Before the Victorian era it was not uncommon for married couples to sleep apart. In ancient Rome, the marital bed was a place for sexual congress but not for sleeping.

• 在维多利亚时代之前，夫妻婚后分床而睡并不罕见。如果回到古罗马时代，婚床是夫妻做爱的地方，而不是用来睡觉的。