Marriage Mondays!

Relationship tips to keep your marriage humming!

Sleep on it.

A common piece of advice that you may have heard is don’t go to bed angry. While it’s usually a good idea to confront problems head-on, sometimes we need a little time to process. Research conducted at the University of California, San Diego, found that people often solve ongoing problems during REM. “When people sleep, the brain reshuffles memories, combining old associations and new ideas to come up with solutions,” says study author Sara Mednick, Ph.D.

So sleeping on our problems may sometimes be more productive than trying to hash things out right before bed when we’re tired. Just make sure that you don’t use this as an excuse to completely avoid problems.