Even though living spaces in Japan are generally smaller than here, couples can still manage to sleep separately if they need to.
One would think that sleeping apart would have a negative impact on couple relationships. The statistical results prove exactly the opposite for Japanese couples.
Brightside.me has collected the arguments in favour of this nightly habit, which seems strange and rather pointless and harmful to us.
Different sleep cycle
For those who don’t go to work at the same time, it’s not easy to balance rest. It is easier to sleep separately than to wake each other up at night or dawn, or to tiptoe around during the day.
Babies sleep with mum
There is not much difference, as most new parenting couples in Europe sleep apart because the dad has a work day the next day.
In Japan, sleeping apart means a peaceful night’s rest
While in the West, divorce is seen as the next step after sleeping alone, in the East it is a normal, established practice. There, undisturbed sleep is valued above all else, but not at the expense of the relationship, which is what the majority of society is used to.
