Sleep impacts pretty much every aspect of our lives. From feeling irritable to links with cancer, diabetes, heart disease, obesity and poor mental health. But, did you know that your sleep habits also play an integral role in the success of your relationships? From sleeping in opposite directions to duvet wars and distance, there are a whole host of bad bedtime behaviors that could mean you’re on your way to a break-up.
1. Falling asleep back-to-back is a surefire sign that your relationship could be under strain. It can have couples feeling disconnected or shut out. After all, you are literally turning your back on your partner.
2. That the annual battle for control of the thermostat is an issue one-third of couples argue about, but try not to let the temperature of the bedroom come between you. Couples may well have different personal thermostats and often women get colder than men or it can be the other way around.
3. Bedroom battle is who gets control of the covers. If you or your partner are duvet hoggers then its time to get a bigger duvet, after all, you are spending lots of time in bed, it's worth being comfortable.
4. Whether you sleep in a double or a queen-size bed, if there’s a huge gap between you and your partner then you could run the risk of feeling disconnected emotionally too.
5. Going to bed at different times could also be having a lasting impact on your relationship. By doing so, some couples might experience loneliness and not to mention feel irritated by being woken by someone coming into bed halfway through the night.