Bid Farewell to Sleeping Fights With These Smart Tips

We’ve all experienced an adult overnight fight over the blanket or the space with our loved ones, right? Sleeping in one bed with another person can be pretty exhausting at times, no matter how much you love them. There usually comes a time when you realize with increasing horror that your dream relationship can turn into a real nightmare because you both can’t stand sleeping in the same bed. And that’s a heartbreaking discovery.

First of all, don’t despair because it’s proved that you’re not alone. It seems that one in three couples will eventually struggle with finding sleeping arrangements and that doesn’t mean it’s the end of your relationship. If you’re on the verge of relocating your night’s sleep in the living room sofa, let me stop you right there and give you some great news: there is a solution to all of this! You can actually put an end to all those sleepless nights when you both want to murder each other with just a few rearrangements in your home and your lifestyle.

If you live together and you plan to stay together for a long time (if not forever), then you should definitely start considering buying the largest bed you can afford. You can find a great king sized mattress and a king sized bed that won’t cost you as much but will be the greatest investment that will save your relationship and your sleep. Don’t believe the “big beds are bad for your relationship” theories and give yourself and your partner a decent night’s sleep. A king sized mattress will not only bring more harmony in your relationship, it will also make you feel like royalty. And if you want to squeeze the brains out of your partner while cuddling, you can still do it, but the greatest thing is that if you don’t feel like hugging every now and then (which is totally fine), you can turn on your own side of the bed and enjoy in your own space while sleeping.

If you invested in a quality king sized mattress and a bed, you should start talking about your sleeping schedules. Is your honey an early bird and wants to get up earlier than you every single morning and you don’t want to leave the warmness of your bed until you actually have to? This also happens to almost every relationship out there, but in order for you guys to enjoy your bedtime to the fullest, you’ll need to plan your sleeping routine in advance. If your partner wants to go to bed earlier, than try not to molest them, so do everything you possibly can outside of the bedroom and that means pick up your work clothes for the next day earlier and stay away from the bedroom once your loved one has fallen asleep. This also goes for the early birds: if you want to get up early do that as quietly as possible and get out of the bedroom. Take your clothes and all the other things you need and start getting ready in the living room, the kitchen or the bathroom. This will let your partner enjoy the few hours (or minutes even) left until waking up and confronting the real world.

The last recipe for a guaranteed better sleep is sleeping under different blankets. It’s happened to all of us, rolling up in the blanket and leaving our partner to freeze to death in the midst of the night while we enjoy the satisfaction of a warm blanket. A blanket taco is the definite best sleeping position ever, but if you’re sharing a blanket it’s really an unfair thing to do to your partner. So if blankets are one of those contested objects in the house, get two instead of one and everyone will be a winner!

If nothing works in the end and everything seems lost, put a pillow barrier! I’m not kidding, this pillow technology actually works, especially if you bought that king sized mattress that will give you plenty of space. Build a tiny pillow wall between your bodies that will stop you from rolling towards your honey and molesting their night’s sleep. It’s a 100% success if you do it right and every night. And don’t worry, if these things happen to you, you’re not living a failed relationship, you’re just respecting your intimate space.