Do you eat at the table?

maman

Kassiopea wrote: »

If you have children it can be so useful to all eat together, even if its not every day. The time can be used to chat about ' stuff'. If you get into the habit, it can turn into a time where you find out things that they may never have mentioned... I.E. I know of a family where they established the child was bullied at school, but he would never ever have brought this up .... it was just a casual mention which led to the parents gently questioning.

Of course you're right about it being good for children but I actually like talking to my DH. :eek:

gfplux

I like my partner so eating at a table is a great opportunity to talk with each other.

Fosterdog

When it's just the two of us we mostly eat on the sofa but do use the table once or twice a week but when we have company it's always at the table.

Fosterdog

gfplux wrote: »

I like my partner so eating at a table is a great opportunity to talk with each other.

Do you not get that same opportunity on a sofa? I also like my partner and we use our mealtimes to have a good chat, no tv on (unless we are watching a film) and sometimes some music playing but still done on the sofa, I don't quite understand how adding a table to the mix would somehow improve things?

maman

Fosterdog wrote: »

Do you not get that same opportunity on a sofa? I also like my partner and we use our mealtimes to have a good chat, no tv on (unless we are watching a film) and sometimes some music playing but still done on the sofa, I don't quite understand how adding a table to the mix would somehow improve things?

I could be wrong but I think you're unusual in not having the TV on while sitting on the sofa.

For me, eating at the table separates meal time from relaxing time and /or watching TV on the sofa. Plus it's meant to be better for digestion.

gettingtheresometime

Fosterdog wrote: »

When it's just the two of us we mostly eat on the sofa but do use the table once or twice a week but when we have company it's always at the table.

Same with us. Actually it's nice to sit at a table with no tv on in the background at least once a week.

poorweelass

I think its not having the tv on at meal times that makes the big difference to how we share meals

When Im cooking, the tv is on, I kinda keep half an eye on a soap. When we are eating the tv is turned to mute

Don't like not sitting at the table to eat. The table says its meal time

Pollycat

maman wrote: »

I could be wrong but I think you're unusual in not having the TV on while sitting on the sofa.

For me, eating at the table separates meal time from relaxing time and /or watching TV on the sofa.
Plus it's meant to be better for digestion.

For me, as a twice a day table user, digestion is very important.
And that's a big reason why I'd never eat sat on the sofa.

gfplux

maman wrote: »

I could be wrong but I think you're unusual in not having the TV on while sitting on the sofa.

For me, eating at the table separates meal time from relaxing time and /or watching TV on the sofa. Plus it's meant to be better for digestion.

You have taken the words out of my mouth.

maman

poorweelass wrote: »

I think its not having the tv on at meal times that makes the big difference to how we share meals

When Im cooking, the tv is on, I kinda keep half an eye on a soap. When we are eating the tv is turned to mute

Don't like not sitting at the table to eat. The table says its meal time

I'm confused. Why do you not want to be reminded it's meal time?