Sleep Issues & Your Relationships

Do you feel under appreciated by your spouse? Maybe they just aren't getting enough sleep.

It turns out that sleep problems can lead to relationship problems and fixing one might help fix the other too.

Not getting enough sleep can affect us in all sorts of ways. Everything from being tired the next day, to long-term issues like high blood pressure and heart disease problems can be blamed on restless nights. But now it looks like if one part of a couple doesn't get enough sleep, then the who couple can suffer.

Researchers looked at couples aged 18-59 to see how sleep patterns affected how well they interacted. For these couples poor sleep meant not showing much appreciation for things their partner did the next day... leading them to feel under appreciated. the scientists involved in this study say it looks like poor sleep might make it harder the next day for people to count their blessings and value their partner and what they do. Especially when it comes to thanking them for the little things they might do for you.

So, if one or both of you don't seem to be getting the 7-9 hours of recommended sleep at night, try and pay extra attention to your significant other the next day. And remember to say thanks if they do something nice... we all appreciate that!