“Things In Norway That Are Foreign To Me”: 25 ‘Cultural Shocks’ This American Woman Experienced After Moving To Norway

I've always had my own blanket when I share a bed w my husband. I need to wrap myself up. My dogs have their own blankets in bed too.

Pretty sure this saved my marriage

It's so much better then one big. You can choose how much warmth to share.

I started doing that a couple of years ago when the hot flashes started. I spend half the night tossing blankets off, then on then off then on... Every time I did that, it pulled on my husband's side, disturbing him. Now we each have our own - different weights - and we sleep muuuuuuuuch better!

It's so much better 😁

I will need to incorporate this. I only sleep with a flat sheet- I like it to be a little chilly at night and my husband loves to sleep with the thickets, warmest and fluffiest blanket. I just cannot.

This is just a personal preference thing. I know families who all use seperate blankets

So nice to have my own! I hate that cold void when you're back to back..

We used to have a King Size duvet which my wife would drag over to her side of the bad - or, to give her version, I would PUSH onto her (WTF???) Saw the double duvet in a Swedish film. She now complains there's a draught in the middle of the bed . . . because she still drags her duvet over herself.

I like that.

I have done that for decades, (in the U.S.) not so unusual, and each person gets to choose the level of warmth he or she prefers. No hogging the covers, either!

Obviously!!!! Though sleeping bags would be even better! Then HE cannot pinch all the covers to put on the floor on his side of the bed.

My husband & I do this. You can only wake up shivering so many times, & smothering someone with a pillow is illegal.

Ahhh, solving the 'who gets the covers' dilemna.

Is it against the law in the US to have your own blanket? If so, I've been an outlaw for 30 years now.

what the hell. Do you actually share a common duvet somewhere ? That's just disgusting !

No fighting over the covers

No this is not normal

I’d freeze or hubby boil if we shared a doona

Wait, that's not normal everywhere? Single duvet is my nightmare... like I love my husband, but our 14 years marriage would crumble after one night under single duvet.

Worse yet are the "romantic hotels" where there are two single beds pushed together, but the hard wood floor make them move apart. Try to spoon and somebody ends up on the floor. Sweden has them too.

Is this not normal?

I don't get the single sheet: anyone moves, other awakes. Anywone farts, share the smell. Someone getting in or out (toilet, work, drink, ...), both awake ...

My husband and I do this.

That's pretty general in Europe.

My husband and I do this and have for a few years now. No more fighting over the blankets! We have a king bed with 2 twin duvets

my husband and I improved our marriage ((for real)) by me buying him his own blanket and I using the one we already owned

You had to go to Norway to see this shiit?

One large duvet reflects back the heat of two people. You can adjust you own temperature with your own duvet!

Good idea. Hubby likes the down comforter in the winter, but I get overheated.

I always have my own blanket. I freeze my husband out, so he has a heavy blanket and I have a thinner one

I live in Germany and only a few people prefer one big duvet. The most of us have two duvets in a bed for two. And if you have a little kid with you in bed it has a own duvet too :-)

I can't stand heat husband can't stand the cold he has a double duvet for himself and I've a lovely cotton sheet

We have 2 big ones! love it

In Iceland, too.

Consider this: two double duvets, one for each. I will never give up my double duvet.

I don't use duvets, total pita, but my partner and I each have our own blankets because we like to sleep.

I never share my blankets. Ever.

I learned about this when I visited Norway in 1999. I saw my parents had 2 separate duvets. I was by myself so I only had one. I was always intrigued by the idea. 18 years into marriage and I totally get it now. We almost did this 2 years ago when we got new bedding but we didn’t and I regret it. Sometimes I will use our old quilt and fold it just for me and he uses the new one folded just for him. It works well when we do that.

Neh. Cuddle.