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Separate rooms drama

29 replies

Lickityspit · 10/01/2025 07:32

After years of broken sleep due to DH snoring I decided to move into my eldest DS room now he has left home. I decorated it myself and it’s lovely. I am well rested, happier and enjoy not been woken constantly with the noise. I’ve tried everything. Earplugs for me, snoring aids, sleep apnoea clinic (he doesn’t have it).
anyway DH is kicking up a fuss and sulking big time. We are still intimate and at thr weekends I go to bed with him and when the snoring is too bad I move but during the week most nights I just go to my own room. I still work 12 hour shifts and get tired but he wants me in his bed every night “to cuddle” before I go off to my own bed. I do sometimes but AIBU to want to some nights go to bed early with my book and just chill? You would have thought this was the worst thing I could do. Any other separate roomers on here with some words of wisdom and experience? I think he’s being selfish and he thinks I am.

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Semiramide · 10/01/2025 08:35

... sleep apnoea clinic (he doesn’t have it)....... is kicking up a fuss and sulking big time.

So, he is refusing to address the issues that rob you of sleep and insists that you continue to put up with your sleep deprivation?

How does he justify this?

I would not put up with this utter selfishness.

mitogoshigg · 10/01/2025 08:29

Sorry but I'm with him, snuggling up in bed before you go to sleep is the best bit of the day along with a sneaky snuggle after the alarm when he should be in the shower.

There's far more to intimacy than dtd

LittleGreenDragons · 10/01/2025 08:27

He is putting his wants for a cuddle above your need to stay healthy (broken sleep affects your physical and mental health and can cause long term damage). That is cruel and mean spirited of him.

Has he even tried anything to stop snoring, eg weight loss, different sleeping position, no alcohol?

Catza · 10/01/2025 07:43

He is expressing that his emotional needs aren't being met. It's not selfish to express your needs in a relationship. So no, neither of you are selfish. But you need to come up with some solutions together. Why not go to your room and chill with the book, he can then join you for a cuddle before going to his bedroom.