Insomnia?

Why is it that I only suffer from insomnia when my wife, Sue, is not home? No, I didn't kick her ass out of the house. Better yet, she is in a shuffle-bowl league and had a game last night. Again, no she didn't stay out all night (or at least not that I know of), but she slept over her friend Lisa's place.

I don't know why I have trouble falling asleep when she is not home. Is it because Sue is like a giant Nytol pill that helps me gently fall to sleep? I don't think so.

Is she like a giant teddy bear that I can snuggle with to help me enter dream-world? No - in fact, Sue ends up sleeping in the "star position" most of the time. The star position is when Sue stretches out and takes up the entire bed, leaving me with a miniscule section in the corner. It isn't comfortable, but somehow I find a way to sleep.

Do I feel "safer" when she is in bed with me? Ummm, no. My wife certainly isn't Xena, the female warrior, in charge of protecting me as I slumber. I could just see myself now, "Sue - I heard a sound, could you go downstairs and see what it is?" That'll never happen.

I guess I'm just used to her being there. There is no other explanation.