Researchers took an in-depth look into the bedtime habits of the nation’s couples and discovered the stresses of modern life has resulted in 24 percent of Britons now regularly sleeping separately to their other half.
According to the research by
Bensons for Beds, the average parent allows their child into bed with them FIVE times a month on average. A further 16 percent said that this invariably results in one of the adults sleeping somewhere else.
In fact, nearly one in ten (8 percent) of the 1,500 couples polled said they were no longer as close to their partner since they have stopped sleeping together. So in reality partners risk drifting apart emotionally if they sleep apart physically.
An embarrassed 31 percent admitted they lie to friends and family because they are too ashamed to say they no longer share a bed with their partner.
According to the data, 25 percent admit they sleep separately to escape a snoring partner, while 19 percent of the nation claimed their partner regularly falls asleep in front of the TV and doesn’t ever make it to bed.
Thirty eight percent say they sleep in another bed due to arguments or problems in the relationship, while a considerate 14 percent say they sleep in a different bed as they have to get up earlier for work than their partner and they don’t want to disturb them, while 11 percent say they go their separate ways at bedtime if one of them has come home a little worse for wear after a night out with friends.
Henry Swift, Chief Customer Officer at Bensons for Beds, which commissioned the study said, “The fact that nearly 2 in 10 people are relocating themselves to the spare room is astonishing. Given we spend one third of our time in bed, getting a good night’s sleep with your partner is a key component to a health and happiness.”
