A new psychological study found that embracing silence in your relationship is actually a good thing.

You hear that wife?

In fact, it's one of those surprising things that just all of a sudden it's good for you.

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So this comes from very well, mind.com, and it's surprising ways to make your relationship even better.

So obviously we know the things that are actually good for it.

Stop drinking.

The first thing my wife would say, but how about that?

Get out of one.

So they do start with saying spending time apart.

It sounds counterintuitive as a way to improve your relationship, but take a break from your partner. Everybody needs their own space and quality time outside of a relationship. Dating and marriage counselors remind us that you deserve that breathing room. And sometimes, you know, distance makes the heart grow fonder. I don't think it's saying, you know, hey, one of you fly to Florida, the other one flies to Mexico, that kind of a thing. But it's, you don't need to spend every waking moment that you're not at work together. Correct. You know, there is that third place. There is that life that is yours individually that you do want to share with your partner, but... I'll tell you about it later. Right. I mean, honestly, that's it. That's a great way to put it.

I will tell you about the good time I'll have it later.

And I don't think, like, I don't have to be into everything you're into. You don't have to be into everything I'm into. That's right. Not at all. That's right. Go to sleep at the same time. Emphasis on the same time. they're not necessarily in the same bed.

Perhaps you've already read that most American adults are not getting the seven to eight hours per night of healthy sleep that they need,

but did you know that going to bed at different times negatively impacts you and your partner? For healthy your relationship, head to bed at the same time. There are night owls and early birds who live on different schedules, and then there are those who work in bed while the other is watching Netflix in another room. Whenever the situation, synchronize your bed times. According to Chris Brantner, a certified sleep science coach, 75% of couples don't go to bed together, which has negative effects. Those with mismatched sleep patterns report more conflict, less conversation, and have less sex than those who go to bed together. That's one of the things I miss about being married. Going to bed. It's just that feeling of being close and sleeping with my wife. There you go.

Well, my wife always falls asleep before me, but it's on the couch. So technically, we go to bed at the same time. Sure. Because I will wake her up a couple hours later. Like, hey, let's get to the But she is up by 4.30 or 5 a.m.

Every morning, without a doubt, I'm up until about one or two, depending on the night.

But whatever reason, it works very well for us.

We're very productive when the other one is sleep. Sure. Right? So I do most of the night duties, so to speak. She does most of the morning duty, and we don't interrupt each other. But you guys go to bed at the same time. You might still be awake for several hours afterwards. Sure. And she's awake several hours before you are. Absolutely. but you guys go to bed at the same time. You might still be awake for several hours afterwards. And she's awake several hours before you are. Absolutely. But you guys go to bed at the same time. My wife and I are the same thing. If I'm going to bed, if I'm going to bed, I lay down and I'm out. Right. But I'm up at 5.30 in the morning. When she goes to bed, she is awake until probably 1 o'clock in the morning, but if she doesn't have to be awake

to walk in the morning, exactly. So just kind of logging off at the same time is the healthy

part there.

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