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[quote=Anonymous]Just curious - how much time do you spend on the computer, specifically on DCUM?  I ask because I think many of use sort of media outlet to relax and escape the realities of the real world. He may use the television, but you may prefer the computer.  I know that I can go weeks without television, but everyday I am on the computer for fun and entertainment.  It's my vice.

I call our TV an "IV" because my husband has to hook up to it the minute he walks though the door.  He is highly stressed from his day and it's an automatic response.  His father also liked to watch lots of movies so he didn't have to communicate with his wife, so now I see where the habit was cultivated.

The best way to get him off the TV is to have planned activities outside the house where you have to be there at a specific time (i.e., the museum tour starts at 1:00 PM, so you have to ready by then."  That way, he is forced to stop watching at a specific time.  Even if it's just grocery shopping you want him to so, say, "Oh, that 4 hour sale ends at 7:00 PM and it's 6:30 PM now!"  I find that once I get him off the couch and into the real world, he enjoys it and doesn't want it to end.

Also, at times I've turned the button on the power surge off and told him the televion is broken.  Usually, he's too tired to get off the couch and check, so that's when you swoon in and start a conversation.

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