By Bunmi Sofola
Suppose you lived in a two room apartment with your partner, how would you organise your living space? Option (a) Shared bedroom would be a must. Option (b) Each person would have his or her own room, but at least one of them would have to be set up so you could spend the night together. When I came across the above question in a recent survey that set out to find out how many couples would prefer separate bedrooms, a friend’s recent plight came to mind.
Married for years, her middle-aged husband was suddenly having a serious affair. “The heartbreaking bit about this was watching him make the effort to look good most nights and knowing he was making all these efforts for another woman”, she said sadly. She lives in a big house with several bedrooms with her family, why didn’t she move into one of the rooms if her husband’s antics were giving her so much stress?
She looked at me as if I’d gone off my rocker. “If I moved to…
