General Chat

do you sleep with your husband/partner in the same bed?

It would appear that sleeping in separate beds, or rooms is better for your physical and mental health and apparently your sex life. Can't remember what that is!

I can attest to that. My husband could demolish houses when he snores and I being a light sleeper and having to get up at ungodly hours I took to sleeping in another room. It was making me ill this sleep depravation.

Now the girls have their own homes I have three spare bedrooms. Makes me laugh when he wants me for something (not the how's your father) and has to trapsey round them trying to find which one I am in.

I do like variety and change rooms quite often. I have portable tvs and books etc in all the bedrooms so sometimes I am in a single bed or spread out in a double. I lead such a life of luxury!

It would appear that 40% of over 70s sleep in separate rooms. Well I have nearly a couple of decades before I get to that age, but I am just starting early.

Aileen xxx

i sleep in the same bed as my hubby but its very large
so i have plenty of room to strech out and so does he
though if people want seprate rooms thats fine

Hi Aileen

Well what can I say, belive me if I had room I would move to another

My partner takes up all the bed his head even ends up on my pillow and I always find myself on the edge of the bed every night.

When he does snore I just give him a dig and he does stop for a while then I give him another.

Ive said to him the next bed we buy will be the bigest one I can find.

As it drives me around the bend, and we are only in our 40's

Deb x

Nothing in the book says one has to sleep in the same room.....depends on whether one has the space. I have an aversion to sleeping in the same room as anyone...always have and always will.

Unless one of us is not well, with a cold or something, we share a 4'6'' double bed. We would like a wider bed but haven't got room. When we go away we opt for twin beds. But we like sleeping in the same room. Nothing wrong with separate rooms though, several of our friends prefer that.

This was an article today in The Mail which ended up being part of a phone in on LBC.

There are people as young as in their 20s who sleep separately.

One chap in his 30's sleeps on a bed in the lounge, his wife in the spare room and their two year old in their double bed and he says it works a treat because of his snoring.

I am quite normal then! No replies necessary thank you.

Aileen xxx

Just remembered that this same chap goes on holiday and books two separate rooms.

The presenter said why not just get one with a balcony!

Aileen xxx

I bet it is you who snores Mac not your wife

Deb

LOL

Deb x

Have a good night Mac

And no snoring

Take care

Deb x

We'll all come round and tuck you in Mac!

Have a good night.

Aileen xxx

Dear Mrs Winter Drawers

Hello

Cheeky Aileen!.

Chuckles.........

Of course.....

You need lots of cuddles especially on cold nights............!
....but use ear plugs so you can't hear the snoring!

But I must say I would like a bigger bed.
There's not much room in these standard beds, so a king size bed
would be nice.

Best wishes to all.
xx

My thoughts for what they're worth:

there's nothing better than waking up face to tace with someone you love.

Believe me, you'll miss that if it's taken away from you.

My advice - tolerate the snoring - the silence is deafening

Sue x

I sleep for part of the night with George.
He's there when I go to bed - and there when I wake up.
But I know he goes out between 2am and 5am - 'cos Ive woken up at that time and he's not there..................



Bl**dy unfaithful cat!!! LOL

Persephone
I would never expect anyone to sleep in the same room as me - it's creepy when you wake yourself up snoring!!!
Maybe that's why George b*ggers off!! LOL

We have only a 4'6" bed because of the small room here at o.h.'s house, and the small bedroom has a tiny cabin bed which was his son's, now he uses that room as a dressing room. The other bedroom is full of my stuff so you can't get to the bed but it's a cold room anyway, no heating in the house so only the main bedroom gets warmth from the gas fire in the room below, and it only has a 2'6" bed which is useless for anyone over a size 14 lol I am sure it was his dreadful snoring, notorious in his family, that caused my sleep problems to begin and then I ended up not wanting to sleep in the same bed at all hence me staying up at night and sleeping in the mornings.

We always have seperate rooms on holiday in England, and this year we have booked a two bedroomed apartment in Corfu, what heaven!!! I can't wait! lol

Lizx

Lol Persey, don't get too used to it, his foot will mend lol

Lizx

Well thank you Persephone, you have sent me off to bed with a giggle!

Hope he hasn't ordered you a maid outfit lol

Enjoy your sanctuary while you can.

Night,
Lizx

I sleep with foam earplugs in to blot out the noise my OH makes with his snoring.........they help loads.......when he worked nights for over a year......he got into the habit of booting me really hard in the leg in the middle of the night on the few nights we did share a bed !!! .........We invested in a king sized bed........and all is well now !!! xx

Prefered separate Houses myself , got divorced.**M**.