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t’s almost 8 p.m. on a Sunday as you pour a glass of wine and settle into the couch to watch “The Good Wife.” It’s your weekly ritual.
Your significant other, meanwhile, is in the basement watching “Homeland,” which airs at the same time.Couples are bound to have varied tastes in television, but what if it starts to pull the two of you apart? One of you keeps binge-watching “Grey’s Anatomy” in the living room while the other lies in bed watching “Sons of Anarchy.”“When couples spend what little time they have to hang out together in separate rooms watching their own programs, they often lose their sense of intimacy and connection,” said John Sovec, a psychotherapist in Pasadena, Calif.When we find shows that we just can’t get enough of — the ones whose characters and storylines transcend the screen and invade our idle thoughts — we want to discuss them with the people close to us. TV can be a social tool in a relationship, but not if you’re always watching different shows.
Your significant other, meanwhile, is in the basement watching “Homeland,” which airs at the same time.Couples are bound to have varied tastes in television, but what if it starts to pull the two of you apart? One of you keeps binge-watching “Grey’s Anatomy” in the living room while the other lies in bed watching “Sons of Anarchy.”“When couples spend what little time they have to hang out together in separate rooms watching their own programs, they often lose their sense of intimacy and connection,” said John Sovec, a psychotherapist in Pasadena, Calif.When we find shows that we just can’t get enough of — the ones whose characters and storylines transcend the screen and invade our idle thoughts — we want to discuss them with the people close to us. TV can be a social tool in a relationship, but not if you’re always watching different shows.
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