It’s Time to Embrace the Sleep Divorce

More and more couples are sleeping apart. Here’s why you may want to consider it.

Angela Lashbrook
Elemental
Published in
5 min readJul 29, 2019

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Illustration: Felicity Marshall

IIt’s a widely accepted social norm that couples sleep cozily together every night in one bed. If they aren’t, well, you might assume the relationship is on shaky ground. But this togetherness isn’t some hallowed ancient tradition, and many couples are ignoring it…

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Angela Lashbrook
Elemental

I’m a columnist for OneZero, where I write about the intersection of health & tech. Also seen at Elemental, The Atlantic, VICE, and Vox. Brooklyn, NY.