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Featuring author of The Sex & Intimacy Repair Kit, Xanet Pailet, let’s explore the benefits for relationships in having separate bedrooms on The Straits Times. Xanet is certified trauma practitioner and intimacy coach who can speak from experience on the topic of each person having their own bedroom and why it can be a healthy option for couples.

“We’ve been socialised that to be in a happy marriage, you have to be sleeping in the same bed,” she says. “I don’t think that’s actually true for many couples, especially as we get older.”

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