Six Degrees of Perspiration

  1. Beth says:

    Same thing at my house! We are in Oklahoma and it gets hot. I prefer it freezing cold….my husband not so much. We argue over 68 and 69. It goes up and down up and down. I usually try to get in bed after he does so I can set it on 68. I bought him a twin electric blanket a couple of years ago. Best. Purchase, Ever.

  2. quiltbabe8 says:

    I’ve never been so happy to be single, lol. 65 winter (and I sleep with a window open…in Wisconsin) and 69 in the summer. I didn’t have a/c at all until 2 years ago, and I deserve the cold, darn it.

  3. Miss B says:

    He wants to keep the thermostat at 55 in the winter, and heaven only knows how cold in the summer. I would prefer 72 year-round. I can only assume this issue will end our marriage. If not, he had better hope he doesn’t become bedridden in his old age. If he does, I’m going to turn down the thermostat and freeze his elderly self to death. I won’t even feel the slightest bid bad about it if I have to put up with this garbage for the next 30 years. Am I bitter? You might say that.

  4. sybil says:

    My ex-husband and I mostly agreed on temperature, we both liked it cooler. However, the last few years of our marriage he would set the thermostat to 45 in the winter. I negotiated him up to 62 but would have preferred 66.

  5. RC says:

    I recall reading one of your blog entries a long time ago speaking of how marriage counseling helped both of you immensely. Is it possible for you to share suggestions on good marriage counselors out there or at least what characteristics we need to be looking for and good questions to ask counsellors to understand who will be most helpful?

    • suburbanturmoil says:

      I think it’s a good idea to do your research ahead of time- Read about the counselor’s philosophy on his/her website, look up reviews of the counselor online, etc– Then when you’ve narrowed it down to three or so, you can talk to them on the phone to figure out how they’d want to structure meetings- who comes, how often, etc. That will give you a good feel for which person will probably work best for you. Most importantly, I think it’s a good idea to agree as a couple that if one of you really doesn’t feel comfortable or like the counselor, you’ll try another one. It’s really important that you both feel like the counselor is a ‘safe’ person that you can open up to. Our counselor seemed really wise and reasonable and we both trusted him and his opinion. If we hadn’t, I don’t think it would have worked at all, because some truths are really hard to hear, especially from a third party.

      Hope this helps! 🙂

  6. Melissa says:

    You’re cute. 🙂 My husband learned quickly, if Momma is overheated, ain’t nobody happy.

    • suburbanturmoil says:

      Dennis has gotten much better since I wrote this, I have to admit. We are now down to 73. VICTORY!!

  7. Caridad says:

    Acgually when someone doesn’t understand after that its up to
    other users that they will assist, sso here it occurs.

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