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Letters: Sharing a Bed Is ‘a Comfort, Not a Burden’

And other reader opinions on whether you should sleep alone
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Why Everyone Should Sleep Alone

In November, Mallika Rao argued in favor of nightly separation: “Wander too far in search of privacy, and you nullify romance; get too close, and the same occurs.”


Eight and a half years ago, my wife of 37 years passed away. We always slept together. After she

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