'My boyfriend insists on sleeping in separate beds - this isn't the 50s'
Whether you prefer being the big spoon or shifting to the other side of the bed, everyone has their own unique sleeping style - but how would you feel if your partner refused to snooze by your side?
That's the unfortunate case for one napper, who has started dating a “wonderful” and "affectionate" man, who can’t sleep if someone is next to him in bed. The distressed dater reached out to columnist E. Jean for some desperate advice, confessing that her partner ends up leaving in the middle of the night.
She said: "I know this isn't normal, and he has tried (he even fell asleep for an hour last night), but if this relationship progresses—and it has great potential—what do I do about this?" The confused lover quipped that 'it's not the '50s' and begged for advice from the expert.
Responding in an advice column for ELLE magazine, E. Jean penned: "For many discriminating individuals, the formal ritual of 'sleeping together,' otherwise known as snoring, eructing, hiccuping, burping, kicking, cover-tugging, and letting the winds go free, is best carried out in separate beds. Let the lad get his rest, for God's sake!"
The relationship guru quoted a 2005 study from the National Sleep Foundation which found that 23% of partnered adults sleep solo, adding that it’s a 'totally normal' thing to do. She also suggested splashing out on a king-sized bed to help the sleepwalker get some decent shut-eye.
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According to experts, one of the main reasons couples struggle to sleep together is because of body temperature. Sleep doctor Michael Breus told Bustle that a cooler environment is better for falling and staying asleep. Drifting off next to a partner with a high body temperature could be a potential disruption.
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