This one's tricky: we all have an internal clock that generally
determines what time we turn in for the night and wake up in the
morning. Yet it's almost impossible to change your personal pattern,
says Breus. Make a deal: the later-to-bed partner promises to be extra
quiet and not do anything in the bedroom that can cause the other to
wake, then in the morning, the early riser promises to do the same for
the partner sleeping in. "If you need to rise first, offer to not hit
the snooze button too often, so it goes off a bunch of times and
disturbs the other person," says Kennedy. Similarly, night owls should
use headphones to listen to music or watch TV while the other spouse is
snoozing, advises Breus. Schedule time in bed to be intimate or to talk
at a neutral time, like early in the evening or later in the morning, so
one partner isn't wired while the other is too tired.
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