Separate Rooms?

Many years ago I had quite a serious leg injury and whenever my husband moved in the night it caused me pain. So I decided to sleep in the spare room - and never went back! We have different sleeping habits - he likes to go to bed far too early for me. We love each other to bits, but have found that sleeping apart suits us.

We share a room at hotels and rental places that don't offer two bedrooms. I am the one tossing and turning and he is a snorer. When the kids left the nest and the extra bedrooms were available I moved. I know where where he is and he knows where I am, We've been married for almost 50 years...The only difference in our lives since we chose separate rooms is we both get a good nights sleep...we still love each other.

I think it depends on the couple themselves. If having separate rooms would work for them, that'll do. I don't mind being in the same room with my husband and I don' mind either if we don't share the same room. In fact though we share the same king size bed, we both sleep at the edges of the bed and we don't cuddle. Still, our marriage is working perfectly fine.

I think that this is something that depends on the couples. Some prefer to have separate rooms, this will become a habit and I think that finally can be a good idea. Sometimes I would like to read longer but I turn off the light not to annoy my husband.

My hubs and I have never slept apart, not even in sickness. I wouldn't want to, nor would he.

i think the couple should sleep in one bedroom. they are considered as one, so i don't think they should sleep in separate rooms

I would like to think that sleeping in separate rooms won't be a deal breaker in relationships. I prefer to be NOT in a relationship.

I would SO miss the snuggling. If we had separate beds we may not have had the 10 babies, what a shame that would be. Nope his place is next to me and mine is next to him.

@bluesa My wife and I have separate bedrooms. She snores while I don't. Actually, when she inhales, she snores; she exhales, she snores. It is double-time snoring. Whew! But the primary reason why we have a separate bedrooms is TV programs. 99% she watches Philippine programs (news, movies, et al), while 99.9% I watch U.S. and Canadian TV programs (politics, news, sports, et al). So, she has her own tv set and I have one also.

Not married, but...have actually had ppl mention this to me;). I think it might be one of those things that helps some, and to some degree it is kinda curious because not every culture has the same conception of marriage and the idea of marriage for love actually isn't present in all of them, at least not in the same way-and I suppose there are different ideas about what love is in relation to marriage-like if aspouse works or travells for work and isn't always there, they can still be devoted to the family etc...but then the question is would everyone be comfortable in a relationship like that? Some wouldn't...and that is totally understandable.

I think that if people were honest, there are probably more marriages that have separate bedrooms than we'd imagine. While my husband was alive, however, we would NEVER have dreamed of that. We loved being in the same bed together. We had a very large bed so we had more than enough room and we respected each other. For us, the being together was what kept our marriage going. But every couple is different, right?

I will be waitinf for anybtips from the experienced

I know quite a few people who have separate rooms. I often move to the couch in the night so I see why it could be a good idea.

My parents live in separate rooms for decades now. But, I'd prefer them living in different houses because they still fight.

We share a room and a bed and even if I decided I needed a little space, it would be single beds but still the same room!!

Some couples can't sleep without their partners beside them. I think it's sweet.

We share a room, it's worked for us for 37 years.

We share a room and a bed. For the last 40 years. A good marriage will be strong whether you share a bed every night or not. It is often a matter of culture.

I think there are strong relationships in both situations. For instance, my sister and her husband have separate rooms while my late husband and I never spent a night apart. I have no doubt they love and respect each other as much as we did.

I know several couples (older) that have separate rooms. When we started having trouble with snoring/restlessness etc, we got a bigger bed. It took care of the problem.