While there are many benefits of being happily coupled, when it comes to the most important bedroom activity, the advantage goes to singles.
That's right. A new analysis by SleepBetter.org and Carpenter Co. of data from the CDC's annual Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System telephone survey found that couples, whether married or unmarried, report getting fewer nights of good sleep than singles or those who have been previously married.
There are any number of reasons why couples report worse sleep, says Lisa Shives M.D., a sleep expert for SleepBetter.org in practice in Evanston, Ill., from snoring to kicking to "people wanting radically different sleep environments." Some might want pets or children to share the bed, while others want to sleep with the TV on, and, before you know it, your marriage is hurt by sleep deprivation, she says. In fact, January research found that poor sleep makes for more selfish, less grateful partners.
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