Why Getting A ‘Sleep Divorce’ Might Actually Be Good For Your Relationship

Sleeping apart might actually benefit your relationship

Whether you’re a brand-new couple, or you’ve been married for 20 years, there is not much in life that is more enjoyable than a nice long cuddle session in bed.

However, if a recent survey is anything to go by, you might want to be mindful of how much time you spend in bed with your significant other, and you should maybe even head your separate ways before you fall asleep.

I know it sounds counter-intuitive, but as it turns out, getting a so-called ‘Sleep Divorce’ from your partner might be the best thing for your relationship, as well as for your long-term health.

According to Psychology Today, a recent survey reported more than 30 percent of Americans admit that they would prefer to sleep apart from their significant others. And honestly, it kind of makes sense – sleep deeply impacts not only physical wellness but mental wellness too.

Cuddling in the daytime is all well and good, but if you happen to be a light sleeper, and you’re sleeping right next to someone who snores like a fiend and/or rolls around the whole night through, it has the possibility of causing problems in your relationship.

Lack of sleep can cause irritability, anxiety, and depression, which impact not only the individual, but the individual’s loved ones as well. In particular, romantic relationships suffer from sleep incompatibility – not least because there is a correlation between lack of sleep and lack of sexual intimacy.

Those of a certain vintage may remember the TV couple of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, who slept in separate beds on their TV show I Love Lucy, despite being a married couple.

Only some might argue they should have taken it a step further and slept in different rooms altogether. That’s right – sleeping with your partner might be the worst marriage move you’ve made. Ask anyone who shares a bed with a snorer how they feel about their partner first thing in the morning.

Of course, there were less-apt examples of this, such as Basil and Cybil Fawlty from the brilliant John Cleese comedy Fawlty Towers.

I mean, those two weren’t exactly the happiest couple in the world, but maybe they would’ve been even worse had they not split the beds!

Back in the real world, there are a great deal of couples who think that the sleep divorce is a great idea, too. Watch the panel on the UK talk show Loose Women discuss the issues below:

Although it may seem like a pretty alien idea to those newer couples who still can’t bear to spend a minute apart, there comes a time when we have to be pragmatic, and judging by the evidence it seems like sleep divorce is something that might become more and more commonplace over the coming years.

Of course, there’s always the chance that a couple would try out the idea, wind up missing each other, and then crawl back into bed together, but what have you got to lose by giving it a go?

Would you try a ‘sleep divorce’ folks? Let us know your thoughts in the comments. AAx

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