I can’t believe that it’s come to this.
I thought that I was in a loving, trusting relationship and that nothing could ever go wrong.
I mean, we made our vows to each other and promised to devote every day of the rest of our lives to one another. We swore that we would never try to hurt the other person and we would always be by their side for support. What we never mentioned during our long, fancy wedding vows, were the conditions surrounding our central heating and cooling system. For some reason, the minister never brought up our need to compromise over difficult HVAC decisions or contingent plans for air temperature disagreements. Now, we are unhappily married and forced to spend every day battling over our thermostat. It turns out, my husband and I have vastly different opinions when it comes to operating a central heating and cooling system. We come from very different backgrounds, and clearly we were raised with very different values when it comes to establishing an indoor air quality control plan. My husband believe that it’s okay to fully utilize your central thermostat to match every temperature whim. Personally, I believe that central heating and cooling systems should be managed with care and consideration. Since he’s always trying to adjust to the central thermostat higher or lower, I have had to find ways to prevent him from sneaking around. Recently, I purchased a digital thermometer that records temperature fluctuations over 12 hour periods. Since I can’t trust my husband, now I secretly record our indoor air temperature changes without his knowledge. No one told me marriage would be like this.