There is an interesting cultural history about married couples sleeping in the same bed. At one point everyone slept in the same bed, but then between the 1850s and 1950s separate twin beds were considered the healthier option.
Even Lucy and Desi slept in separate beds!
In the 1960s, couples started sharing the same bed again and now sleeping separately is not as mainstream. However, some couples still believe there are benefits.
“I was served my sleep-divorce papers a few years ago,” Carson Daly, former TRL host and current Today show co-host told the morning show.
Daly recently revealed that he and his wife Siri began sleeping apart when she was pregnant with their fourth child Goldie who was born in March 2020.
In 2020, Carson shared with People that he and his wife decided to sleep in separate rooms after neither of them were getting a restful night’s sleep.
“We’re both pretty good-sized humans and it just wasn’t really working when she was in her third trimester, and I also have sleep apnea, which is very sexy for the ladies out there, I’m sure,” Carson said. “She couldn’t get comfortable, so we were like a commercial you would see, kicking each other and just not sleeping.”
“We woke up and we just shook hands like, ‘I love you, but it’s time to sleep divorce. It’ll be the best thing for all of us.’ ”
Following their fourth child’s arrival, the couple continued to sleep separately from each other. This time it was due to Carson’s early wake-up due to temporarily living in California while also filming the Today show.
“I don’t know if we’ll ever sleep together again,” he said at that point.
Recently he opened up about another sleeping arrangement that you may want to try for yourself—the Scandinavian method.
While it sounds complicated, it’s really as simple as sharing the same bed as your partner but sleeping under your own blanket.
“You have your own comforters or duvets,” Carson explained. “Studies have actually found that sleeping with the same blanket can result in more interrupted sleep, as much as 30%.”
Would you sleep apart from your partner if they disrupted your sleep? I think I would consider it. I could definitely see the benefits to it.
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