Dr. Matthew Walker

These are all critical sex hormones that promote superior libido drive, and it also promotes superior sensation and sexual pleasure during the act of intimacy. So firstly, when you're underslept, and again, this is not a one size fits all, but for those that it's not working for, the stigma in society is that if you're not sleeping together, you're not sleeping together. Mm-hmm.

These are all critical sex hormones that promote superior libido drive, and it also promotes superior sensation and sexual pleasure during the act of intimacy. So firstly, when you're underslept, and again, this is not a one size fits all, but for those that it's not working for, the stigma in society is that if you're not sleeping together, you're not sleeping together. Mm-hmm.

But in fact, the opposite seems true because you replete your sex hormones. We also know that for every one hour of sleep that a woman gets, an extra hour of sleep that a woman gets, her desire to be intimate with her partner increases by 14%. Now, if you think about the latest libido drugs for women, things like Vilesi, those will improve dramatically.

But in fact, the opposite seems true because you replete your sex hormones. We also know that for every one hour of sleep that a woman gets, an extra hour of sleep that a woman gets, her desire to be intimate with her partner increases by 14%. Now, if you think about the latest libido drugs for women, things like Vilesi, those will improve dramatically.

But in fact, the opposite seems true because you replete your sex hormones. We also know that for every one hour of sleep that a woman gets, an extra hour of sleep that a woman gets, her desire to be intimate with her partner increases by 14%. Now, if you think about the latest libido drugs for women, things like Vilesi, those will improve dramatically.

libido by about 23 to 24 percent that's a pharmacological brute forcing agent but here 90 minutes of sleep one hour of sleep and you're you know you're getting there so all of a sudden you know all the guys now are probably saying calling their girlfriends or their wives honey we need to go to bed an hour yeah should we get into bed an hour and let's sleep in come on let's have a um so so there's certainly a superior benefit when you are sleeping well as a couple you're

libido by about 23 to 24 percent that's a pharmacological brute forcing agent but here 90 minutes of sleep one hour of sleep and you're you know you're getting there so all of a sudden you know all the guys now are probably saying calling their girlfriends or their wives honey we need to go to bed an hour yeah should we get into bed an hour and let's sleep in come on let's have a um so so there's certainly a superior benefit when you are sleeping well as a couple you're

libido by about 23 to 24 percent that's a pharmacological brute forcing agent but here 90 minutes of sleep one hour of sleep and you're you know you're getting there so all of a sudden you know all the guys now are probably saying calling their girlfriends or their wives honey we need to go to bed an hour yeah should we get into bed an hour and let's sleep in come on let's have a um so so there's certainly a superior benefit when you are sleeping well as a couple you're

your physical component of intimacy is improved. We also know that when couples are sleeping well, from a female perspective at least, you get, by way of those sex hormones, you get greater vaginal lubrication, which leads to higher pleasure during sex, and you get greater sensitivity of the genitalia for both man and woman in terms of the intimacy.

your physical component of intimacy is improved. We also know that when couples are sleeping well, from a female perspective at least, you get, by way of those sex hormones, you get greater vaginal lubrication, which leads to higher pleasure during sex, and you get greater sensitivity of the genitalia for both man and woman in terms of the intimacy.

your physical component of intimacy is improved. We also know that when couples are sleeping well, from a female perspective at least, you get, by way of those sex hormones, you get greater vaginal lubrication, which leads to higher pleasure during sex, and you get greater sensitivity of the genitalia for both man and woman in terms of the intimacy.

The other component though is the psychological component. When couples are not sleeping well, for example, when they are sleeping together, firstly, their empathetic sensitivity is blunted. Secondly, as a consequence, they end up butting heads more in the relationship

The other component though is the psychological component. When couples are not sleeping well, for example, when they are sleeping together, firstly, their empathetic sensitivity is blunted. Secondly, as a consequence, they end up butting heads more in the relationship

The other component though is the psychological component. When couples are not sleeping well, for example, when they are sleeping together, firstly, their empathetic sensitivity is blunted. Secondly, as a consequence, they end up butting heads more in the relationship

And furthermore, because their prefrontal cortex, which is the kind of higher order reasoning logical area of the brain, that's the one that goes first in terms of sleep deprivation. It's the same one that is there designed to do conflict resolution.

And furthermore, because their prefrontal cortex, which is the kind of higher order reasoning logical area of the brain, that's the one that goes first in terms of sleep deprivation. It's the same one that is there designed to do conflict resolution.

And furthermore, because their prefrontal cortex, which is the kind of higher order reasoning logical area of the brain, that's the one that goes first in terms of sleep deprivation. It's the same one that is there designed to do conflict resolution.

So you are enfeebled as an organism to have a co-opted relationship that's emotionally mature and designed to be part of a team versus adversarial and combative. And so shorter nights, greater fights. That's what data starts to demonstrate. then you can ask, well, okay, if I decide to sleep in separate rooms, how can I firstly approach that with my partner and how can I design it?

So you are enfeebled as an organism to have a co-opted relationship that's emotionally mature and designed to be part of a team versus adversarial and combative. And so shorter nights, greater fights. That's what data starts to demonstrate. then you can ask, well, okay, if I decide to sleep in separate rooms, how can I firstly approach that with my partner and how can I design it?

So you are enfeebled as an organism to have a co-opted relationship that's emotionally mature and designed to be part of a team versus adversarial and combative. And so shorter nights, greater fights. That's what data starts to demonstrate. then you can ask, well, okay, if I decide to sleep in separate rooms, how can I firstly approach that with my partner and how can I design it?