anyone who DOESN’T have some sort of piece of technology in their bedroom!
I actually tried getting rid of all electronics in my room once and it didn’t go so well >.<
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Twitter: AccustomedChaos
June 2, 2011 at 9:09 am
Getting rid of all of the technology in our room would be a disaster for us!
Twitter: Mommyfriend
May 27, 2011 at 8:55 pm
Oh boy, this is a hot issue in my house. We do not have established rules regarding technology in the bedroom but we really ought to. Maybe this could be a topic for Project Marriage!
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Twitter: AccustomedChaos
June 2, 2011 at 9:09 am
ya know it would be a good topic – would love to hear what other peoples say!
Twitter: laurainthesky
May 29, 2011 at 2:18 pm
We have a technology free bathroom lol … Our bedroom has a TV in the room that honestly never turn on, but we do have an alarm clock and charge our cell phones. I honestly dont think it affects our relationship but I could see where it might be a problem for some folks.
Twitter: AccustomedChaos
June 2, 2011 at 9:11 am
HAHA!! our bathrooms are tech free too — unless we brought our phones in there…
I dont think it affects our relationship = but i do think we are at the higher end of technology in our rooms – but we do spend a lot of time in there…