Why a good, generously sized bed will save your marriage (and your sleep)

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I didn’t know what was wrong with my lifestyle for years, until a chance appointment with a chiropractor. He told me that I should be sleeping on a firm bed that would provide more support for my back. At this point, I decided to have a serious conversation with my husband about sleeping in separate beds.

I bemoaned this adulting (but real) problem to a good friend who directed me to European Bedding. I dragged my reluctant husband to their Eng Hoon Street showroom, which was surprisingly calming. It was a sanctuary I wasn’t expecting in the Tiong Bahru neighbourhood. Spanning three levels, the showroom felt almost like a day spa.

We visited on a quiet weekday afternoon, and with the help of the general manager Thijs and his colleague Sarah, we spent an hour checking out the showroom’s Heveya mattresses and pillows over chilled fruit-infused water and lots of laughter.

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I didn’t realise that a lot of work goes into finding the ideal bed. My husband and I laid down on different display pieces, and Thijs and Sarah would bend down to observe our spinal alignments when we were lying on our sides, to see which types of mattresses suit our needs.

We learnt that my husband, who’s 1.83m tall, had been sleeping on a bed too short for him over the last six years. Given his stature and weight, he should be sleeping on a firm mattress whereas I only need a medium firmness. I didn’t know how to reconcile our different needs until Thijs told me they could have two different types of firmness in the same mattress. My eyes widened.

He explained, “No two bodies are exactly the same and we all have very different yet specific needs when it comes to bed rest, so how can anyone expect two people with different needs to be content sleeping in the same bed with the same configuration?”

In the end, my husband and I went for the Heveya III in king size, which is 30cm longer than our previous mattress. This model is European Bedding’s most luxurious, and the king version costs the same as my previous queen mattress. It eliminated the issue of my husband’s feet hanging out of the mattress. Most importantly, my lower back ache became less intense and frequent. The difference I felt after just one week of sleeping in it made me seriously wonder what took me so long to make the switch to a bigger and firmer mattress.

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The Heveya III mattress is made with three natural 100% organic latex layers, and I also pair it with Heveya’s bamboo sheets that are made of 100% bamboo lyocell. It’s so comfortably cool and soft that every night, for the first month after we started sleeping in this mattress, I would exclaim to my husband how much I loved our new bed.

Other things I love about Heveya’s products: They are dust mite-resistant and have removable covers, which makes cleaning super easy. Plus, European Bedding provides a “100-night free trial”, so if you are dissatisfied with your mattress purchase within the first 100 days, the mattress will be collected and you will be refunded with no questions asked.

The customisable sleeping experience also applies to the pillows and bolsters. Because I’m a side sleeper, my absolute must-have is a bolster. The Heveya latex bolster ($198) is firm and gives my lower back the support it needs when I sleep on my sides. It’s a godsend, after going through three failed bolsters that were too soft for me.

My begrudging husband admits he’s had the best sleep in years, and he regrets not knowing what he was missing out on until he had this mattress.

We’re both happier because we sleep better – that not only does wonders for any individual but definitely, a marriage too.

For more info, visit heveya.sg.