June 22, 2020 by Marcia Kester Doyle · Health

Why My Husband and I Sleep in Separate Bedrooms

With the twitching, night sweats, and the snoring, Marcia Kester Doyle and her husband dreaded going to bed together until they realized that catching ZZZs in close proximity wasn't the only path to intimacy.

When we were first married, my husband and I slept peacefully together, cuddled skin to skin, usually with our legs intertwined and my ear pressed against his chest. His heartbeat lulled me to sleep many a night, and I couldn't imagine sleeping any other way.

By the time our children were born, sleeping together uninterrupted became a rare commodity. I was either nursing a baby, comforting a sick toddler, or watching late-night infomercials in the living room when insomnia got the best of me. When I finally did crawl into bed, the last thing I wanted after being grabbed and pulled by children all day was to be touched. I scooted to the far edge of the mattress, my back to my husband, and fell into a deep sleep.

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