woensdag 13 mei 2009

Why loving couples are opting to sleep apart

It appears that many couples do not sleep in the same bed because they are disturbed by their partner during their sleep. A survey, the Sleep Council, in Skipton, North Yorkshire, shows that ‘one in four people regularly retreats to a spare room or a sofa for a good night rest, and that 7 per cent of couples already have separate beds’.
Sleep is important for us, human beings, to be able to function in our jobs. Not enough sleep can increase stress, drive up the blood pressure, and lead to heart attacks and strokes. There is also a link with our immune system. Enough sleep keeps our immune system intact. In order to be able to perform at work, keep the relation going, and have a healthy body many suggestions are mentioned to help you on the way. Although sleeping separate as a couple is not an issue, you should start off in the same bed, and switch later.

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It is amazing to read that nowadays everything can be a topic for a research. The article does make a lot clear. I never knew that women are lighter sleepers than men. Because women are more alert for waking babies, if you have them or not. The link between lack of sleep and performing at work or the health issues is a good one. The body needs to rest in order to reload for the next day. Keeping up and neglecting the body will, eventually, result in a malfunction.
The suggestions mentioned in the article are diverse. So there is a solution for every problem. Do keep in mind that the title says, “loving couples”. So it is not about those who fight.

www.women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/relationships/article6112250.ece

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  1. I am personally always doing everything I can to get at least eight hours sleep a day. This is not only good for the health, but it makes you feel better the next day as well. My wife can make as much noise as she want when I sleep. I won’t wake up anyway, once I’m sleeping!

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  2. It was a nice and remarkable article to read and a lot of what the article is about is true I think. Since my childhood I sleep less than 5 hours a night and I have never had a problem with that, but since I have been married my opinion has changed.
    My husband likes to sleep and need to sleep at least 9 hours per night, if he does not get his 9 hours sleep he becomes grumpy and is quicker irritated about small things. Sometimes I am really jealous about him, because he can go to bed at 10.30 pm and I have to stay up till 01.00 am, otherwise I fell asleep at 11.00 p am and will awake at 04.00 am and than I have to stand up, because my husband is still asleep and I do not want to wake him. We have especially bought twin mattresses because I do not want to wake my husband when I get up in the middle of the night, and although we have different sleeping conditions we do not want to sleep separated.

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  3. Nice article Rosana, very interesting. I knew there was a difference between men and women but not the spleeping part, for example. I though that everyone needed to have eight hours sleep a night to be reloaded and fit for the other day.

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  4. Hi Rosana - looks like you're almost there. The blog looks good, everything seems to be in order. Here is some feedback on two randomly chosen blog post, purely on the writing. My comments/corrections are in [brackets].

    It appears that many couples do not sleep in the same bed because [one of the partners] [is] disturbed by [the other] during their sleep. A survey [by] the Sleep Council[] in Skipton, North Yorkshire, shows that ‘one in four people regularly retreats to a spare room or a sofa for a good night rest, and that 7 per cent of couples already have separate beds’.

    Sleep is important for us, human beings, to be able to function in our jobs. Not enough sleep can increase stress, drive up the blood pressure, and lead to heart attacks and strokes. There is also a link with our immune system. Enough sleep keeps our immune system intact. In order to be able to perform at work, keep the relation[ship] going, and have a healthy body many suggestions are mentioned to help [people on their] way. Although sleeping separate[ly] as a couple is not an issue, [people] should start off in the same bed, and switch later.

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    It is amazing to read that nowadays everything can be a topic for a research. The article [makes many things] clear. I never knew that women are lighter sleepers than men [, b]ecause women are more alert for waking babies, [whether] [they] have them or not. The link between [a] lack of sleep and perform[ance] at work or [] health issues is a good one. The body needs to rest in order to reload for the next day. Keeping up and neglecting the body will, eventually, result in a malfunction.

    The suggestions mentioned in the article are diverse[, s]o there is a solution for every problem. Do keep in mind that the title says, “loving couples”. So it is not about those who fight.

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