Sleep With Him for His Sake

I posted a piece two months ago about couples sleeping in separate beds called, Move Over Fred and Wilma, Lucy and Desi. In it I mentioned how 12% of couples sleep in separate beds. New research from the National Sleep Foundation now tells us that nearly one in four couples is sleeping apart.

But, here comes the good(ish) news; separate beds are not such a great thing for men. See, the majority of couples who sleep apart do so because they have difficulty actually falling asleep with their partner, maybe due to snoring or restlessness. So, these folks want a good night sleep in order to function the next day, not be on edge, be productive at work and avoid arguing with one another. Researchers in Austria found that while women’s sleep was a bit more fragmented when sleeping with a man, they discovered that men’s sleep actually improved when slumbering with their partner, due to limbic resonance.[image error]

Limbic resonance regulates hormones and neurotransmitters when you sleep together, such as serotonin and endorphins, which make us feel alive, closer, happy and sexy. Men are very dependent on close relationships. So, having the warm body of the woman that they love sleeping beside them allows them to feel calmer, relaxed and to sleep soundly.

So, what about women? Well, the reason they didn’t fare as well as the men was really due to the fact that more men snore than women. So, ladies, you want to feel the benefits of limbic resonance, too? Invest in some earplugs. Or guys, if you want to be really romantic, wear a Breathe Right strip to bed each night, and you can live happily ever after.