"Historically, we have never been meant to sleep in the same bed as each other. It is a bizarre thin

[patgund]

Sorry, I sleep better *with* someone in bed with me

Bed sharing 'drains men's brains' (BBC)

"Sharing a bed with someone could temporarily reduce your brain power - at least if you are a man - Austrian scientists suggest.

When men spend the night with a bed mate their sleep is disturbed, whether they make love or not, and this impairs their mental ability the next day.

The lack of sleep also increases a man's stress hormone levels.

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[henglaar.livejournal.com]

[shrug] If I make love, I sleep just fine, and my stress hormones tend to be reduced, thanks.

Besides, a person doesn't have to share a bed with me to have their sleep disturbed by my snoring. Being in the same house is usually quite sufficient.

[beki.livejournal.com]

Reading the article leads me to believe that the researcher's wife is a cover hog ;)

[dragonessfaire.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... Joel says that he can't sleep when I am not there next to him...

Horse hockey

[morgan-gw.livejournal.com]

Roland says he used to take forever to fall asleep.

The first night we spent together was when I went to visit him for the first time, and I told him it was OK if we shared the bed rather than him have to sleep on the recliner. We slept clothed, because the relationship hadn't progressed *that* far yet ;-). He slept better than usual, despite the cramped quarters.

10ish years later, he still sleeps better when I'm in the bed than when I'm not, no matter what we may or may not do before sleeping.

"Historically, we have never been meant to sleep in the same bed as each other. It is a bizarre thing to do.

WTF? Come on, people have been sleeping together, if only for warmth, as long as there have been cold nights :-). I'd be interested in knowing what research supports this argument.

"If they have shared their bed with their partner for a long time they miss them and that will disturb sleep."

At least he got that one right :-).