Strong Women’s editor Miranda Larbi has noticed this impact since she moved in with her boyfriend. “When we first lived together, we were housemates in a three-bed house, so each of us had a bedroom to ourselves. That meant we could sleep together sometimes but have really deep, undisturbed night sleeps alone when we needed them.

“Recently, however, we’ve moved into a one-bed flat and both of us are sleeping much less soundly. I wake up to pee at 4am, he gets up at about 5.15 and on weekends in particular, I never get the lie in I used to look forward to. I’m about ten times as drained as I used to be.”

Is it bad to share a bed?

For some people, sharing a bed can “improve their sleep, probably in part to feelings of intimacy and security. A person who feels more at ease when sharing a bed might fall asleep faster and wake less frequently at night than when sleeping alone,” says Dr Greg Potter, chief science officer at Resilient Nutrition and one of the UK’s leading specialists in nutrition, sleep, circadian rhythms, and metabolism.

But what’s going on those of us who, like Miranda, find that sharing their bed renders them knackered? Is it really true that none of us feel secure or at ease?

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