should you share the same bed as your patner?
By nic24uk
@nic24uk (571)
April 12, 2007 4:16pm CST
i find it impossible to get a good nights sleep if i sleep in the same bed as my husband i am tossing and turning all night. he snores really loud talks in his sleep and hits out. i sometimes end up sleeping on the sofa because its the only way i can get a peacefull sleep. do you think this could have an bad affect on our relationship if we continue to sleep apart?
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@superchook (1786)
• Australia
12 Apr 07
Just make sure you both communicate with each other, make sure you keep some special times with each other and you should be fine. I know of this husband and wife that have been doing it for more than 30 years. If either of you have concerns about it, just make sure you discuss it with each other.
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@brokentia (10389)
• United States
12 Apr 07
Well, I can not say if it would hurt your relationship or not.
I am not one in your relationship and I think only those in the relationship can be the people that would have to say if it would hinder or not.
But I can say that I can not imagine not sleeping in the same bed with my partner.
We have learned to sleep with each other over the years. Yes, there are times that he may snore loudly and it drives me crazy. But there has also been times that I would get up in my sleep and start searching the closet for something with the light on. ha ha
Now, I have not done that for a long time. LOL But I also used to talk in my sleep. Every now and then I still do, but not that often. I also used to sleep restless...sometimes wake up with my head at the foot of the bed. But since sleeping with my partner, we have both learned how to not irritate the other.
Mind you, I am now normally up much later than he. But that is also because I would irritate the crap out of him keeping him awake because I can not get to sleep. And sometimes he expresses that it bothers him. So I have to make it a point to go to bed with him and do the stare into the dark room. LOL
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@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
12 Apr 07
I hear ya sistah! My hubby is the same way. I got a job last fall, so I really need the sleep (we need the $$) so I told him that in order to get a good nights sleep, I sleep on the couch and he sleeps upstairs (I prefer sleeping there)...he was worried about his 'snuggle time' but we cuddle at night before we go our seperate ways and then when the alarm goes off I go up and lay in bed with him for about a half an hour and get up for work after the 7 am news...
good luck!
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@julaqq (141)
• Philippines
12 Apr 07
If it distrupts your sleeping routine, might as well sleep on a separate bed but on the same room. I also can't sleep well with my partner on the same bed. We have two single beds in our room and if we want to sleep together he moves his bed beside mine.
@abetskii (12)
• Philippines
13 Apr 07
Normally married people are expected to share the same bed. That is why conjugal bed came into vocabulary. If you go on sleeping on different beds intimacy between couples will suffer. Do you want your partner to seek another bedmate? Or would you want to put up with his snoring?