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[-] hperrin@lemmy.ca 24 points 10 months ago

I sleep better when I’m next to my wife.

[-] Alfredolin@sopuli.xyz 20 points 10 months ago

I also sleep better when I'm next to your wife

... Sorry, my pre-Lemmy internet use has corrupted me.

[-] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 14 points 10 months ago

“I also choose this guys’ wife.”

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[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

Yah, my partner and I sleep in the same bed and under the same blankets and I sleep best when either I’m snuggling them or they’re snuggling me.

[-] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago

Me and husband each have our own blankets and sheets and such on the one king bed. Cause he's a furnace and I'd explode if I got that hot. It's much nicer.

[-] frank@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago

Scandinavian sleeping, it's the best!

[-] Bigfish@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 10 months ago

Add ear plugs and you described by bedroom

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[-] ameancow@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I love that one person downvoted you for this comment. I think the internet was a bad idea.

[-] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I try not to pay attention to the vote count, and just let my comments uhhh do their thing which is 'rambling' probably!

[-] Acamon@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Married and swear by seperate beds. It's amazing if you've got the space. But it is good to make sure you get plenty of "lying about in bed together" time. But it's great to be able to go off to your own bed after for a peaceful, undisturbed sleep. And being able to read a night or get dressed in the morning without worrying about disturbing your partner.

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[-] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 12 points 10 months ago

It took me a few years to convince my partner that sleeping separately would be a good idea. He snores and I am a very light sleeper. It has improved our relationship to sleep apart. Since I talk to my friends about it, I know that many of them also sleep apart and credit it for being able to stay happily married instead of being sleep deprived and always mad at their partner. On vacation, we often go back to sharing a bed.

[-] IWW4@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 months ago

I agree. My wife and I fought against separate beds for a long time, but some things went down that required us to have alternate sleep schedules so that forced us to do it.

That was 12 years ago and we have had separate bedrooms ever since.

We have since learned that pretty much all of our friends who have been married for significant number of years sleep in separate beds. Sleeping is such an important part of living and a huge impact on QoL. So once you accept that quality sleep is a basic need and not a referendum on the state of the marriage it just solves a set of problems.

[-] LemmyRefugee@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Using a Device of Mandibular Advancement I have been able to stop snoring completely and I don’t need CPAP anymore.
It is done by dentists.

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[-] masterspace@lemmy.ca 10 points 10 months ago

We all sleep alone soundly

XD XD XD

Oh my sweet summer child...

[-] Worthess@discuss.online 1 points 10 months ago
[-] masterspace@lemmy.ca 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Ass to ass.

Best sleep (on side):

  • Medium-thick, soft, flexible, cotten, blanket
  • Head pillow compressed to single shoulder height
  • Cuddle pillow to support top shoulder
  • Sleep mask to prevent light disruption
  • Partner ass to ass
  • Cat on top to hold everything down
[-] undeffeined@lemmy.ml 9 points 10 months ago

A game changer for me was separate cover blankets.

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[-] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago

I've dated one person who could not bear to be touched at all in her sleep (but she insisted on sharing the same bed, which made things awkward for me) and another person who snored, but I think that humans probably generally sleep better together. It isn't a sexual thing - look at non-human animals and how they often sleep cuddled up together. As a kid, I shared a bed with my grandfather (we lived in a small apartment) and I would fall asleep hugging him, and as an adult I slept better when I could cuddle up with my dog.

[-] AmidFuror@fedia.io 12 points 10 months ago

And how is the chocolate factory business?

[-] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 11 points 10 months ago

Come with me
And you will see
A world of OSHA violations

[-] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 8 points 10 months ago

Unless you have sleep apnea, the key then is to get a sleep study, and get a cpap. It changed so much for my wife

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[-] jqubed@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

I guess I’m in the minority that I have a harder time sleeping without my spouse than with. I realized about six months in that I’d rapidly developed some sort of dependence where I would fall asleep quickly if I spooned her. She had surgery in January and spent several weeks in the guest room so she could avoid the stairs, so we’ve tried being apart. It is nice if you have the space/budget for a king bed, though, to spread out from each other some.

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[-] ConstantPain@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

I sleep much better accompanied. I'm single at the moment and it's been dreary.

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[-] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 10 months ago

I struggle to sleep without my husband. I need my feet to touch his, at least. We share a queen bed, even use the same blanket (it is a King blanket though). Im really surprised so many folks don't sleep in the same bed at their partner here. Nothing wrong with it, I'm just surprised.

Maybe things will change when we are older, but I couldn't imagine.

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[-] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago

Nah. My wife snores like hell, but I can't fall asleep when she isn't there.

[-] Flamekebab@piefed.social 4 points 10 months ago

I sleep much better when my wife is nearby. We have a super king though so she isn't exactly smushed against me, she's just nearby.

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[-] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

My wife and I have separate sheets and blankets, it's almost like our own beds. It's some good sleep.

[-] Worthess@discuss.online 2 points 10 months ago

That's a good middle ground. Good for you both

[-] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 4 points 10 months ago

I uses to suffer from night terrors regularly that mostly went away when I started sleeping with SO. Thay being said we do sleep better in a long size bed then in the standard twin we have at home. So maybe the issue is space.

[-] HowlsSophie@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Me and my husband HAVE to have separate beds. He moves around a lot and it's like being in an earthquake.

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 10 months ago

I sleep better snuggled up against someone.

[-] toomanypancakes@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I'm a fan of the big bed and separate blankets strategy. It's similar, but you don't have to get up to cuddle, you just scootch closer.

[-] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 2 points 10 months ago

This is what we do, works great!

[-] Admetus@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago

I also need to sleep alone. Everyone is different. My wife stirs so much that it's better to sleep in separate beds and have ehmmm surprise night visits.

[-] eupraxia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago

Everyone's gonna have different needs, but I've benefited a lot from having the option to sleep separately. Having a second bed set up means it can happen whenever we need, or accommodate if more people need to stay over.

Sometimes I'll need to stretch out in a weird way or I'll get muscle spasms that would keep us both up, so it's a no brainer to sleep separately. Sometimes mentally I need the space too, but otherwise I really do like falling asleep with someone. So it's like a 50/50 if it will work for me on any given night. My nesting partner tends to fall asleep a lot faster so usually I'll cuddle her to sleep and then get back up, bumble around a little bit then go sleep in my bed. It works out great for the both of us!

[-] aesthelete@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Works great if you have extra rooms around your house for each person. Must be freaking nice.

[-] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I sleep better with my wife in the bed :3

[-] sdfric88@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 10 months ago

I sleep better with your wife in my bed too!

[-] Metostopholes@midwest.social 1 points 10 months ago

I like John Hodgman's suggestion: Couples should sleep in two beds, in two villas, separated by a reflecting pool.

I mean, I would like it if I could afford it.

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[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I sleep so much better with my wife. Unless I snore, then I get kicked awake all night

[-] cactusupyourbutt@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

I also sleep so much better with your wife

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