This information is important for married couples who want to stay happily married.
"Wives who took longer to fall asleep the night before reported poorer interactions with their husbands the next day," said Wendy Troxel, assistant professor of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Pittsburgh and lead author of the study.
Sleep deprivation causes the victim to become angry and irritated unreasonably. The usual tendency when a person is irritated is to vent it out on the spouse.
"For sure when someone is sleep deprived they become more emotionally brittle," said Susan Heitler, a Denver marriage counselor and co-founder of poweroftwomarriage.com. "A situation that might have been humorous or just slightly frustrating looks downright annoying. It's like putting on dark glasses, to not have enough sleep."
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Divorce: Pros and Cons
Divorce can be traumatic for children and create a sense of insecurity amongst them. Couples should realize that joined parenting is important even after divorce.
Divorce can be traumatic for children and create a sense of insecurity amongst them. Couples should realize that joined parenting is important even after divorce.
