No matter how loving the husband and wife were when they were young, after the age of fifty or sixty, most couples choose to live in separate rooms.
During the day, they are familiar relatives, family and friendship, and they are happy, and at night they become familiar strangers, and they go back to their rooms without disturbing each other.
Middle-aged couples sharing beds: more and more common, but why?
Have you noticed that many middle-aged couples start to choose to sleep in separate beds, not because they are awkward, but because the quality of sleep tends to deteriorate as they get older? Come to think of it, it can be annoying to be woken up at night by your partner's snoring or rollovers. A survey in the United States found that about 31 percent of people would choose to sleep in separate beds, and the situation is even more common in Japan, where it is said that 4 out of 10 couples do.
There are a variety of reasons to sleep in separate beds. For example, some couples have to take care of their children at night, and some are because their other half snores too loudly, which affects their sleep. Other couples, especially older ones, may need to sleep in separate beds due to health problems.
We have to admit that sleeping in separate beds does solve some practical problems, such as improving sleep quality. But there are also concerns that this will make the relationship between husband and wife weaken, especially for middle-aged people with heart disease, high blood pressure and other health problems, it may not be safe to sleep alone at night. What if something happens and no one is there to take care of it?
However, let's also talk about the fact that proper marital life is good for both body and mind. For example, it can help increase bone density, and for men, it can also slow down the decline in testosterone levels, build muscle strength, and prevent mental illness.
Having said that, not all couples who split beds do so because of relationship problems. Some couples just want to get a good night's sleep, and their relationship is actually quite good. There are even couples who maintain a certain distance and self while remaining intimate, and this relationship is called "flowing love".
In general, middle-aged couples sleeping in separate beds are not necessarily a bad thing. It is important that couples maintain communication and respect each other's needs. While maintaining personal space, don't forget to maintain harmony and intimacy as a couple. After all, a proper married life is also good for health.