The snuggle is real: what happens when you can’t fall asleep without your partner?

Sleeping in the same bed as your partner can become a signal for safety and sleep, said Dr Wendy Trexel, a sleep expert and clinical psychologist. Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images

I don’t live with my partner, but when we sleep in the same bed, I doze off almost instantly. When I’m alone in my own bed, I toss and turn throughout the night.

Between talk of “sleep divorces” being key to a healthy relationship and boyfriends being embarrassing, it’s been hard to admit that I sleep much better with my partner.