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Posted: 6/19/2009 7:01:50 PM | This is not really a relationship issue ,but I did not know where to post this.
I read a lot of profiles and I find it very funny that a lot of them states that
"I'm very active and dont sit around"
Well I dont know about anyone else, but I get up at 6 , put in a whole day of work, come home some house work or making dinner or mow the lawn .
So around 8 or 9 I'm happy just to sit on my ass and watch tv or read or what ever.
I'm weird or what....I do not believe for a second that all those man, constantly doing something | |
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Posted: 6/19/2009 7:20:11 PM | | Well, we are all different, but I personally take pride in being content at spending time at home and if someone wants to call me a couch potato then so-be-it b/c I'm not insecure about it...I personally kinda wonder about all the "busy bodies" out there living like there is no tomorrow with such hectic schedules...I bet their homes are disasters...when do they ever repair anything or clean house etc?...Just b/c I'm home doesn't really mean I'm laying up on the couch...Im actually on my feet alot doing things around the house or out in the yard...I go do occassionaly outings, but once again take pride in being content at home and being able to entertain myself at home...I'd like to think I have a well run home and to do that takes time being there... | |
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Posted: 6/19/2009 7:32:42 PM | | I totally agree with you guys. People act like you're a "couch potato" if you like to relax and watch TV in your spare time. Most people have jobs and chores all day (and maybe some exercise). There's nothing wrong with relaxing. When I see these profiles where people say they work, then go rock climbing, cliff diving, sky diving then volunteer at an orphanage all in a week I think they're obviously liars. As far as I knew a day only has 24 hours. Even if you were wealthy without a care in the world you wouldn't have enough time to do that much. Not to mention the fees and equipment cost to be involved in that many things. | |
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Posted: 6/19/2009 7:45:54 PM | | hah well i don't think i'm a couch potato though today i am. my normal schedule is that i work long days and go to the gym at night. i come home, pack the bag for the next day, pack the food for the next day. during this process i'm trying to unwind mentally just by checking mail, have the tv on. this is all after 8:30pm or later. the other work night i either have band practice until the same time or later, sometimes the gym before, and sometimes the gym when i don't have practice. i try to sleep late or just hang out at home resting on fri, my first weekend day off. sometimes i go shopping or camping or whatever that day that might include saturday, and i have to make food for the next week. church is sunday. you are correct that my house is not always perfect. if i don't do it on the weekend the it usually doesn't get done. so far now, my schedule works for me as far as being able to schedule the gym classes around it and right now that's important to me. and it gives me an extra weekend day off. | |
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Posted: 6/19/2009 7:50:47 PM | All work and no play...
I find getting out and being active after a long day is energizing.
Sitting around watching TV makes me feel bored and dull. | |
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Posted: 6/19/2009 7:59:23 PM | Balance the time you have at home...don't feel guilty for enjoying the comfort it can bring you. | |
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Posted: 6/19/2009 8:02:49 PM | yes doing exercise after work does energize you. i can't tell you how many times i've literally almost fallen asleep after getting on the elliptical:(:(:( but i kept at it. when you're done, you feel better physically; you're circulation has improved, and i personally feel better about myself mentally. and i have a job with lots of sitting so i need to make sure i do get exercise. my workweek is soo intense that my first day home i just want to crash usually though. and it takes it for me to do the next week usually. sometimes i like to just stay home and stay up watching forensics or whatever on tv, when i ordinarily couldn't stay up late. makes me feel like i'm on vacation or something:) just a mental relaxation thing.
repairs??? I'm still fishin' for Honey to do the Honey Do otherwise, they get their time slot but it's infrequent. i just schedule blocks of time at different times. | |
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Posted: 6/19/2009 8:13:46 PM | Hey, come to Florida, land of jetski, snorkeling and surfing.
And they have pictures to back them up, they really do this stuff after work.
I often jog a couple of miles after work. Then I shower before the rigormortis sets in.
Then I put myself in traction.
Up the next day to do it again. | |
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Posted: 6/19/2009 8:17:51 PM | I think in the dating world, the term is applied to people who seem to ALWAYS choose sitting at home and watching TV in PREFERENCE to almost any other activity you suggest. Despite posting about "walks on the beach", "rock climbing walls" or "taking dance lessons", when given the choice, these people always give the tired old excuse that they are tired, so "let's just rent a movie tonight, OK?"
Even though dating is about the company;
Even though sitting at home is a prime spot to launch into make-out mode;
Even though it's cheap, convenient, and you don't have to dress up;
It's a bummer to get a mundane date when you really hoped to take that walk on the beach, or really go to that concert on a Tuesday night, or finally have dinner at that new Brazilian restaurant.
Yes, everyone gets tired from working. But the work-weary should not be weary of LIVING. The whole point of working out is so that you can GO OUT and DO things because you don't tire so easily and you have a CAN-DO attitude~!
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Many long years ago, many gardening and chore scars back when my legs still worked well and I was bursting with energy....I arranged a date....I think it was through a newspaper personals ad. Anyhow, my date asked me to come to her home for a meet and greet, which I thought was strange, but not unheard of. So....I get there, and her friend opens the door. The friend is on her way out. She directs me to the back of the house, where my "date" is sitting in an easy chair pointed directly at the TV, which is blaring away.
She does not stand. She does not turn off or turn down the TV. She says less than what she said on the phone. For about 10 minutes I talk about things to do around town, try to get her to talk about hobbies or something.....other.....than....TV.
After competing with the TV for a while, I excused myself to go home. She didn't get up. I could have left the door wide open and walked out with the silverware...I don't think she would have budged.
Not THAT was a couch potato. After that, I always told women to be ready to GO somewhere -- the date would NOT be at the house. Yeah, I still had plenty of lousy dates, but at least they got up out of the chair!!  | |
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Posted: 6/19/2009 8:23:06 PM | | Depends on the type of work you do as well...if you do office work and don't expend physical energy during work you may be ready to get outdoors after work...however if you do manual or physical labor all day long it may be a "treat" to sit and relax and watch a lil tv show in the evening... or may even be necessary to get proper amount of rest needed... ( necessary R & R) | |
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Posted: 6/19/2009 11:19:18 PM | | Hanging on POF is almost a couch potatoe...Haha | |
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Posted: 6/19/2009 11:32:01 PM | | I do the same thing. Try working at a high school in the summer, scrubbing and moving top heavy furniture all day! Though I make sure (as well as my dog) nothing sags. We get enough excercise. | |
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Posted: 6/19/2009 11:36:29 PM | well....
i work 8 hrs, then go to the gym for 2.. then off to bed for about 4 or 5 hrs (cant sleep any more) then up to run errands and play soccer 3 or 4 times a week.... thank god coaching is over now cause that took an extra 20 hrs a week for 3 months !!!!
and that's when i dont have my kid..... !!! lol
but yeah every once in a while i'll watch some TV or a DVD... | |
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Posted: 6/20/2009 2:46:00 AM | One of those balance and perspective things again...
My partner and I both like spending time at home, not doing anything much in particular. I like to read. Give me enough good books and I can spend all week blissfully curled up reading. Without the books I will be on the internet reading, reading, reading and occasionally writing, as on PoF.
We both work hard. He's in construction and his job is extremely physically demanding; I teach, which is more sedentary, but I'm fitter than 90% of my students just from running up and down the stairs and spending the day on my feet. We go out walking, though he usually has to be dragged off the sofa, and occasionally we go out to explore local sites of interest, but these tend to be short outings as really, we both like to be at home. Sometimes I just like to sit and be. I don't need endless entertainment. We don't have a TV. My own thoughts entertain me a fair bit.
In contrast, my brother rarely spends any time at home - he is always out, seeking entertainment, being with his friends. He has visited North Wales a couple of times and whilst he thinks it is beautiful, he finds it to be far too quiet: "nothing to do!".
To the busier person, who is out more, the less busy person looks dull and inactive. It's a scale and you need to find someone who mostly shares your perspective and activity-type preferences. Balance is important too -- it can't be healthy to have no time to stop and think/reflect just as it can't be healthy to never do anything else. | |
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Posted: 6/20/2009 3:09:39 AM |
I'm weird or what....I do not believe for a second that all those man, constantly doing something
There is a very healthy middle ground between being constantly active and being a couch potato. It is possible to be physically active while still relaxing at the end of the day. | |
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Posted: 6/20/2009 4:13:02 AM | I'm very happy to sit and do nothing. After a day of pulling down a plaster and lath ceiling, cleaning up the rubble and then jack hammering this that and the other thing i really don't want to do anything at all. I don't mind the odd walk or outing but home is my sanctuary. I enjoy the peace and quite simple as that.
I don't want to be dragged out to do something just for the sake of doing something. However i can't wait to go on holiday. A new found thing they seem to be big on here in the UK. You get to see a different part of the world and enjoy the peace and quiet there. However this time out i may try a climbing wall it sounds fun. | |
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Posted: 6/20/2009 5:07:07 AM | Hi Saggy! Great user name, by the way! 
No, you are NOT weird! My day starts at 5am. I get myself up, shower, dress, then I pry my daughter out of bed for school, get her breakfast, packed etc. Drop her off at school, work a full day, come home, cook dinner, clean up, help with homework, laundry or some house cleaning.....so yes, by 8 or 9 I'm ready to drop. As a single Mom, I do enough running around.... so while I don't consider myself a couch potatoe, I DO highly value what precious little downtime I have. Do I wish I had time to join a gym or get out and do more for me? Of course, but at this point in time, it's not an option.
All those people who say that they are constantly on the move, are pretty much footloose and fancy free to do whatever they chose. In all probability, they are not faced with coming home to a child(ren) and can go to the gym after work or hike or bike or whatever it is they claim they do. If that's the case, then good for them! It's wonderful that they have the time to be so active. Someday I hope to be able to do the same, but right now it's not in the cards for me or for most people.
To recap....you are NOT weird!
AJ | |
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Posted: 6/20/2009 5:19:19 AM | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
So around 8 or 9 I'm happy just to sit on my ass and watch tv or read or what ever.
I'm weird or what....I do not believe for a second that all those man, constantly doing something
If they are, then good for them.
Nope you are not weird and I am with ya there Saggy. There is nothing I love doing more at that time of the night than having a nice snack in front of the dumb-box.... | |
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Posted: 6/20/2009 5:34:12 AM |
Well I dont know about anyone else, but I get up at 6 , put in a whole day of work, come home some house work or making dinner or mow the lawn .
So around 8 or 9 I'm happy just to sit on my ass and watch tv or read or what ever. That's 14-15 hours a DAY! That's quite a lot.
I think that in our increasingly obese society, there is a tendency to look down on people who aren't all that active, and so a lot of people might be inclined to reject someone if they believe the person is lazy. Whether or not they are lazy, is not the issue. It's just a question of perception, of what the other person believes.
Myself, I'd probably qualify as a couch potato. I do watch TV. I don't go out a lot. That's more to do with being quite shy, and a few recent bad experiences, than anything else. But I'm totally happy to go out with some friends to somewhere I'm comfortable, or somewhere in nature where there are not a lot of people around. I'm getting quite excited just thinking about it. | |
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Posted: 6/20/2009 5:54:55 AM | | well my schedule is really hectic during the week. i do it, but i push myself to do it. it's not that i wouldn't often like to just sit after work, but i see the benefits of regular exercise. sometimes i need to mentally relax at home on the weekend but sometimes its more mentally relaxing to go camping or hiking or out for a picnic. depends. things like weather, etc. | |
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Posted: 6/20/2009 6:43:30 AM | I think I have it on my profile that I'm an excellent time waster (or something to that effect). It took me years (and a severe burnout) for me to finally see that it's okay to just be yourself and my self is someone who lives mostly inside her head.
Which means that I'm perfectly happy sitting on my deck watching life and people pass me by. And while some people may think it's a waste of time or that I'm missing out on life or that I must be bored, lazy, etc, I'm "busy" having the time of my life (all inside my own head of course:).
It should be said though that I also wouldn't do well with a couch potato either - I don't watch TV at all and it's rare I'm in the mood to watch a movie.
I like puttering around, or talking, or just being in the same room or house with someone while we're both doing our own thing - like I could be on the computer or reading and he's in his workshop or puttering outside.
Or maybe we're both reading or he's on his computer and I'm on mine...I like being together but alone at the same time (I don't know if that makes sense to anybody else but it does to me)...anyway, to each their own.
JMO
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Posted: 6/20/2009 6:45:27 AM | Hi. My name is Lilith and I'm a couch potato.
I open my eyes at 0620, do a random household chore or five, rush off to work - where my heart sinks and brain cells die of despair for more or less 8 hours, leave that hellish place and do something fun with my life in a company of a random friend or few.
I do have a friend, who lifes to the fullest.
No. She thrives on 4 hour sleep.
She is never home, attends an average of 4 parties on any given Tuesday night, works full time, manages crazy weekend schedule as well.
How do I know?
Well, we went out for one drink early April and I finally got home in mid May. I've learned her clothes don't fit me well.
People like that exist, don't be hatin', OP.
And next to her, I am a complete potato. Or a blob of porrige.
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Posted: 6/20/2009 6:56:24 AM | I don't think your weird.
I also do think that there are people that are super active.
Most people fall anywhere on the spectrum between full on couch spud and full on activity buff. It also depends on individual ideas of active and non active.
To me, normal work and house hold stuff doesn't qualify as an active life style. It's what you do outside of a normal day of work and house hold stuff that determines your activity level. Other people define it differently. | |
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Posted: 6/20/2009 7:08:04 AM | Im with Op on this one. When someone asks what I do in my spare time - what do I say?? What spare time??  | |
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