How do I get my boyfriend to be more environmentally conscious?

Question

My boyfriend is not at all environmentally conscious. He'll leave lights on when he leaves a room, lets the water run for upto 30mins before he'll get in the shower (to warm up the bathroom), can't stand to be ever so slightly cold so the thermostat is usually up pretty high.

It drives me nuts. I try do as much as I can...turn the lights off behind him, lower the thermostat a degree but it gets tiring and it's expensive! How do I get him to be a little more respectful of the environment w/out sounding like a nag??

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Everything else is ok to riddicule, except for the thermostat. Sorry, but I'm a heat junky, and I need that so I'll support that idea....moving on.

If you want him to be more environmentally aware than just be front about it. Give him a reason as to why he shouldn't do those things, show him what the end result should be and why he should care. Or....my favourite method. Just start sticking stuff in his underwear until he stops (rice, noodles, get em all wet all the time).

Answer 2

Offer him a reward for turning lights off, heat down etc. Whether this is watching something that he wants to watch or something more is up to you. If there is really no incentive, there is really no reason for him to change the way he's lived his whole life.

Answer 3

Its kinda hard to change who a person is maybe some one big switch board that controls all the lights in the house and shows a light to tell you wheter or not its on? i dunno if they even make those but its worth a shot

Answer 4

Sexual deprivation until he bends unquestioningly to your will and is no longer an individual human being, but rather a penis-endowed extension of yourself.

Answer 5

Promise him oral sex everytime he is environmentally conscious.