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Yes I’m aware how insane this is going to sound. I’m sure under any other circumstance I’d find this scenario funny, but since I’m living it, it’s not.
Me and my boyfriend have been together for two years now. Early on in our relationship, we never really spent many nights together (he worked early hours and I’ve never been a fan of sleeping in a bed that wasn’t my own). The nights we did spend together, however, always included plenty of cuddling and chatting…and a projection of Snoop Dogg’s face on the tv.
The first time I spent the night, he warned me that he needed the television on to fall asleep. This didn’t bother me, I’ve dated people before who fell asleep easier to background noise, so much so that it even helped me a bit. What I thought would be a few low volume episodes of Family Guy turned out to be just a still image of Snoop Dogg’s face. I honestly thought it was pretty funny, so I never said anything about it. Every night that I spent at his place after that was always the same. We’d go to bed with Snoop Dogg watching us. Like I said, we really didn’t spend that many nights together though, so this was never something that really bothered me all that much.
We moved in together about three months ago. Our apartment is wonderful, and my boyfriend is an absolute pleasure to live with. The only problem there is, is that he still needs the stupid picture of Snoop Dogg to fall asleep. Part of me always thought it was some sort of bit, but no. He cannot fall asleep unless that very specific image of Snoop Dogg is on our bedroom tv. Even when he naps, he’ll have that picture pulled up on his phone like some demented guardian angel. If Snoop Dogg isn’t present, he is genuinely unable to sleep. I’ve never seen anything like this before in my entire life.
I love my boyfriend so much. He is the kindest, gentlest, most compassionate human being I have ever met. That being said, I’m a bit creeped out by the whole Snoop Dogg situation. I expressed my discomfort with it, and he has tried his best to fall asleep without it, but no matter what it just doesn’t work. When he’s not sleeping, he’s tossing, and when he’s tossing, I’m not sleeping. Both of us are restless. I don’t know what to do. I really wish I could be sharing this as some funny story or whatnot, but I am genuinely in distress over this. Should we talk to a doctor? There has to be some sort of psychological aspect to this, right? Any advice is appreciated.

Yes I’m aware how insane this is going to sound. I’m sure under any other circumstance I’d find this scenario funny, but since I’m living it, it’s not.
Me and my boyfriend have been together for two years now. Early on in our relationship, we never really spent many nights together (he worked early hours and I’ve never been a fan of sleeping in a bed that wasn’t my own). The nights we did spend together, however, always included plenty of cuddling and chatting…and a projection of Snoop Dogg’s face on the tv.
The first time I spent the night, he warned me that he needed the television on to fall asleep. This didn’t bother me, I’ve dated people before who fell asleep easier to background noise, so much so that it even helped me a bit. What I thought would be a few low volume episodes of Family Guy turned out to be just a still image of Snoop Dogg’s face. I honestly thought it was pretty funny, so I never said anything about it. Every night that I spent at his place after that was always the same. We’d go to bed with Snoop Dogg watching us. Like I said, we really didn’t spend that many nights together though, so this was never something that really bothered me all that much.
We moved in together about three months ago. Our apartment is wonderful, and my boyfriend is an absolute pleasure to live with. The only problem there is, is that he still needs the stupid picture of Snoop Dogg to fall asleep. Part of me always thought it was some sort of bit, but no. He cannot fall asleep unless that very specific image of Snoop Dogg is on our bedroom tv. Even when he naps, he’ll have that picture pulled up on his phone like some demented guardian angel. If Snoop Dogg isn’t present, he is genuinely unable to sleep. I’ve never seen anything like this before in my entire life.
I love my boyfriend so much. He is the kindest, gentlest, most compassionate human being I have ever met. That being said, I’m a bit creeped out by the whole Snoop Dogg situation. I expressed my discomfort with it, and he has tried his best to fall asleep without it, but no matter what it just doesn’t work. When he’s not sleeping, he’s tossing, and when he’s tossing, I’m not sleeping. Both of us are restless. I don’t know what to do. I really wish I could be sharing this as some funny story or whatnot, but I am genuinely in distress over this. Should we talk to a doctor? There has to be some sort of psychological aspect to this, right? Any advice is appreciated.