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My Wife Wants Me To Sleep In A Different Bed
My partner and I have been together for nearly twenty years and have lived together for 14. When people discover that we sleep separately, we tend to get some strange looks. We can almost hear their interior monologue….
“Are they having problems?”
“What did he do?’
“I’m sure their love life is great.”
Maybe you have been wondering how two married people can sleep separately. Maybe you have been contemplating it yourself. Who knows. Let me tell you how we got there and you can make a decision for yourself.
Conditions
I snore. I snore a lot if I’ve had a few drinks. There have been times we slept together, I will wake up refreshed, and look over at someone who definitely wants to murder me. Sawing logs all night definitely did not go over well.
I’ve tried many snoring remedies but none really work. There’s a CPAP mask but it's really hard and degrading to sleep with on. I went to see a surgeon and they can…