Guildford, Surrey UK – Secret to a Long, Happy Marriage, Separate Beds

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    Guildford, Surrey UK – You want the have a long and happy marriage? Then sleep in separate beds, an expert on sleep claims.
    Not only will a couple escape arguments, but they will have a proper night’s rest.

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    This will have a huge impact on both their health and the relationship as poor sleep increases the risk of stroke, heart disease and divorce, said Dr Neil Stanley.

    The couple that stays together… sleeps apart: Don’t be afraid to relocate to a different bed if your marriage is coming under strain, say scientists.

    The consultant, who set up sleep laboratories at Surrey University, said: ‘Poor sleep is bad for your physical, mental and emotional health. There is no good thing about poor sleep.
    Don’t be afraid to relocate.’ If a husband or wife snores, twin beds might not be an option either, and they should sleep in separate bedrooms, he told the British Science Festival.

    Dr Stanley, who follows his own advice and sleeps in a different room to his wife, said that double beds are just not conducive to a good night’s sleep.

    He said the tradition of the marital bed began with the industrial revolution, when people moved into cities and found themselves short of living space.
    Before the Victorian era it was not uncommon for married couples to sleep apart.

    He said that now the British way is to have a 4ft 6in double bed. ‘A standard single bed is 2ft 6in or 3ft, that means you have nine inches less sleeping space in bed than your child does in theirs.

    ‘You then put in this person who makes noise, punches, kicks and gets up to go to the loo in the middle of the night, is it any wonder you are not getting a good night’s sleep?’ He added:
    ‘Poor sleep increases the risk of depression, heart disease, stroke, respiratory failure and increases the risk of divorce and suicidal behaviour.’

    A recent large- scale Japanese study concluded that seven and a half hours of sleep a night is optimal for good health.
    A third of British adults regularly have fewer than five hours. Dr Stanley’s advice follows studies at Surrey University on the impact of tossing and turning on sleeping partners.

    But couples are reluctant to sleep apart, with just 8 per cent of those in their 40s and 50s bedding down in different rooms.

    Separate bedrooms are much more common in old age, with more than 40 per cent of those aged 70-plus sleeping apart.
    This could be because long-established couples feel more secure in their relationships.

    Dr Stanley said ‘Getting a good night’s sleep is something we should all aspire to.’


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    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    I sleep in seperate beds & I don’t have a happy marrige can I sue this professor?

    hey
    hey
    14 years ago

    he said switching over to seperate beds every so often won’t hurt your relationship just help it, however at other times you should be in the same bed, which the lack of, might be the cause of your unhappy marriage. lol

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    according to haluche your not aloud to sleep in the same bed anyway!

    zaide
    zaide
    14 years ago

    #1 try separate bedrooms. Chazal new this long time ago.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    If separate beds results in such drastic health benefits, imagine the benefits of sleeping in different houses.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    im not presently married and i am accustomed to sleeping alone. i am in my nearing late 30s. i cant imagine making a big change . but welcome the idea of separate beds or even bed rooms (space permitting). i for one have very unusual sleeping patterns, with a sleep schedule that varies from day to day. as well, i like to listen to music when i sleep, i like to read in bed, and of course. i like many snore at night. Who woudl want to share a bed with me night after night? This idea makes perfect sense. Maybe my sleep habits wont be a marriage breaker.

    upstate all year
    upstate all year
    14 years ago

    that why I send my wife upstate ALL year, and I work in the city.

    Therapist
    Therapist
    14 years ago

    Men wake up the same as they went to sleep,
    Women somehow Deteriorate overnight.

    Amazed
    Amazed
    14 years ago

    No couple should ever go to bed upset, its just not good for anyone health, never sleep on it because it only builds up inside, you have to let it out. Love is being with the one person you want to spend te rest of your life with, you want to have them by your side forever and ever, everything they do you are amazed by, the smell of your skin, the way you whisper in the dark, she touces every place in your heart! Your married Because your in Love, and want to spend those nights in bed side by side, other than (Nidah) then I would want my wife by my side.
    Why get married if you want to sleep in seperate rooms, why get married if you are not in Love?