. . . are made of this?
More and more couples in the US are ordering separate master bedrooms in their new homes to help ensure a more harmonious marriage, research suggests.
What do you think? I’ve always thought having separate bedrooms (what the heck, separate suites) would be a fabulous way to live together with an intimiate other. You’d still get all the togetherness and sharing stuff, and of course you could still sleep together anytime you both wanted to … in fact, wouldn’t that be even sexier than always having to sleep together due to lack of space? You could take turns inviting each other over when you felt like having company, and when you felt like reading half the night or just having a comfy whole-bed-to-yourself experience you could do that too.
Well, if it’s good enough for royalty . . .
Meanwhile, the article also makes some good points about conflicting schedules, sleeping habits, etc. getting in the way of an otherwise happy relationship.
casa azahar 
I’ve often thought this kind of arrangement would be ideal for me – and in fact, I think it would be even more vital to have separate bathrooms!
I’ll just have to marry into the British Aristocracy…!
LikeLike
I think it’s nice to have another bed to go to, but I wouldn’t want to have separate bedrooms, so much. M used to have trouble sleeping, so he’d just sleep in the living room on the sofa bed.
I think Americans are mostly nuts. It’s wasteful to live in as much space as we do now! No one needs a 2,700 sq. ft. house for a family of four, which I believe is the average size of the new homes being built now.
LikeLike
I only understand square metres … and of course the main drawback about having lots of SPACE is having to clean it.
Sometimes I think it would be great to break through the adjoining wall into the flat next door and have a more sprawling place, though I’m sure the landlord would object. But even having them as they are, if we could afford both places on our own without tenants (or maybe just one) it would be a fabulous space.
We could both have our own bedrooms and studio/office space, and even a spare room to rent out or keep for visiting friends.
It would also quite handily solve the cat problem – just give each of them their own apartment! 🙂
Ah, to dream …
LikeLike
I can’t see myself ever wanting a separate bedroom, but I’d love a spare bedroom large enough for a guest bed. When we finally get around to buying, a second bathroom (at least a half bath, with sink and toilet) is going to be a must.
2700 square feet (250.8 square meters) doesn’t sound like all that much- my apartment is a little over 1500 square feet (139.4 square meters), and to be honest, we could use a bit more space. I don’t know how the people downstairs manage with two kids…
LikeLike
Oops, meant to say that I think the separate apartments for the cats sounds like a good idea… except you’d need a second fish-shaped bed. 😉
LikeLike
You get adapted to the space you have.
I grew up in 57 sqm. We were three – me, Mum and Dad. When I was married I lived in one flat and three houses ranging from 100 sqm to appr twice that space.
After a three year intermission in 131 sqm I know live in 77 sqm with a grown up daughter and three cats. Occasionally up to three other grown ups stay here for shorter or longer periods of time. Then it gets short of space.
What really matters I think, is the number of bathroom and the storage spaces. I could have more of both.
LikeLike
We’ve got about 75 sqare metres here and because of the layout it feels quite spacious, especially because every room except the kitchen has either one or two balconies.
I hear ya about storage space, dq. Although this place is a bit smaller than the one next door it has loads of built in closets and cupboards for storing things. Also, next door has two bathrooms (well, 1 1/2) but in fact the present ‘casa az’ is quite comfortable for two. No space for separate bedrooms though as our second ‘bedroom’ is actually more of a walk-in closet … but it has a balcony and a lovely view and makes a nice studio/office/sewing room. Good for when I’m teaching in the livingroom or when one of us wants to have some quiet time on our own.
When I moved to Sevilla I lived in a studio apartment for the first year – about 30 square metres. And even though it was quite well-designed spacewise and had a lovely rooftop terrace out the back door I was getting really claustrophobic by the end of the year…
LikeLike