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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Sharing a Bed with Someone is Good for Pinays

Filipinas can now take some lull on their gripes regarding sleep disturbance when they’re with their partners. Had they known that men’s situation has been even worse, they would be grateful for the advantage. For the typical Pinay, who needs to feel in safe hands when things go bump in the night, having him close by helps with that. That does not mean that she does not appreciate the distance that a king size bed offers, but still, she wants him within arm’s reach. But what is really the score?

Conjectures about male folly go as far back to Adam and Eve. Now “brain drain” due to bed-sharing has been identified as a cause of diminished cognitive function in men. “We weren’t meant to share beds. Sex and sleeping together is a modern phenomenon, ” said researchers who developed the study. The syndrome appears to affect men far more than women, as women appear to be programmed to cope with sleep disruption better than men.

The study did show that sex appeared to perk up male listening skills. “At least the men appeared to be listening after sex, but maybe they were finally able to get some sleep,” said the researchers. When men spend the night with a bed mate, their sleep is disturbed. Whether they make love or not, and the sleep disturbance impairs their mental ability the next day because their lack of sleep increases their stress hormone levels.

According to the New Scientist study, women who share a bed fare better because they sleep more deeply. Both sexes had a more disturbed night's sleep when they shared their bed. But women apparently managed to sleep more deeply when they did eventually drop off, since they claimed to be more refreshed than their sleep time suggested. Their stress hormone levels and mental scores did not suffer to the same extent as the men.

Dr Neil Stanley, a sleep expert at the University of Surrey, said: “It's not surprising that people are disturbed by sleeping together. Historically, we have never been meant to sleep in the same bed as each other. It is a bizarre thing to do. Sleep is the most selfish thing you can do and it's vital for good physical and mental health. Sharing the bed space with someone who is making noises and who you have to fight with for the duvet is not sensible. If you are happy sleeping together that's great, but if not, there is no shame in separate beds.” And then he said there was a suggestion that women are pre-programmed to cope better with broken sleep. Women experience a lot of life events that disturb their sleep - bringing up children, the menopause and even the menstrual cycle.

But people did get used to sharing a bed. If they have shared their bed with their partner for a long time they miss them and that will disturb sleep. There is somebody for everybody. But, lots of couples have separate sleeping arrangements and it works just fine for them. I don’t think you should let a little quirk like that spell the end of your hopes for a lifelong relationship. We all have quirks, Pinays have too. It so happened that generally, women get the upperhand.

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