Bed sharing 'drains men's brains!'

[elleng]

So THAT's their excuse!!!!!

Sharing a bed with someone could temporarily reduce your brain power - at least if you are a man - Austrian scientists suggest.
When men spend the night with a bed mate their sleep is disturbed, whether they make love or not, and this impairs their mental ability the next day.

The lack of sleep also increases a man's stress hormone levels.

According to the New Scientist study, women who share a bed fare better because they sleep more deeply.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5197440.stm

[Robeson]

1. That all seems about right.

[BeFree]

2. Well

I lose sleep because when I wake up I think what a beautiful person this is
lying there and I wonder if she'd mind if I just reached over there and....
It's hard.

[Divine Discontent]

3. Get a room!

:rofl:

[Joanie Baloney]

4. Well,

THAT was candid. ;)

-JB

[susanna]

17. I think you rock. :) n/t

[Warpy]

5. Earlier studies have shown women are much lighter sleepers

so I wonder if this study didn't have a lot of built in bias.

I doubt it. I don't think either partner sleeps as well as s/he would alone. It's why upper class couples have always had separate bedrooms.

[NewJeffCT]

30. it's the opposite in my home

my wife could sleep through World War 2, while I've almost always been a light sleeper. Probably helps that she grew up in a big city in China.

[blogslut]

6. Another reason to think I'm not wired correctly as a female

I don't like sharing a bed - with anybody. I especially can't stand someone trying to hold me when I'm trying to get some sleep. I've been I told push people out of bed when I'm sleeping.

[madrchsod]

7. sounds like something paul (the bible guy) would have said

he did`t want guys sleeping with gals or guys.

[elleng]

10. Ya mean SAUL????

[madrchsod]

14. nope.. this guy

http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Christianity/2004/04/Was-The-Apostle-Paul-Gay.aspx

after the books about christ i gave up reading the rest...as the song goes.."jesus is just alright with me"..the rest of the books others can have at it.

[elleng]

15. Paul was Saul,

a converted Jew. Read about it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_of_Tarsus

[hippywife]

24. Most people

know him as Paul, rather than Saul. He is more commonly known by Paul, so it's kind of confusing that you would question her on his name to begin with. :shrug: :hi:

[elleng]

35. I didn't mean to confuse;

I was not sure about whom the reference was.

[madrchsod]

27. thanks..

[LeftyMom]

8. They keep their brains in there?

That explains so much.

[LostInAnomie]

9. I usually don't sleep well when I'm in bed with a woman.

Probably because of the constant erection.

[MercutioATC]

12. At least you don't toss and turn much.

(the "kickstand" effect)

[LostInAnomie]

16. Naw, if I turn on my side the tent will come crashing down.

[DesertFlower]

11. we've been married for 39 years,

we've had separate bedrooms for about 30 of those years. he snores and i'm a light sleeper.

[Haole Girl]

13. If they think sharing a bed makes women sleep more deeply...

they haven't heard my husband snore!

:rofl:

[noamnety]

20. That's what I was thinking too.

(posted at 3:30am, one guess why.)

[Nay]

23. Indeed! Mr Nay keeps me awake half the time -- sure makes for a

wonderful work day the next day...:eyes:

[MorningGlow]

33. That was my first thought

Mr. MG's snores could wake the dead, and it seems he doesn't wake up for much. (Funny how when the kid is vomiting he never hears it...:eyes: ) I, on the other hand, wake up constantly, because of those Richter-scale snores.

[AsahinaKimi]

18. They don't mention Pet owners...

Just try getting to sleep with a cat on your head!

[NewJeffCT]

29. depends on if it's a male or female cat

or dog.

[krispos42]

19. Well, when you're shoved into a tiny corner of the bed with no blanket...

while a woman that barely makes 5 feet somehow managed to domainate a queen-size bed...yeah, that tends to happen...

[NewJeffCT]

31. LOL

that sounds familiar - my wife is 5'4" but barely 100 pounds soaking wet... and she seems to take up more room than me.

Heck, now that I think about it, my ex-wife was the same. She was probably 5'0" on a good day, but took up a lot of room as well.

[krispos42]

38. My ex was a tall as your ex. Plump.

Still no excuse, though! :-)


She didn't crowd me off the bed, but she did steal all the blankets!

[NewJeffCT]

46. with my wife now

she also usually uses a lot of extra blankets, too, even in the summer. So, I'm not only in danger of being crowded off to the side, but also swarmed over by blankets that will make it seem like I'm in a sauna.

With my ex, I don't exactly recall what she did, but I think I remember her sleeping at odd angles, but placed just right where I couldn't quite fit comfortably on either side of her.

[tigereye]

36. my husband says that I (5'4") steal the covers ( he's 6'4") all the time

bwa ha ha ha ha.


He usually sleeps like the dead, I tend to be a lighter sleeper. Plus he snores.

[krispos42]

37. I don't speak from personal experience, but my Dad complains about it all the time

:rofl:


My ex says I would envelop her as I slept. :-)



that's me, the snugglebunny!

[gkhouston]

39. Just the opposite in my house. My husband is an unapologetic blanket-stealer

and also takes up all the space, even in a king-sized bed. Sometimes I get up in the middle of the night and climb in on the other side!

[Roon]

21. The last five years of my relationship, my ex and I had seperate rooms

I slept so much better right away! To this day I won't share a bed with anyone.

[Sky Masterson]

22. I knew it!!!!

Yooose wimmens are leeches! Succubus's even!!!!
Uh huh! :yoiks: :hide:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

25. Drain the Brain? Which Brain?

The main brain? The other brain? I'm confused. I feel so dumb.

:hi:

[undeterred]

26. That's why they belong on the couch

or the floor.

[bikebloke]

28. That's my ultimate test for a partner.

If I can sleep well with them, then we're fine. But if I don't, I figure we're not really compatible. During my several years of traveling, I slept (sleep sleep, not shag sleep)curled up with lot of different women, so my theory is scientifically proven.

[madmom]

32. Ummm, not just no but HELL NO! Try sleeping in the same HOUSE with my hubby!

[MiddleFingerMom]

34. I didn't like the nights I woke up and my CAT was sleeping in another room.

.
I simply can not imagine not spooning (or being able to at a
moment's notice). I'm definitely a cuddler, and never understood
why other men didn't like that (as a general rule).
.
If I want to sleep in a different room than the person I'm
with, I'll invite one of my buddies over to spend the night.
.
Now...
.
...where is that cat?
.

.

[BrklynLiberal]

42. That is a GREAT photo!!!

[MissMillie]

40. I've always thought a successful marriage for me

would include a room big enough for 2 queen-sized beds.

[BrklynLiberal]

41. Bingo!!

There is a lot to be said for separate beds, if not separate bedroom!! LOLOLOL

[Kaleva]

47. I've been trying to convince my wife that two seperate beds would be better.

[guitar man]

43. I love my wife dearly

We have been together almost 20 years, married for 18. But I must say, she can snore louder than a coal miner and has to be the worst blanket and space hog in the world. Many nights I just have to give up and head for the couch....

[Kaleva]

48. I, by choice, sleep on the couch most of the time.

[Fire Walk With Me]

44. So thanks to this study, men will now get more sleep, and women less.

:shrug:

[redwitch]

45. Ellis Paul knows what you mean:

Wake up Gracie
Youre stealing the covers again
Its 4 in the morning
Decembers outside creeping in
Now 1000 times over I love you
1001 now its said
But if I want to sleep Ive got to find you
Your very own rollaway bed

Now Im a night person
Come home late from playing the bars
Youre tossing and turning
Spinning like Saturn and Mars
At 8 in the morning you wake me
With your coffee, your jam, and your bread
Youd be less likely to burn me
In your very own rollaway bed

Saturday we wake up
Were driving round town
Trying to find the perfect bed
You fall on the mattress
You faint like an actress
The salesmen are all turning red

Move over Gracie
I cant face sleeping alone
Without all that tossin
It dont even feel like Im home
Now 1000 times over I love you
1002 now its said
Baby I dont mean to wake you
But is there room in the rollaway bed?