I bought a laptop (not specifically for this, lol) and I sit in the living room with DH while he watches his endless Speed and History Channel drivel. As long as I occasionally grunt acknowledgment of whatever's going on on the TV, he's happy. Every now and then, I read something from the forums out to him (I wait for commercials), and he grunts acknowledgment back at me.
From what I can tell, people weird out when you physically withdraw from the room. And while I suppose that someone could carry on wild, passionate Internet sex while sitting in the same room, looking vaguely bored, I think that most of us are OK most of the time with companionable separate interests as long as we're physically occupying the same space. And that occasional grunt of acknowledgment.
Why yes, we are coming up on our 28th anniversary, why do you ask?
But I no longer expect someone else to keep me entertained 24/7. I'm pretty happily independent and he's almost the same.
From what I can tell, people weird out when you physically withdraw from the room. And while I suppose that someone could carry on wild, passionate Internet sex while sitting in the same room, looking vaguely bored, I think that most of us are OK most of the time with companionable separate interests as long as we're physically occupying the same space. And that occasional grunt of acknowledgment.
Why yes, we are coming up on our 28th anniversary, why do you ask?
But I no longer expect someone else to keep me entertained 24/7. I'm pretty happily independent and he's almost the same.
Wonderin wrote:
After hubby remarking, as I headed into my home office to pop in here, "See you tomorrow," I began wondering how many others are in my position?
I AM obsessed. I live, breathe, eat and sleep FICO and credit-fixin'! While hubby understands AND appreciates the time I spend fixing our credit (he wants a house as bad as I do -- and he does NOT want to do the research, typing, etc), I think he feels a bit neglected.
Soooo .... does anyone have any tips on how I can mitigate his feelings of being neglected (no dirty jokes or suggestions, please -- after spending all night on the fora, I'm too tired and he ain't interested -- if you saw me after I spent 6 hours straight here, you'd not blame him!!)??
Does your SO appreciate what you're doing?? Do you have plans to go "cold turkey" for a bit after you solve your credit woes?
Inquiring (AKA nosey) minds want to know!!!
Honey, my whole family feels it! Kids ask "are you on myFICO again?" ~ worst part is... DH is gone 3 weeks out of most months and the few days he was home in July WHERE WAS DW?? You got it...right here. He got a new TV in the living room a couple of weeks ago and I asked him to come hang out in here, with me where the crappy TV is (and yeah, it really IS crappy) just so we could occupy the same space and offer up the obligatory "grunts of acknowledgement" mentioned up above while he mentions what's on TV and I read something from the forums.
When I do get our reports done, my plan is to help work on those of friends & family, in part to abate the withdrawals! 
Sad but true
Sad but true
