Is the thrill gone? According to the National Sleep Foundation nearly one in four American couples sleep in separate bedrooms. The National Association of Home Builders is paying attention. They project that in the next five years that 60% of custom homes will have dual master bedrooms.
In my lifetime, we have gone from twin beds, to full beds, to Queen and now the Jumbo California King beds. I remember watching Lucy and Ricky ("I Love Lucy") get into their twin beds at night. Married couples or those living together do not usually bring up the subject at cocktail parties. Some people might wonder if their relationship is dysfunctional. But that is not always the case and here are some reasons that couples, who may be having nocturnal difficulties, may make that move to separate sleeping quarters:
- Health reasons such as snoring and restless leg syndrome.
- Partners who work on different shifts or have different late evening or early morning habits or schedules.
- Diseases that might require a full night of uninterrupted sleep, such as obesity, heart disease or diabetes.
- Living with intense stress that would require a person to escape from their stressful, over-scheduled and technology full days to a peaceful rest area...alone.
Whatever the reason, the need to have a good night's sleep should be the key and dual master bedrooms may unlock the door to rediscovering the thrill! And with that I will say, good night!
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I saw my first dual master suite custom home in 1985 when a soon to be divorced, or maybe they were couple decided to get back together, almost. My kids and their kids were friends and they took great pride in showing off his room and her room.
There are many spec double masters in Seattle usually bought by friends trying to afford the housing market with the assumption that someday one will buy the other out.
I saw this article somewhere yesterday and thought it was interesting. Years ago I walked into a large master suite with two queen size beds in it, side by side. I thought that was a little odd. Now we see dual masters and a lot of buyers gush over them. He can watch TV into the night and not keep her up. She can read with the light on and not bother him.....
Susan.....It is more common for partners to sleep in separate rooms than one might think. I personally know several people who have a snoring bedroom where the non-snorer goes to get a good nights sleep!