separate bedrooms

onlyroz

My parents have done ever since I moved out, mainly because mum snores like an earthquake and dad needs a special adjustable bed due to needing to sleep upright (he had the valve at the top of his stomach removed). But then again, I don't think they've had sex in several decades either. I wouldn't call their marriage "happy" but they're content enough.

By the way, snoring can be corrected with surgery, but my mum has so far refused.

Alizarin

OH's parents have separate bedrooms due to his dad's snoring.
Unfortunately OH has inherited his dad's snoring gene ... but luckily I'm a heavy sleeper! Saying that, when OH has a cold his snoring is REALLY loud, and I have been known to move into the spare room at 2am on those occasions :rotfl:

patchwork_cat

onlyroz wrote: »

My parents have done ever since I moved out, mainly because mum snores like an earthquake and dad needs a special adjustable bed due to needing to sleep upright (he had the valve at the top of his stomach removed). But then again, I don't think they've had sex in several decades either. I wouldn't call their marriage "happy" but they're content enough.

By the way, snoring can be corrected with surgery, but my mum has so far refused.

Now there is an assumption, we all believe we are an immaculate conception, but as an adult you should know better!;)

sock-knitter

my parents have seperate bedrooms too, due to dad's snoring

coffeebeen

My parents have done it ever since I moved out a few years ago and have been (very) happily married for 30 years now.

My husband and I are moving into a new house in January and I am overjoyed that it has a spare bedroom for this very reason! He's a massive snorer, and I'm a really light sleeper. Plus we like to go to bed at different times sometimes. Sometimes it's nice to just have a good nights sleep! I don't think sleeping separately means you have a bad relationship- sleep in a vital, personal activity in my opinion!!

Welshwoofs

My Mum also sleeps in a separate bedroom to her partner. She always gets back into bed with him first thing in the morning to have a cup of tea before they get up (and probably other things I don't want to imagine...), but he snores like a train and she's a light sleeper.

I don't think sleeping apart for practical reasons is any problem at all as long as you're close in separate ways. Not sleeping together also doesn't equate to never sharing a bed together!

bobble_hat

We don't sleep in separate bedrooms yet, but I'm really warming to the idea especially after kebab night. I can't get back into the bedroom if I've had to get up, because of the man-fog. Just need to get the spare room cleared......

spicyprawn

we just need a spare room hehe, OH sleeps on sofa and has done for about 6 years now

Lotus-eater

My FIL snores like a thunder storm, he only has to sleep somewhere in our house to keep me awake. God knows how my MIL sleeps in the same bed as him.

We do sleep in the same bed, it feels weird when we're not both in together and neither of us sleeps well at all.

onlyroz

patchwork_cat wrote: »

Now there is an assumption, we all believe we are an immaculate conception, but as an adult you should know better!;)

To be honest, I do think that separate bedrooms is the beginning of the end as far as sex goes. My dad told me about 10 years ago that he hadn't had sex in years, but I'm sure he finds other ways to amuze himself :eek: