My husband and I have found our love language – it’s called a screen divorce | Polly Hudson

Like a sleep divorce, where couples sleep in separate beds, separating screens means that you both get to watch what you want on the TV

Relationships are all about compromise, but there are some areas where it's simply impossible. Then it becomes about a mutually beneficial workaround instead. A poll has revealed that 55% of couples regularly argue over which TV show to watch: hot on the heels of the sleep divorce (different bedrooms) are we headed for the screen divorce (different tellies)?

Don't mean to boast, but my husband and I are one step ahead of this trend - screen separated, if you will. In the Venn diagram of programmes we enjoy, the intersection is big enough to fit the words Taskmaster and The Traitors, and that's about it. He's tried to lure me into his televisual world, I've tried to tempt him into mine, but no dice. Eventually, we realised one of us was always watching through gritted teeth, while the other felt guilty. And so, just like the courageous pioneers of the sleep divorce, who made the decision to prioritise healthy rest above convention, we needed to take action. To divide and conquer.