Why Sleeping Alone Will Be Good For Your Relationship

When you’ve found a suitable match, it might be a good idea to keep them sleeping at their own place!

When you’ve found someone that you want to pursue a relationship with, don’t assume that spending every night sleeping at their house is the way to do it. Studies show that not only is distance a healthy thing for a relationship, but it acts as as a steady barrier to prevent arguments. Why? Because besides money issues, the biggest reason for couple arguments come from each others sleeping patterns.

The sociology department at UCLA realized that couples that slept in different rooms have a lower divorce rate than those that do, and once they saw that being apart was good for the relationship, they looked further into it. Not only are couples happier apart, but people that have relationships primarily online are over 90% less likely to break up within the first two years than couples who live together.

The root of all this evidence comes from sleep. When you and your match are sleeping apart, you naturally get more sleep because you don’t have to try and sync your body with someone else’s sleeping habits. You’ll have a more relaxed sleep, which will put you into a deeper state of REM, making you feel rejuvenated and happier when you wake up. Your increased mood will prevent any unnecessary arguments which will allow you to concentrate on the positives of your relationship.

It’s proven that couples who sleep together tend to nitpick at their partner about things like snoring, moving too much in the night, and even the fact that their significant other’s alarm goes off too early in the morning. They say it’s the little things that matter, and having little arguments like this all the time adds up quickly.

Not to mention when you don’t bring your date home every night, you’re not going to get an overload of their personality. When you spend too muck time with someone, their quirky personality traits that you used to love tend to become slightly overwhelming and can start to become more annoying than enduring.

Sleeping in different beds makes a difference, but sleeping in different houses is the best way to prevent these arguments. When you’re ready to take it to the next level, rethink just what you want that next level to be, because it just may be your best bet to skip the bedroom step.