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My partner sleeps at least 10 hours a night. Should I accept this situation won’t change? | Leading questions

There are so many causes here that aren’t up to him, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith . Rather than trying to change him, change the goal Read more Leading questions I am in a relationship with a lovely man who I first dated when we were 19 and 20 years old respectively. Now in our mid-50s , we have been together for three years. We laugh a lot and enjoy doing lots of things together – his enthusiasm for travel matches mine. The issue is he sleeps a lot – at least 10 hours a night but could be 12 hours. He could easily stay in bed until 1pm on any day off. This means when we are on one of our frequent trips away, we rarely get to do things together in the morning – a time I love. I’ve addressed it with him and he sometimes makes the effort, but then reverts back. We don’t live together and only see each other one day a week, so time is precious and I often end up waiting arou

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According to The Guardian’s source item, My partner sleeps at least 10 hours a night. Should I accept this situation won’t change? | Leading questions, There are so many causes here that aren’t up to him, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith . Rather than trying to change him, change the goal Read more Leading questions I am in a relationship with a lovely man who I first dated when we were 19 and 20 years old respectively. Now in our mid-50s , we have been together for three years. We laugh a lot and enjoy doing lots of things together – his enthusiasm for travel matches mine. The issue is he sleeps a lot – at least 10 hours a night but could be 12 hours. He could easily stay in bed until 1pm on any day off. This means when we are on one of our frequent trips away, we rarely get to do things together in the morning – a time I love. I’ve addressed it with him and he sometimes makes the effort, but then reverts back. We don’t live together and only see each other one day a week, so time is precious and I often end up waiting arou

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My partner sleeps at least 10 hours a night. Should I accept this situation won’t change? | Leading questionsThe Guardian - 2026-05-14T15:00:12+00:00

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