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Life When Your Significant Other Is "Too Busy" For TV and Movies

Updated on 6/17/2014 at 6:05 AM

On one of my first dates with my boyfriend, the persuasive guy told me about his obsession with TV binge sessions and movie matinees. In the three years since, I've discovered it was all a bold-faced lie, merely a sly attempt to convince me we were compatible when it came to entertainment consumption. Granted, it took awhile for his true colors to show. Eventually, he just wasn't "in the mood" to be in a "crowded, dirty" theater, or he didn't want to spend the night "cooped up on the couch" watching episode after episode. The excuses piled up as I slowly felt more out of touch with pop culture. If you find yourself in the same situation, keep scrolling, and let's get through this together. Source: Fox

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When He Deletes Your Favorite Show From the DVR

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And You Refuse to Believe It

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Then You Realize It's Not a Joke

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And You Accidentally Read Spoilers on Facebook

Source: Bravo

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When He Asks Why You Watched His Favorite Show Without Him

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When You Agree to Watch Episodes You Saw Months Ago

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But You're Incredibly Bored

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Of Course, He Doesn't Understand Recent Plot Twists

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And Hits the Pause Button to Ask For Explanations

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When He Makes Plans With Friends on Finale Night

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And You Try to Talk Friends Into Watching It With You

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When He Wants to Go to Bed Early the Night Orange Is the New Black Comes Out

Source: Netflix

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But You Don't Want Him to Be Behind . . . Again

Source: Netflix

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When He Still Isn't Ready the Next Day

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When Everyone Talks About the Episodes You Missed at Work

Source: Netflix

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When Someone Dies on The Good Wife, and You Don't Know Who It Is

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When He Tells You to Wait Before Starting a New Show

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When He Pretends He Didn't Hear About a Movie You Mentioned

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When He Promises You'll See Maleficent Before It Leaves Theaters

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But No, Really

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When He Misses an Obvious Pop Culture Reference

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When He'd Rather Watch a Reality Show Than Mad Men

Source: Bravo

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When All of It Makes You Question His Integrity

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And You Let Him Know He's Gone Too Far

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So He Surprises You With Movie Tickets

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And Gets You to the Theater on Time

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And You Feel Like You're Falling in Love All Over Again

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Sometimes, He'll Even Start a Conversation About Plot Theories

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You're So Surprised That You Brag About His Effort

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And You Both Live Happily Ever After

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