Anyone else much prefer sleeping by themselves?

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I feel bad about it but if I was told I could still have a relationship whilst sleeping on my own, I'd definitely be pleased about that.

It always feels like a camping situation to me - a temporary must do due to circumstances rather than something I'd freely choose to do.

To me, there's almost no advantage and a lot of disadvantages - their movement waking you up, them snoring/breathing heavily, hygiene things like wind (both the other person doing it and being conscious of yours), different sleep-wake cycles, annoying cuddles, not having enough space, having to compromise on temperature, feeling uncomfortably warm having another person beside you, finding it harder to fall asleep, etc.

Definitely a part of the relationship I'd rather do without!

I love sleeping alone!
My DP doesn't snore, take up room, hog the duvet, fart or do anything weird in his sleep, he's the perfect sleeping partner - but I still don't want him there

I loved when XH was working away, as I had the bed to myself. Now he is the ex, it is even better. I can have the bedroom dark and throw the covers on and off as needed and not wake up and find he's pinched the bloody lot, which he did regularly.

I always thought it was really important for couples to share a bed, but I've been sleeping alone since getting a frozen shoulder and waking repeatedly at night, swearing. I wanted to be able to sit up and read until I was relaxed again, and he prefers not to be woken up multiple times by me fuckbuggershittingarsing at the pain. So I took to sleeping in the spare room/office. And now he's working from home so we've swapped and I get the bedroom to myself, and I bloody love it.

Totally agree. I think anyone who declares that they LOVE sharing a bed is a bit odd! I hate it with a passion.

I might add that separate bedrooms would be ideal. or even separate houses

DH have had our own bedrooms for the past five years but we’ve just moved house and he wanted to share a bed again. I wasn’t keen and a month in, I know why. He wakes me up when he comes to bed, he tries to cuddle me, he snores, he farts, he hogs the duvet. It’s a superking duvet on a king bed and he still steals it!

A few nights ago he snuck in at 1am and lay next to me crunching a mouthful of peanuts

I'm currently in the spare room as dp is still going outside the house to work and I don't want him breathing potential germs over me. I'm enjoying the space.
I've told him when this is all over I want to trade our current king size for a super king.

I love my own room. It's decorated to my taste and there's no man smell in there. It's like a giant hug when I go in and close the door.

On occasion I'll crawl in with husband but always leave for my own bedroom around 2 am. Just don't sleep well next to him. He's not a good bed partner.

Love sleeping alone. Prefer to snuggle with my dog than anyone else. X

My boyfriend! It freaked me out at first, but I discussed it with my counsellor who said it’s much more common than you think..... And indeed, so this thread would indicate! Basically he struggles massively with insomnia, so I guess having someone else there makes that even harder..... I kind of like sharing a bed, but it’s not a deal breaker for me - we still go to bed together every night, read, have sex etc...... Then I just decamp. Which has its advantages in terms of eating in bed, staying up reading or going on my phone etc..... And in the morning, when we don’t have work, I can always go through for a cuddle.......

I like the warmth and comfort of another person beside me. I have 2 (female) friends who stay over from time to time. Through choice we sleep in the same bed, although l have a guest’s bed and a sofa bed. It’s not sexual in this case; it’s a friendship bed!

I have just painted my bedroom could never go back to sharing, listening to snoring then the singing, noisy dressing and chatter at sparrows fart of the morning. He would actually ask me questions when I was asleep at 6am on a weekend! Separate rooms means we still have a relationship.

Nonsense. Separate rooms for sleeping is entirely normal if you've got the space.

Errol. Not quite sure why you’re calling my post nonsense. I thought we were saying the same thing?