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Dear Astrid,

Do I have to take my poster of Sarah Palin off the living room wall? My wife says it's stupid, but I like her. I'm not in love with her, I mean, she'd never run away with me or anything, but I think I should be able to put it up, I mean it's my house to.

-Random Shotz

Dear Random Shotz,

Do you have to take this poster off of the living room wall?  Yes, most definitely.  Can you still hang it somewhere else in the house?  Possibly.

I don't blame your wife for not wanting it hanging in the living room.  The living room is the common area of a house.  It should be warm, inviting, and a place that everyone who lives in and visits the house should feel comfortable.  Frankly, the image of this poster hanging in a living room makes me think of a freshman, all guy dorm, rather than a pleasant, tasteful home.

The house is just as much yours as it is your wife's, you are right there.  But that doesn't mean that your taste gets to over rule hers anymore than hers should over rule yours.  That is why I suggest that you and your wife discuss an alternative room to hang this poster in.

Hope that helps!

Astrid