One in six couples always sleep in separate beds – due to snoring or fidgeting

One in six couples always sleep in separate beds due to snoring, waking constantly during the night – and fidgeting. A poll of 2,000 adults, in a relationship, found half have slept in a different room to their partner at some point.

And 15 percent admit this is a permanent arrangement, while another nine percent part ways at night at least twice a week.

Snoring is the top cause, for 71 percent – followed by fidgeting (35 percent), and constant waking during the night (30 percent).

It also emerged 54 percent go to sleep at different times from their other half, rather than at the same time – with women tending to get their head down earlier than men.

The study, commissioned by Samsung, makers of the Galaxy Watch6, which has improved sleep functionality, found 24 percent of couples don’t think they’re “sleep compatible” with one another.

Sleep expert, Dr. Julie Smith, has teamed up with the electronics brand to help couples understand their sleeping habits.

She said: “It seems a shame to resort to sleep divorce to get a good night’s sleep, when neither of you would otherwise choose to sleep apart.

“So, if one or both partners are disturbing the sleep of the other, it makes sense to work out which of your habits around sleep might be making that worse.

“The good news is that many of these bad sleeping habits are fixable, without having to resort to sleeping apart.”

When sleeping in the same bed, 23 percent of couples get less than five hours of undisturbed sleep each night, while 16 percent rarely feel well-rested when sharing a bed.

As a result, 21 percent are dissatisfied with their overall sleep quality – but one in six reckon their sleep quality improves on weekends, compared to weekdays.

Despite this, 77 percent believe it’s important to sleep next to and wake up with their partner, with half claiming they never argue about sleeping arrangements.

And nearly half (45 percent) feel getting a better night’s sleep with their partner would positively improve their relations, according to the Samsung survey, carried out via OnePoll.

Besides sleeping in different beds, 35 percent address these issues through open communication and compromise – but 13 percent simply ignore them.

However, 62 percent believe finding a solution to their sleep-related issues, which doesn’t result in sleeping separately, is important.

It also emerged 76 percent have never tried any sleep improvement techniques – but 29 percent would be willing to trial something, such as a tracking or sleep coaching device.