My significant other insists on a nightly 'sock puppet theater' to unwind. It's cute, but how do I suggest alternative relaxation methods that don't involve puppetry? Jody B

Hello Jody, why not just start your own relaxation excercise? Do it at the same time as your partner does theirs. Maybe they will take the hint, or join you. Try relaxing music or sounds that are now popular. Another way is to not participate in their 'sock puppet theater' at all. Just tell them it bores you now and it's no longer "cute", that you want to try something else, then "insist" on it. It may sound harsh, but the alternative is to keep doing it their way and not make a big deal about it.