{"id":1093,"date":"2025-03-13T11:17:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T11:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/i-havent-slept-with-my-wife-for-weeks-because-of-her-bedtime-habit-am-i-wrong\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T11:17:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T11:17:48","slug":"i-havent-slept-with-my-wife-for-weeks-because-of-her-bedtime-habit-am-i-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/i-havent-slept-with-my-wife-for-weeks-because-of-her-bedtime-habit-am-i-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I Haven’t Slept With My Wife For Weeks Because Of Her Bedtime Habit. Am I Wrong?’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You might not have heard of \u2018sleep divorce\u2019<\/a>, but if you\u2019re part of a couple, there\u2019s a 25% chance you\u2019re actually doing it (according to\u00a0The National Sleep Foundation<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n

The term refers to couples who sleep in separate beds \u2015 less intense versions include the\u00a0Scandinavian sleep method<\/a>, which involves each partner using a different duvet.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not necessarily a sign your relationship is in trouble,\u00a0relationship psychologist Mairead Molloy from dating agency\u00a0Berkeley International<\/a>\u00a0previously told HuffPost UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But in the case of a beleaguered Redditor,<\/a> it\u2019s certainly created a rift in their marriage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Writing to\u00a0r\/AITAH<\/a>\u00a0(Am I The Asshole Here), the site user said: \u201cI need to know if I\u2019m in the wrong.\u201d Brace yourselves…<\/p>\n

The problem started with a tape<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The poster said<\/a> their wife \u201chas recently gotten really into whale noises,\u201d playing them throughout the day as she works, cooks, and even eats. The original poster (OP) figured this was just a phase.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But then, she started playing the sounds at night \u2015 \u201cfull blast, speakers on either side of the bed, deep ocean whale calls echoing through our room like we\u2019re sleeping at the bottom of the Mariana Trench\u201d.<\/p>\n

The poster said their wife can\u2019t sleep without the noise anymore, which is a problem, because the post author can\u2019t sleep with<\/em> them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Even with earplugs, they write: \u201cI wake up to haunting, eerie moaning sounds and feel like I\u2019m in some kind of deep-sea horror movie.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their wife refuses to wear headphones or lower the volume, they claimed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After a while, OP \u201csnapped\u201d and started sleeping in their car. \u201cI parked it in our driveway, reclined the seat, and actually got my first full night of sleep in weeks,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

Their wife isn\u2019t happy, claiming they \u201cabandoned\u201d their marital bed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAITA for choosing my car over the call of the wild?\u201d they ended their post.<\/p>\n

People were on the poster\u2019s side\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cNTA [not the asshole]\u201d, u\/Away-Understanding34<\/a>\u00a0opined.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe can\u2019t hijack the bedroom. Like you said she could wear headphones. She needs to be a better partner and compromise on this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Redditor\u00a0u\/Electronic_Sense_122<\/a>\u00a0commented: \u201cNTA. Background noise\/white noise is optional. She can control what she listens to, how loud it is, and how she listens to it. It\u2019s not a medical thing, she doesn\u2019t HAVE to have it on full blast on speaker.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not like snoring, where it\u2019s done unconsciously. She is being inconsiderate of your SHARED space. Claim your shared space.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some were a little more lighthearted \u2013 and there might\u2019ve been some ocean puns involved. \u201cDunno, she\u2019s being mean on porpoise,\u201d u\/Slight-Leg9635<\/a>\u00a0wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cMust really hurt your sole to be driven out of your plaice. Don\u2019t clam up, I\u2019m urchin you to stop her musseling in on your sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you think?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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