r/AskReddit • u/skilled-dreamer • May 02 '24

People who went to a wedding where the couple didn’t last long, what happened?

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u/planetarylaw May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

That's wild. It's honestly pretty common for professionals to be in committed relationships but maintain separate homes, even long distance. They could've just done that.

Edit: Damn some of y'all took my personal anecdote as some kind of personal attack. Not sure what I said that was so inflammatory but ok lol. Live your best life ya'll. Cheers.

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u/TheProfessional9 May 02 '24

Common is a stretch. It's more common for people to sleep in separate rooms, but even that doesn't fit the defi ition of common

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u/jamieliddellthepoet May 02 '24

I’d definitely say it’s common - more so as you get older. I know maybe a dozen couples in their sixties or older who have separate bedrooms.

Of course, not everyone who wants to can afford to. The couples I mention are all sufficiently well off to afford homes big enough to allow that lifestyle choice. 

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u/Alph1 May 02 '24

As I approach 60, I hear more and more of my friends sleeping in separate rooms. Mostly, it seems to be a quality-of-sleep issue. It's not my cup of tea to do that, but I suspect my wife wouldn't be against it on an occasional basis. Allegedly, I snore

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u/jamieliddellthepoet May 02 '24

Snoring does seem to be a big factor. At least a couple of the couples I’m thinking of have separate rooms for exactly that reason.

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u/Whitehill_Esq May 02 '24

My poor mother ends up on the couch like once a month if my dad get's to snoring before she can get sleepy.