I’m not for trashy but GBBO is my perfect watch
And to listen to reggae

I feel that way about shows and movies. I only get to watch TV when my kids have gone to bed, I've done whatever logistical or practical things need to be done around the house, and I have one free hour but I'm so. Very. Tired.

At that point I want to consume media that's digestible and pleasant. Winding down for bed time is not the time to be challenged.

I'm a bit more flexible with books, but I do prefer fiction.

I am 41 and I don't want to watch anything serious either although I do like to read serious books.

Anonymous wrote:I read pretty much exclusively the trashy “girl on the train next to the window” books these days. I just love that genre, I can’t help it.

+1 same! Over the last year my tolerance for depressing shows or heavy fiction has waned. I don’t like reality TV, but prefer to watch 90s movies or shows like Man on the Inside to escape. And read thrillers that have a tidy ending to escape current events! I consider it self care and figure I’ll hit the Booker Prize nominees when things aren’t so dire!

I sympathize, OP. I am very well-read, but all the classic tragedies I absorbed were in my teens and young adulthood. All the Dostoevsky, Zola, Dickens, etc. Then Life happened and I realized I needed my fiction either light, or at least with a happy ending for the main protagonists. I don't like Bridgerton, but I binge on romantic K-dramas, which don't have sex (or hardly any) but have a lot of yearning.

Have you seen Victoria? It's a period piece, but still fluffy and they took some liberties with the history.

And what I love most is to reread my happy ending favorites. Emma, by Jane Austen, is one of them. I used to love Agatha Christie, and I reread some of those too. Also Isaac Asimov (science-fiction, and in this era of AI, it's quite prescient). I know how they end, and they're comforting.

You are fine. Tell your inner snob to F off, don't judge other either.

Then don't read OP. No one cares what you do. Don't hurt others intentionally.

I read pretty much exclusively the trashy “girl on the train next to the window” books these days. I just love that genre, I can’t help it.

I hate all shows, movies, & music.. How weird is that?

Anonymous wrote:Life is hard. I've had my share of hardships and trauma, and the world is dark and depressing enough, that I don't want to watch your serious dramas, historical/period pieces, or read your thought provoking books. I want to watch 90 Day Fiancé, Love is Blind, and Bridgerton. Dance to fun, peppy things. Go to zumba class and shake my middle aged lady self. Laugh at funny memes.

I have a good job, a master's degree from a prestigious university, and own my own home solo. But no, I don't want to read your serious books or watch the classics. I am tired. I'm not ignoring the world's insanity, but I do need a lot of levity where I can find it. I am unrefined and "trashy" - anyone else?

Ha. I haven’t read a thought provoking book since high school probably if that makes you feel any better. I love reality shows and general mindless garbage on TV. I loved the show “I Love New York” with Tiffany Pollard and the Flavor Flav show prior to that. I used to watch Jerry Springer, Maury, Sally Jesse Raphael, you name it.

I love the Real Housewives shows, the old Vanderpump Rules, Kardashians, anything Paris Hilton, etc.

I’m addicted to the Internet and this message board. I’m 47 female.

I'm right there with you. I like to read a lot of historical romance, nothing heavy, just fluff, stuff like the Bridgertons. I don't like to watch anything sad or upsetting. I like action movies, scifi, horror - yes, I'm a woman. DH doesn't like most of the movies I like to watch. LOL.

I'm 56.

Anonymous wrote:Nope. I like some silly things (dance music, Bridgerton) but I also like serious movies and books and TV shows. I like a mix.

I'm 45.

+1

Anonymous wrote:Life is hard. I've had my share of hardships and trauma, and the world is dark and depressing enough, that I don't want to watch your serious dramas, historical/period pieces, or read your thought provoking books. I want to watch 90 Day Fiancé, Love is Blind, and Bridgerton. Dance to fun, peppy things. Go to zumba class and shake my middle aged lady self. Laugh at funny memes.

I have a good job, a master's degree from a prestigious university, and own my own home solo. But no, I don't want to read your serious books or watch the classics. I am tired. I'm not ignoring the world's insanity, but I do need a lot of levity where I can find it. I am unrefined and "trashy" - anyone else?

Ha. 45yo man. Same. Different on the specifics, but same general.

Nope. I like some silly things (dance music, Bridgerton) but I also like serious movies and books and TV shows. I like a mix.

I'm 45.

Life is hard. I've had my share of hardships and trauma, and the world is dark and depressing enough, that I don't want to watch your serious dramas, historical/period pieces, or read your thought provoking books. I want to watch 90 Day Fiancé, Love is Blind, and Bridgerton. Dance to fun, peppy things. Go to zumba class and shake my middle aged lady self. Laugh at funny memes.

I have a good job, a master's degree from a prestigious university, and own my own home solo. But no, I don't want to read your serious books or watch the classics. I am tired. I'm not ignoring the world's insanity, but I do need a lot of levity where I can find it. I am unrefined and "trashy" - anyone else?