Is Sleeping Alone Good for Marriage?

According a href=”http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/09/12/lw.sleep.alone.when.married/index.html”to this CNN article/a, more and more married couples are sleeping separately (Hat Tip:a href=”http://nalert.blogspot.com/2008/09/were-married-sleeping-separately.html” Newsalert/a):br /br /blockquoteHow many couples sleep solo in a double bed?br /br /A 2001 random telephone survey of 1,004 adults conducted by the National Sleep Foundation found that 12 percent of married Americans slept alone; a similar 2005 survey of 1,506 people found that number had jumped to 23 percent. br /br /In addition, a March online survey of 1,408 couples conducted by the Sleep Council of England found that 1 in 4 people regularly retreats to a spare room or sofa to get a good night’s sleep.br /br /The preference for separate spaces has even begun to affect home design. According to the National Association of Home Builders, there’s been a steady increase in the number of requests for “two-master bedroom” homes since 1990, prompting the organization to predict that by 2015, 60 percent of all custom upscale homes will be built with two “owner suites.”/blockquotebr /br /What do you think, is sleeping alone good or bad for marriage?