A recent survey showed that 30 to 40 percent of couples who sleep in separate beds are happier than those who sleep beside each other in the same bed.
According to a study from Ryerson University in Toronto, many couples claim they sleep better when they sleep in their own bed.
Colleen Carney, the author of the study, told CBC: 'People will say they sleep better [together], but when we actually monitor their brains. . . they're continuously being woken up by movement or sound. It creates a lot of problems.'
This is due to the fact that a lot of people get easily distracted with movements and noise, preventing them from reaching deeper stages of sleep.
Thus, Colleen Carney confirmed that those couples who sleep in separate beds are able to sleep more soundly and thus wake up happier because they are never disturbed.
Carney further stressed that the stigma of "sleep divorce" needs to be broken down. She claims that misconceptions about sleeping in separate beds should be eliminated.
Also according to her, the concept of "sleep divorce" is very negative because there are a lot of happily married couples who opt to sleep in separate beds because this works better for them.
This is never an absolute indication of a broken marriage or one that is about to fall apart.
One couple who told CBC news that they have been sleeping in separate quarters for 14 years.
According to Risa and Lance Lee, their biggest challenge was not getting used to not sleeping together but overcoming the social stigma that was automatically linked to their decision to sleep in separate quarters.
Risa and Lance Lee believe that sleeping in separate beds is not an indication of an upcoming divorce.
