Harris Interactive conducted a survey for Netflix and found
that fifty-one percent (51%) of people watched a show without waiting for their
significant other (who also wanted to see it). Twelve percent (12%) said they
would watch the show again with their significant other and pretend it was the first time.
1.
Would it bother you to have your partner watch a
show without waiting for you?
2.
How would you respond if you learned your
partner lied to you about something as trivial as watching a show without you?
Sarah Berger65
ReplyDelete1. We generally watch our shows together, it is how we spend most of our time together after the kids are in bed, so it would bother me a little if he watched something without me. With that being said, I would not be bothered to the point of getting upset about it. More of a "darn you" response would be expected, and I'd make him watch it again.
2. It wouldn't bother me if he lied about it, but it seems unlikely to happen, because it doesn't matter either way if he watched it already or not.
Mary C Online 64
DeleteI agree with your "darn you" response. and as far as it goes about lying about something as silly as a TV show.
I agree with the darn you response as well, I would have given him a hard time, but it would all be in fun. I try not to watch television very much, as I tend to think there is something more worthwhile like reading , painting, or studying to occupy myself. When I watch television or Netflix it is genuinely an escape from reality, or just a break for my brain.
DeleteI also agree with your "darn you" response because it is so much fun to watch t.v with my spouse. He is such a commentator and so animated. I always feel like I missed out but not enough to be angry with him.
DeleteI agree it's fun to watch TV with your spouse, but sometimes our schedules don't match and I wouldn't get mad.
DeleteMary c online 64
ReplyDeleteIt wouldn't really bother me cause to be honest I would most likely do it to him. It wouldn't be a big deal its a TV show and i doubt he would lie about a show. I could however see him see him trying to ruin the show before I got to watch it. that would be my only complaint.
In response to Mary C online 64
DeleteI agree with your statement. I would definitely say that I wouldn't want my significant other giving me a spoiler. That would be the only thing that would bugg me. Like ughhhhh why?
Sarah B 65 in response to Mary C 64
DeleteIf he ruined the show for me, I would certainly have cause for complaint. No Spoilers!
JudithB.60
ReplyDeleteI like girly shows and movies i.e. drama, comedy and a little action, while my husband likes the military documentaries, National Geographic Channel to say the least.
Should we at any one time be watching a show and we are both intrigued, then we either watch it then or record it for a later time.
It does not matter who watches first, let alone if you watch it at all because we all have different schedules.Supposing we agreed to watch together and I found out he watched it alone? I would not freak out and I would assume he had time while I did not.
As for cheating, Cheating is cheating is cheating is cheating. Final! You cheat me about not watching a show and I catch you, thats the end.You have infringed on my trust and Im done. Am I too harsh?
KaraH.35
DeleteI agree with you Judith. There are definitely shows that I like that he doesn't like and vise versa. Agreed, my hubby can have the military documentaries and the history channel and we can come together on whatever series were are watching at the time together :-)
Abdulbari S. 64
DeleteI'm hoping the cheating part was a joke, if not, then who knows how your past experiences are an influence on how you feel? :-)
Keli J. 65
ReplyDeleteI don't think it would bother me if my mate watched a television show without me. Our sitcom taste are very different, but there are some shows that we both enjoy. I would get more upset if it was a well anticipated movie set to come out and he went without me.
If I found out that my mate had watched a show without me and attempted to watch it again to cover it up...I probably would ask what happens next.
Casie m replied
DeleteYa I agree I dont care about a TV show but if he went to see a movie we both wanted to see I would be angry. Then when will I get to see the movie? And im sure he wouldn't want to go alone.
I would be mad at my boyfriend if he saw a new movie we planned to watch together without me, mainly because it's something that just came out and anticipated. If it were something on dvd or Netflix, I wouldn't mind so much.
DeleteCasie m
ReplyDeleteI dont really care if my other watches a show before I get there. But I do not want him to tell me about it and ruin. I normally wait on him because I dont want to watch it alone.
Kara H 35
ReplyDeleteWe normally have a show that we watch together. We pick a series that we haven't seen and normally watch it all the way through together. Currently we are watching Lost...we didn't see it new but we are watching all the seasons back to back. This takes a while only watching a show or two at a time. I definitely might get my feelings hurt if he watched without me but I would not get mad. It is our thing, but I also realize with school, kids, full time job that sometimes my schedule is a little tighter than his since he is not attending school. So, that being said he could possibly watch a show or two without me catch me up and then continue together. I don't see my husband lying about watching a show without me though.....
My boyfriend and I do the same thing and the best thing about Netflix, is that we can always go back to previous episodes. Usually though, I end up watching a few episodes without him because he comes up so late from his "Man Cave" and doesn't finish the episode. Or I fall asleep in the middle of a movie that we decide to watch together, so I'd have to rewind when I get a chance.
DeleteAbdulbari S. 64
ReplyDelete1. Would it bother you to have your partner watch a show without waiting for you?
I’m not a TV person, so it wouldn’t really bother me if my partner watched a show without waiting for me. In fact, my wife watches Netflix shows that we get mailed to us without me all the time and then usually watches them with me later when I’m ready, which can be as late as a week after she watches the show. So, can I really blame her for not waiting for me?
2. How would you respond if you learned your partner lied to you about something as trivial as watching a show without you?
In all honesty, my wife probably wouldn’t lie about watching a show without me since I’m not a TV person as stated above, however, if I learned my partner lied to me about watching a show without me, I would probably be more bothered about her need to lie about it than anything else.
D.Fretwell 64
ReplyDeleteMy boyfriend and I watch a couple of t.v. series together, on more than one occasion I cheated and watched a few episodes without him. When I admitted to him that I had cheated he was genuinely hurt, so I don't do that anymore. I don't think it would have bothered me as much. I would have simply ask him to watch them again with me, or I would have watched those episodes alone and caught up with him and then we could have resumed watching together.The real issue here for me is not doing something that hurts his feelings. When someone is honest about a particular behavior that hurts their feelings( even if I think it's silly) I make a real effort not to repeat that behavior out of my love and respect for them.
My boyfriend and I plan to watch movies together all the time, most of the time I fall asleep during the movie so I have to rewind it while I'm alone and watch it again. I don't really mind if he watches a movie without me because there are too many other movies we want to watch together anyways. If he lied to me about watching a movie I would just play the victim, make him feel guilty about it and make it a running joke whenever I get a chance.
ReplyDeleteI have my spouse hooked reality t.v. He does at times watch them without me and feel the need to be a narrator during the repeat session...now that, annoys me sometimes.
ReplyDeleteWanda B. 65
ReplyDeleteIt would not bother me because I am not a big T.V. person anymore. I work full time and am taking at least two college classes for the last three years. I really don't have much time. So If my family members or partner wants to watch some thing they go for it. And as for the lying I think it is unnecessary I would be very disappointed. I do not like lying for any reason.
Jennifer P. 60
ReplyDeleteIt would not bother me at all. My husband and I do enjoy watching movies together he likes action movies I like to watch love storys. We try to watch a movie together to spend time together but I like to also watch my kind of movies when im home alone. He also likes to relax and watch his shows.
Keli J.65 in response to Jennifer P. 60
Deletesometimes watching movies and shows without your mate aren't a bad thing. Me and my mate might watch the same thing but we do occasionally make time to share a movie or show together.
Jennifer B. Online 97
ReplyDelete1. If my significant other wanted to watch a show without me that I too wanted to see, it would not bother me. If we had made plans to watch it together and they watched it without me yes, I would be mildly annoyed.
2. If my significant other ever lied to me about something so small as watching a television show and acted as though it was the first time when I watched it with them, they would be my significant other no longer.
Angel Ollinger.
ReplyDeleteIt wouldn't bother me if my partner wanted to watch a show and I wasn't there. I wouldn't make her wait for me to get home just to watch it. I wouldn't want her to talk about it though if it was something I wanted to watch. If she said she would wait, I would tell her to just go ahead an watch it because I wouldn't like it if she lied to me about not watching something, then sitting down to watch it with me and lose intrest quick.
Opeyemi B. 60
ReplyDeleteit is good to watch the shows together with my significant other. That is a time to spend together. However, if she watches the show without waiting for me, I won't be upset or be bothered. it is just a show. She just has to watch it with me all over again. But don't tell me what and what happened as the show unfolds. If I found out that she lied and pretended not to have seen the show before, I might be a little worried but not upset. You lie about something small, you are likely to lie about something even more big.
My significant other do not like to watch television, so, if he watch any program without me, I will want him to narrate it to me. or watch it again with him just to encourage him to watch television with me, because, I am a "TV" person.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth. A. 65 My significant other do not like to watch television, if he watch any program without me, I will want him to narrate it to me, or watch it again with him just to encourage him to watch television with me always, because I am a "TV" person.
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ReplyDeleteIt wouldn't bother my if my significant other watched a tv show without me unless he had promised not to. But then there would be the issue of the broken promise not so much the watching tv issue. If he lied about it, I would feel as if I couldn't trust him much. If you lie over something so simple you must lie over bigger things.
Wanda B. 65 in response to Tiffaney Davis
DeleteI totally agree with the lying . It is a deal breaker with me I have to be able to trust my partner and lying breaks trust.
Joysline Ngah 98
ReplyDelete1. Well with my partner, we always watch shows together but if he had to watch it without me I would not be happy about it.
2. My reaction to him watching a show without me will be that of anger cause each time he watches a show and we try again later on to watch it, he is always kind of telling me what will happen befor it even does and I hate that.
Leidy Marulanda 60
ReplyDeleteIn response to Dodie FretwellJune
I agree with you,I will have given him a hard time but that will be it. I think there are so many important things to do together. My boyfriend will never watch a movie or a tv show with me because I always fall asleep.
HA! This is a great blog post! My wife gets PISSED every time I watch a tv show without her. But Here is my answer.
ReplyDelete1. No, i would not be upset at all if she watched the tv show without me. She has some spare time if the kids are napping and it's dvr-ed. I wouldn't blame her one bit.
2. This is an entirely different story. Why would someone lie about something this trivial? I'd be more mad about the lie itself than the fact it was about some tv show.
Samantha Y. 65
ReplyDeleteIt would not bother me if my husband watched a show without waiting for me. Actually we hardly ever watch anything together. He says that I watch girly shows. He is more into Duck Dynasty and Swamp People. So if my husband did lie to me and say he hadn't watched a show when he actually did it would not bother me at all.
Samantha Y. 65
ReplyDeleteReply to Keli J. 65
I feel the same way you do. I do not care if my spouse watches a show without me. If he does watch something that I have not seen and tells me that he has not watch when he actually has. I would be like you want him to tell me what happens.
Brandy W. 64
ReplyDeleteSo honesty time, me and my boyfriend watched Hannibal together every Thursday not in the same household, he lives in Marietta and I reside in Acworth. But as a man he is usually a little slow and he takes forever to tell me when he is about to press play on the On Demand. So I actually went ahead and watched an entire epoisode PLUS THE FINALE without him becasue he took too long. Now he wasnt upset with me but out of all honesty if he would have done the same as me, I might be a little annoyed that he didnt wait. But not mad, life is too short to argues with someone over T.V. and if he lied about watching I would just laugh at his effort to make me feel better.
Lori D. 64:
ReplyDeleteIt would not bother me if my husband watched a show without me. I might be a little perturbed if we had agreed to watch it together, but I just don't think it's a big enough issue to make a major deal out of it. If he did and lied about it (although I don't know why anyone would like over something like that!), I really don't know how I would feel. On one hand, it's a TV show for goodness sake - not really anything worth an argument - but on the other hand, if he can lie about something so trivial what else would he lie about?
Lori D. 64 In response to Sarah Berger65:
ReplyDeleteI agree with you - my response would be similar, and I would make him watch it again with me!
Maria T. (65)
ReplyDeleteI doesn't bother me if my husband watched a television show without me. Our sitcom taste are very different, but there are some shows that we both enjoy. With our schedule difference, it is more likely that we watch the show on our won time.
If I found out that my husband had watched our show without me and attempted to watch it again with me to cover it upI will offended. But like I said with our schedule, it is a given that we watch the show when we can and as long as he tells me he has then its really a no big deal for me.
Brittany Matarazzo in response to Maria T. (65)
DeleteI agree with you, schedules can be difficult and sometimes it is hard to wait.. especially if you have waited a week to watch the show. :) You can watch it with me again but don't tell me what happens! That is one of my pet peeves. I don't care if you watched it without be, but if you watch it with me for the 2nd time PLEASE don't tell me what happens! LOL
Sara A. (64)
ReplyDeleteI am more likely to watch a show without my husband. My husband will wait until we can watch it together. Having said this, I do a lot of stuff around the house so I feel as if I do not have as much time to watch t.v. as he does. My husband is about to start a new job were he will be working second shift and I work first shift so we will only see each other on the weekends. I am interested to see how our television habit's change. I don't want to wait until the weekend to watch our favorite show.
Although I would watch a show without my husband I would be hurt if I found out he watched our show without me. Talk about double standards.
DeleteSara A. (64)
Elizabeth. A. 65 in response to Samantha. A. 65 I agree to with you. My husband do not like watching television any way, so why should I bother my self.
ReplyDeleteTanja K. 64:
ReplyDeleteMy husband and me enjoy watching TV shows together and if we are really into a season, we are both anxious to see what is going to happen in next weeks episode. However I will admit that there have been several occassions when I could not wait for my husband to come home from work and I would watch the latest episode without him. He gets a little angry, but typically we will just watch it together a second time.
Matthew B. 64 in response to Tanja K. 64.
DeleteI agree that sometimes the suspense of waiting is worth making someone a little angry that you went ahead and watched the show. After all, its just a TV show.
Sara A. 64
DeleteThere have been several times I have cheated also... He works late hours and I just want to see what is going to happen next.
Tanja K. 64 in reply to Joysline Ngah 98:
ReplyDeleteI definately know that feeling. It does not happen very often that my husband watches the episode before me, but when he does he would do the same thing. He would just tell me what is going to happen.
Jennifer P. 60 in reply to Tanja K. 64
ReplyDeleteI agree with you I would not get upset if my husband wanted to watch a show or movie with out me. I would also try to catch up wit the next episode of the show.
Matthew B. 64
ReplyDeleteIt depends on the situation for me. If My wife knew I wanted to watch it and I was getting ready to sit down with her and watch. yet she starts it anyway. I would be upset. If she knew I wanted to watch it but I was not able to sit down relatively soon to watch it with her then I would not be so upset about it. If I found out that she lied to me about watching a show I would over react to the situation and cause a big uproar and make a big deal about it. Then, Immediately after the fact, I would laugh and say, just kidding. I would just watch it some other time when I know she isn't around.
Eddie W.
ReplyDeleteIf possible wait for your spouse, but if you watch the program without them big deal just watch it again and don't give away the best parts to the show. Not the end of the world
Mary T. 64
ReplyDeleteThis is a funny topic for me. My boyfriend and I argue about this when our fall shows are on. Usually we watch them together but if we had a busy week, we may miss them. When I finally get a chance to watch my shows, I tell my boyfriend that he better be ready to watch them too or I will watch them without him. He gets very upset if I watch a show that he wanted to see without him. I don’t mind if he watches a show before me because I can watch it when I am ready. Sometimes if he is busy and can’t watch a show I will watch it without him and depending on the show, I will either tell him I watched or not risk an argument and act like I have watched it.
In response to Tanja K. 64
ReplyDeleteI am the same way. My boyfriend and I both get so excited about some TV shows that I just can’t wait on him. Sometimes he is okay with and other times, he is really upset about it. Depending on the show, sometimes I have to act like I didn’t watch it without him.
Mary T. 64
To me it wouldn't matter if my significant other would start a movie/tv show without me. I would only ask though that he wouldn't give me the details of what happened. Lol, then I would get angry. I would be a little upset that my boyfriend would lie about something as smalls as a watching a TV show before I did. I would prefer the truth.
ReplyDeleteonline 64
DeleteWinifred Chukwu
ReplyDeleteI don't see any big deal if my partner watch a show or a movie we both wanted to see without me, personally it's not a big deal... And if he lies about it, it's probably something we'll laugh about
I do not think it is a big deal for them to watch the show without me. Anyone can pretty much watch that same show again whenever they want, and if they lie about having not seen it before, it is not a big deal. Personally i consider it more of a kind gesture
ReplyDeleteAmanda B. 64
ReplyDeleteIt wouldn't bother me and it doesn't bother me when my boyfriend watches a show without waiting for me. This already happens in my household. We do it to each other. If one of us is part way through a show we will restart it for the other to see it from the beginning.
I would be upset if my boyfriend lied to me period. If he would lie to me about something as trivial as watching a show without me, what else would he lie to me about.
Amanda B. 64 in response to Sara A. (64)
ReplyDeleteI work different hours than my boyfriend as well so we watch our shows separately. We are very active so we spend our together time on the weekends doing other things.
J. Crowe 54
ReplyDeleteTruthfully, I have no affiliation with Netflix seeing how I am always busy, but if I were an avid Netflix participant then I could see myself getting upset if she continued the series. However, it is just a mere television show. A little lie over a TV show is not an act punishable by death, but the fact of the matter is that she did lie. Therefore, I would confront the situation, act like I am upset about a little lie, then say its alright; like every other 20 year old. However, as a person who does not watch Netflix, I really couldn't get mad at the fact that some one watched a television show without me. Is that not why we have 1,000,000 other television shows to watch and be entertained by?
J. Crowe 54 in response to Wanda B. 65
ReplyDeleteThis is exactly how I feel about the situation. I work two jobs daily and also I am a full time student. It does not matter if my girlfriend watches a show without me or no.
Charles W 64
ReplyDelete1. I think that the only point that this situation would be hurtful if it had been established verbally that you were going to watch it. If the significant other knew that there was an expressed desire to watch the show as a couple and proceeded to watch it alone despite that fact, then hurt feelings would be justified.
2. Lying is a big deal in my family, it is a violation of trust. Trust is the key principal of a meaningful relationship. To lie about something small means that you find it acceptable to deceive on a small scale, why wouldn't it be okay to lie about something big? Now I am not saying that i would break up with a girl because she lied about watching a series without me, but a talk about it would follow to at least culture understanding on the issue that deceit causes.
Brittany Matarazzo Online 64
ReplyDelete1. Honestly it wouldn't bother me if he watched it without me, unless it is something that we said verbally..if you are not here I am watching it! If there are certain shows that we like to watch together and he caught the re-run or watched it I don't really think it would bother me. Mainly because I know he would watch it again with me.
2. Like I said before it's not a big deal if he watched it without me, but if he LIED and said he didn't watch it; that's a different story! I don't handle liars that well so if he lied about something STUPID as watching a TV show I would be upset. Just say you watched. It wouldn't hurt my feelings. Just don't lie to me about it!
Carter Bragg
ReplyDelete1. It would not bother me if they had watched the show without me, but if they told me what happened during that episode i would probably be a little irritated. If they really just couldn't resist watching the show then i would understand.
2. If they had lied to me about watching on the other hand that may be different. Why lie over something so simple? If you knew me then you would know that not watching a television show with me would not make me upset, but lying is not the right solution. I would make it clear to her that there is no reason to lie over such things because she obviously didn't understand that before. I don't find it a big deal that you watched it without me to begin with.
I so love this topic! When I first got into my relationship with my now girlfriend. We spent a lot of time watching TV and movies together, but as time went on it seemed like I fell asleep or vice versa. Most of time I felt like her interest dropped so I decided to watch some without her. At first I can tell she was upset, but she never tried to catch up or anything. So now I just watch show by myself and save one or two for us. What's sad is that I've pretended to not have seen a things to not upset her.
ReplyDeleteJedd D. 64
DeleteFirst of all, watch a movie or a show that both of you guys are very interested about. That even after the movie or show ended you still have something to talk about. Although sometimes, I think people need their own space too, even if they are living in the same roof.
This happens to me all the time but mainly because I have been falling asleep during the movie. I also tend to not stay up as late as my partner so he has more time to watch movies than I do and I do not get upset. There was one instance that I did get upset and that was for the season finale of The Walking Dead. I fell asleep before it came on and he watched it instead of waking me to watch it with him. That was a show we typically would watch together and I felt it hurtful he made no attempt to wake me.
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Stephanie T. (65)
ReplyDeleteI would be mad! If I've made it clear that it is a program or movie I want to see, my signifigant other should wait. I would wait as well. I typically do not like to watch things over again right away.
Stephanie T. (65) response to Carter B.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Usually anytime anyone has already seen the movie, they spoil it. It seems like they cannot wait to let you know what's going to happen, or what you shouldn;t miss. It really takes the surprise out of it.
AndreaA_98
ReplyDeleteNo, it would not bother me to Know that my partner watched a show with out me. I would just watch it on my own time. If I found out that he lied, I would be upset because if you have to lie about something so small then you feel guilty which means you should have just waited and if you lie about small things you will lie about anything.
AndreaA_98 in response to AmandaB.64
ReplyDeleteI agree. As long as you and your boyfriend make the time to spend with each other everything is cool, I am on a diffrent schedule as my boyfriend as well. I only get upset when we have planned something and it does not happen as planned.
Hostencia
ReplyDeleteIt will not bother me if my partner watched a show without me.This is because most of the times we don't have the same schedule and we hardly get together. so we can do it together when ever and that is cool with me.
Jedd D. 64
ReplyDeleteFor me it is not really big of a deal when my significant other watch a show or watched a show without me. But I will be very disappointed if he will lie about it and he will pretend that he haven't watch it yet. I do not give my trust easily and white lies for me is still a lies. Although I'm just glad that my significant other waits for me whenever he wants to watch something interesting. And I believe it is better to watch and share this simple moments with someone special to you.