INCOMPATIBLE: We can’t always fit in with other people’s bedtime habits (Pic: Getty)
A review into the nation’s sleep – and sex – habits reveals that over a third – 34% – of couples sleeping apart have more sex than when they shared a bed.
And 16% said changing their sleeping arrangements had spiced up their sex lives because they find themselves getting physical in different parts of their home.
Nearly four in ten also admitted their relationship has improved overall by being in different beds.
Researchers for firm Bensons for Beds found that two-fifths of British couples sometimes sleep apart.
Of them, just over half say they change beds because of their partner’s loud snoring.
COMPLAINTS: Fidgeting, snoring and getting up in the night can disturb your partner (Pic: Getty)
“It is the social norm that we should sleep together but we weren’t made to sleep in someone else’s sleeping pattern”
Stephanie Romiszewski
Other common causes include couples with different sleep cycles (24%), a partner wriggling around too much (21%), and having different bedtimes (18%).
However, a quarter reported that they’re having sex less often as a result of sleeping apart.
And 36% of the 1,540 Brits questioned said they would never move into another bed as they would miss their other half too much.
Almost as many – 35% – thought sleeping separately would be bad for their relationship and a quarter feared it would leave them feeling“disconnected”.
The nation’s sleeping habits were surveyed to mark this being National Stop Snoring Week. Almost half of those in relationships – 45% – have been kept awake by their other half snoring.
IMPROVEMENT: Many couples reported an uptick in their sex lives when they adopted separate bed (Pic: Getty)
Nearly four in ten – 37% – say they have resorted to waking a snorer up while 23 per cent have actually walloped their sleeping partner to try and shut them up.
A third – 32% – said the snorer denies snoring – even though they do definitely snore.
One in ten admits to endless arguments about their partner’s snoring and a desperate five per cent has even considered splitting up over it.
Women are more likely to thump male snorers than vice versa, 29% doing so compared to 12%.
PTIONS: Sleeping apart means only sharing a bed when you want to (Pic: Getty)
Sleep expert Stephanie Romiszewski recommends turning a partner onto their side to stop snoring or getting them to use an extra pillow for elevation.
She advised: “If you need to, separate the bedrooms.
“It is the social norm that we should sleep together but we weren’t made to sleep in someone else’s sleeping pattern. “In the worst-case scenario, don’t be ashamed to sleep in a separate room if you need to. You will have a good night’s rest and potentially less arguments.”.
Helen Nunn, of Bensons for Beds said: “We recently found that Brits only get an average of five hours and 48 minutes of sleep daily, so it’s no surprise that couples want to focus on their sleep routines to improve their relationships and day to day lives.”
NOISE ANNOYS: Snoring caused the most bedtime complaints (Pic: Getty)
