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Are you and your partner ‘sleep divorced?’ That might not be a bad thing

Studies show that being married while awake and "divorced" while asleep may actually help a relationship. A "sleep divorce" is defined by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) as "sleeping in another bed in the same bedroom or in another space in the home to accommodate a bed partner." The concept is not [...]

Are you and your partner ‘sleep divorced?’ That might not be a bad thing

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Studies show that being married while awake and "divorced" while asleep may actually help a relationship.

A "sleep divorce" is defined by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) as "sleeping in another bed in the same bedroom or in another space in the home to accommodate a bed partner." The concept is...

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Studies show that being married while awake and "divorced" while asleep may actually help a relationship. A "sleep divorce" is defined by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) as "sleeping in another bed in the same bedroom or in another space in the home to accommodate a bed partner." The concept is not [...]

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