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Better
Sleep with Separate Bedrooms for Couples?
Sometimes,
the biggest unwanted noise maker in the bedroom is... your
partner!
If your partner snores or stirs a lot, you know what I'm talking
about. And with the racket happening so close to you, there's
a good chance that a bedside fan, white noise machine or earplugs
will be ineffective in reducing the noise enough so that you
can sleep soundly.
So what are you to do? Hitting your partner and swearing at
him or her all night does not seem to be a civilized solution.
And just trying to live with it will only cause you to resent
your partner for keeping you from getting a good night's sleep
and undermining your health and quality of life.
Shocking Solution?
The solution is separate bedrooms. This idea shocks most couples
when they first hear it. But when they hear the logic behind
it and let the idea settle in a little, many warm up to the
idea.
In fact, more and more couples in the U.S. are ordering separate
master bedrooms in their new homes. A survey by the National
Association of Home Builders has predicted that by 2015, 60%
of custom-built homes will have two master bedroom suites.
Imagine that!
The increase in demand for two master bedrooms is not due
to marriages or relationships being in trouble. Rather, couples
are simply realizing that different bedrooms allow for a better
night's sleep. They see different bedrooms as a way to ensure
that a marriage or relationship continues with as little tension
as possible. Less resentment and better-rested couples can
mean happier couples.
Separate Beds Better Than Nothing
Sometimes the separate bedroom solution not be possible because
no other bedrooms are available. In this case, having separate
beds is better than nothing. The way to make this work best
is to have the beds as far apart in the bedroom as possible.
This increased distance will make it harder for noise to travel
from one person to another. Then use a bedside
fan or white
noise machine in between the two beds to hopefully drown
out a good deal of noise to allow for a more restful sleep.
Having soft surfaces
in the room will also help.
This separate bedroom or separate beds solution is not for
all couples. Those who sincerely worry about what impact these
solutions will have on their relationship may not be the best
candidates. But because sleep is so important to your entire
life, these solutions should get a hearing.
See how separate bedrooms compares to other noise solutions
in the comparison grid.
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