Is your partner wrecking your sleep? Cuddling up to the one you love in bed can be nice, but according to a new survey, 82% of Americans admit their partner’s sleeping habits consistently wake them up during the night. That’s why 36% of them look forward to nights when they or their partner isn’t home and they get the whole bed to themselves.
The poll of 2-thousand U.S. adults who live with a partner finds:
- More than three-quarters (79%) share a bed with their significant other, while 10% sleep in different rooms, 9% sleep separately in the same room and 5% say it depends on the night.
- These numbers vary a lot by generation, as only 2% of Gen Z sleeps in a different room than their partner, compared to 18% of baby boomers.
- A snoring partner (52%) is the most common habit that disrupts people’s sleep, followed by scrolling through their phone in bed (33%), and getting up in the night to use the bathroom (33%).
- People also have trouble sleeping when their partner hogs the covers (27%), tosses and turns (25%) or “starfishes” across the bed (21%).
- Despite all of these annoyances, most couples say they’re not ready to consider a sleep divorce just yet.
- But those that have say it’s working for them, as 42% of those who sleep apart from their partner believe it’s “rejuvenated” their relationship and 23% say it’s improved their sex life, too.
- Overall, 70% of those who sleep in a separate bed than their partner believe their sleep quality has improved as a result.
- But just because their significant other isn’t in the bed doesn’t mean people are sleeping alone, as 20% say their kids under six sometimes sleep in their bed and 38% share their bed with a dog or cat.
- And 24% admit they’d rather sleep with their child and/or their pet than their partner.
Source: Talker
[Courtesy of Dr. Dave’s Ultimate Prep]
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