If you?re a couple, especially newlyweds, sleeping in separate rooms is regarded as taboo. Surely, if there?s nothing wrong in your relationship, you?d be sharing the same bed every night, right" Not necessarily. Although society has ingrained the idea that two partners sleeping apart is ?unhealthy,? the opposite may actually be true.
Recent studies suggest around a quarter of couples do not sleep together in the same room?and there is no correlation that these people are any less happy than those who do. This is not to say that one option is better than the other, but there are plenty of reasons why even the most loving couple might spend their nights separately.
Snoring, for example, is one that immediately comes to mind, as are different sleep schedules (e.g., if someone works a night shift), or varying lifestyle habits (night owl vs. morning lark). All of these and more are completely legitimate explanations and they do not necessarily reflect the well-being of the relationship or make it a ?sexless marriage.? Having said that, there?s a lot more to the story. Sleeping Apart Can Be Harmful
It is true. Incompatible sleep schedules can harm your relationship, but not for the reasons you think. In the modern day, both spouses usually work full-time, and whatever hours are left over may be occupied by other obligations, such as kids. That often leaves ?bed time? as the only time for the couple to spend together and connect. And if you?re both truly busy, you?ll likel...