" We do what we need to . "
Before you judge, listen to whyRaven-Symonéand her wife Miranda Maday decided to start sleeping in separate bedrooms.
On the latest episode of their podcast,Tea Time with Raven & Miranda, the couple opened up about the factors that led them to sleep in different beds and how they quickly learned it works best for them, both individually and collectively.
The two recently moved into a new home, but when it came down to decorating, their interior design styles just didn’t seem to match.
“We function better in separate spaces,” Miranda said, to which Raven added, “Yep.” “Not all the time, but especially when it comes to sleep,” Miranda continued. “You are such a sporadic, bizarre sleeper, and I really need sleep to function. I was like, ‘We should have separate bedrooms, then we could each decorate our rooms the way we want,’ because you had a different vibe.”
“And then we wouldn’t fuck each other’s sleep schedule up — primarily, you’re not fucking mine up. Raven, babe, you sleep in the reverse orientation.”
The former child star confirmed that she does end up in various positions while she sleeps. There have been times when Miranda woke up with Raven’s “ass in her face,” while other times she ends up rolling on top of Miranda. Basically, sleeping with Raven can get pretty unpredictable.
“Now, we’ve decided that I’m sleeping in a separate bed than you, and when we need each other…” Raven said. “We text! It’s perfect,” Miranda said as she completed Raven’s sentence and they both laughed.
“We do what we need to,” Raven continued. “It has upped my [grunts to represent desire] for you. I believe in ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder.’ We work together, we live together, we eat together, we cook together, we drive together…it’s like, I’m going to have a little time to myself, and I think that it’s actually helping.”
The Cheetah Girlsstar actually proposed the idea of separate sleeping arrangements to Miranda last year, and it worried Miranda so much she thought that Raven was actually hinting at wanting a divorce. But Miranda eventually learned she was trying to help them both, and now she couldn’t be happier with their decision to do so.
Miranda stated that sources like society, parents, social media platforms like TikTok, and even heterosexual norms, convinced her that couples, especially married couples, sleeping in different beds was a red flag.
Many commenters applauded their openness, with some even revealing they’ve been happily sleeping apart from their partners, too:
I truly enjoyed this conversation. There isn’t one way to love someone or one way to be in a relationship, and it’s great to see couples doing what’s best for them instead of following the “rules” that have been laid out for us by society. You can watch this fullTea Time with Raven & Mirandaepisode below:
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