Els Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Women wake up grumpier than men because they need more sleep - Telegraph What's your experience been? True? Not true for you? IMO it's pretty sad if the article is true, especially as women are also statistically proven to be 2-3x more likely to suffer from insomnia as men are, and take a longer time to actually fall asleep. Doubly increases the health risk and the amount of time one needs to set aside for sleep. Link to post Share on other sites
thatone Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Well, my GF and I... I stay up til 1 or 2 am every night, but have no trouble getting up at 7 to 7:30 every morning to take her daughter to school and what not. She tries to compromise and stay up with me until 11 to midnight every night, and constantly complains about being tired and not getting enough sleep. When we go to bed together I just stay there until she falls asleep and then get back up. We're in our mid 30s. Link to post Share on other sites
anne1707 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I get less sleep than Wuggle yet he complains most about not getting enough sleep. Poor thing! Link to post Share on other sites
carhill Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 What's your experience been? True? Not true for you? Historically, true, but that isn't surprising. Most people apparently need more sleep than I do. As an anecdote, my exW's mood and performance of ADL's slipped markedly when consistently getting less than 8-9 hours sleep. In fact, there were times when I felt a bit 'rushed' during 'couple time' in bed due to her desire to get a 'good-night's sleep'. Most other experiences with younger women prior to M paralleled this. Myself, I'd be asleep by midnight and good to go by 5-6am. As I get older, I find I go to bed a bit earlier and wake up a bit earlier, but can go back to sleep if I feel like it. That is more likely now where there is less on my 'plate'; prior, once awake, the thinking machine would start up and it was hard to become drowsy again. I think differences in brain chemistry and organization may account for some of the variations in gender sleep requirements/preferences. The rest is personal and unique. Link to post Share on other sites
whichwayisup Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I think differences in brain chemistry and organization may account for some of the variations in gender sleep requirements/preferences. For sure. And hormones do affect sleep well for women, depending where one is in their cycle, there are times we need more sleep. I also think weather/season has a hand in this too, unfortunately it seems more women suffer from S.A.D in the winter time than men, therefore needing more sleep is important. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_K Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Hasn't been true in my experience. Whilst I'm very good at getting up in the mornings, I'll feel sluggish all day if I haven't had at least 8 hours sleep. Preferably 9. And once or twice a week I'd like to push for ten Link to post Share on other sites
amazingdrummer Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 don't know. I sleep 5 hours a day, maybe that why I got weight problem, lack of sleep makes you gain weight. Link to post Share on other sites
sweetjasmine Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Women wake up grumpier than men because they need more sleep - Telegraph What's your experience been? True? Not true for you? IMO it's pretty sad if the article is true, especially as women are also statistically proven to be 2-3x more likely to suffer from insomnia as men are, and take a longer time to actually fall asleep. Doubly increases the health risk and the amount of time one needs to set aside for sleep. IME, it's been true. I definitely need more sleep than my H does. We both get cranky when we don't get enough sleep, but he can be okay with just 6 hours while I feel crappy all day and can't stop yawning. Lately, my schedule's been so demanding that I get 6-7 hours at most and usually around 5 during weekdays. The worst part is when I try to sleep in on Saturday, my H nags me to get out of bed because I'm sleeping too much. No, actually, I do need 9 hours after an exhausting week of 5-6 hours per night. Leave me alone! It's especially irritating since most days, I get up before he does and come home to see him fast asleep in bed. And then it takes me about an hour to fall asleep. So, yeah, it's becoming a touchy subject... Link to post Share on other sites
sb129 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I def need more than my H, but I think thats because once he's asleep, hes out cold for the night and has better quality sleep than I do. I often take longer to get to sleep, and wake during the night, esp to go to the bathroom (he never does) I also regularly wake early and can't always get back to sleep. H also snores and wakes me up regularly which is a PITA! We also have a small child which doesn't help! Link to post Share on other sites
tbf Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Couldn't find the actual study so I'm reluctant to agree or disagree, although it might have more to do with the higher levels of testosterone in men, so they're less likely to express or even be aware of their psychological distress. Link to post Share on other sites
veggirl Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I think this is true for me...except I think part of the reason I don't sleep as much as my bf is because I wake up so much during the night. He wakes me up because he crowds the bed and sometimes starts snoring (improving on the snoring though) and also my cat climbs on my face at like 3 am for her breakfast. I get up when he does but I typically end up napping during the day too (since I'm not working). He bounces right up. He sleeps very soundly and is able to stay up later than I am and still get up at 6:30. If I have to get up at 6:30, I wanna be in bed by 10, not midnight. Link to post Share on other sites
SmithWood Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 lack of sleep for girls can bring about coronary heart disease along with depression, nevertheless the volume of snooze you'll need is determined by the individual, but typically ladies need to have at the very least Something like 20 more mins per day than the usual person really does. Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Indy Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 my ex girlfriend used to be able to fall asleep in 30 seconds and she would usually be really tired and fall asleep at 10:30/11 and then get up ~6:30/7/8 depending on the day. she seemed fine. whenever she wouldn't get much sleep, she would take a nap during the day and she would fall asleep within seconds and then be fine. articles is nonsense. everyone is different. people vary with everything in life. Link to post Share on other sites
Author Els Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 Oops, my bad, I made this thread and then totally forgot about it. I definitely agree that there will be large individual variation, and I can't find the actual study quoted, either, so can't comment on the veracity of it. That being said, it's interesting that most of the personal anecdotes here agree with the premise of the article. Like sweetjasmine, my major problem is that I take AGES to fall asleep. So I definitely need more sleep 'time' than my bf, because he falls asleep 5 minutes after hitting the pillow, and I typically take about an hour to fall asleep (and that's on a good day). Worst thing is, if I ever get woken up during the night, it takes me another hour to fall back asleep! I'd give anything to be able to sleep the way the bf does. Link to post Share on other sites
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