Sleep/wake Schedules And Romantic Partnernerships

Should our sleep schedules and bedtime preferences impact who we select for a romantic partnership? Sleep is often involved in romantic relationships, but how important is it that couples maintain similar sleep and wake times? The importance of sleep/wake scheduling preferences, or chronotypes, likely depends on scheduling flexibility, problem-solving skills, and ultimately, time spent together with your partner. 

A person’s chronotype is essentially the time in which she/he prefers to be awake and active.

• Some people are more morning types and prefer to start the day during the early morning, while others are more evening types and would rather go to bed later in the night and wake later in the...