As romantic and lovely as the idea of sleeping with your partner seems, the reality is that it can be a bit frustrating. Read: hogging of blankets, needing the air conditioning settings to be different, snoring (yes), heavy breathing, and so on. The list really can be never ending. Even with all of these factors that can impede your nightly zzz, you might still prefer sharing a bed with your partner over moving to a different space to sleep. In fact, some researchers believe that sleeping with a partner is related to having better health and sleeping better. So, here are a few ways you can make sleeping with your partner easier and better.
1. Get the right mattress
When you purchase a mattress, make sure to think about and envision how well you'll be able to sleep on it, together. First, make sure that the mattress is large enough to accommodate both of you without either of you invading the other's space constantly through the night. Second, make sure the mattress is suitable to both your sleeping styles. The firmness and mobility of the mattress is an important factor here. If either of you are light sleepers or move around in your sleep, opt for a mattress that minimises motion transfer.
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2. Use separate blankets
While it's nice to snuggle together under the same blanket, the snuggling can easily turn into a game of tug of war in your sleep. If you each have your own blankets, you're less likely to wake each other up or disturb one another's sleep. Plus, no one likes feeling cold in the middle of the night because your partner hogged the entire blanket and would not let it go.
3. Go to bed at the same time
When either one of you goes to bed before or after the other, you're less likely to disturb or be disturbed by all the switching on/off of lights, the movement in bed, the noise of the television, the sounds from the phone, etc. It's important to go to bed together and fall asleep roughly around the same time so that you don't end up disturbing each other. Find a time you both agree on and stick to that.
