PEOPLE SLEEP BETTER WITH A PARTNER

A team from the University of Arizona explored the relationship between bed sharing, sleep, and mental health. Their research concludes that adults who share a bed with a partner or spouse enjoy better sleep compared to people sleeping alone. They say that sleeping with a partner is associated with lower depression, anxiety, and stress scores, and greater social support and satisfaction with life and relationships. Those sleeping with a partner also fell asleep faster, stayed sleeping longer after falling asleep, and had less risk of sleep apnea. Conversely, sleeping alone is associated with higher depression scores, lower social support, and worse life and relationship satisfaction.
* When they say “sleeping with a partner,” are they talking about actually sleeping, or the other thing?
* Results may vary based on your partner snoring, pulling all the sheets off you, twitching and kicking you while they’re sleeping … all that fun stuff.
* Would a cat or a dog work? It really would make finding a partner to sleep with much easier.
Just for fun, here’s the other side of the coin, a story we covered in 2018:
HALF OF COUPLES WANT TO SLEEP ALONE
When asked whether they prefer to sleep in a separate bed, nearly half of the 2,000 Americans polled admitted they would rather sleep alone at least some of the time. The new survey, conducted by Slumber Cloud, found that sharing your bed can sometimes lead to a long night of restlessness:
– Half of the couples saying their partner snores too loud.
– 37 percent saying they simply just get too hot lying next to their partner.
– 32 percent of survey respondents say they spend all night fighting over the covers with their partner.
– 22 percent of men complain they deal with hair in their face all night.
– Over half (51 percent) say they are “thermally incompatible” with their partner, meaning one prefers a warm sleeping environment and the other prefers a cooler one.
* So … good luck, folks!