Carson Daly recommends 'sleep divorce', says having separate bed from wife allows them to 'stay together'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Sleeping in separate beds is a helpful tactic that 'Today' host Carson Daly has revealed to preserve his good marriage with his wife Siri Pinter.

Daly provided an update on his habit of sleeping in a different bed from his wife Pinter on Monday, April 8, and claimed that the unconventional decision had benefitted the pair.

Reason why Carson Daly and wife Siri Pinter sleep in separate beds

The 50-year-old TV personality told PEOPLE during the 'Today' show's Solar Eclipse watch event on April 8 that he and his wife Siri Pinter sleep in different beds multiple times a week and that they "both secretly love it."

Since 2019, the pair has set out time for themselves each night, and during the solar eclipse viewing event at The American Museum of Natural History, Daly exclaimed that they now "secretly love" the arrangement.

The couple went into the sleeping arrangement after deciding to go above and above in order to ensure that their marriage would endure.

"The object is to stay together. That's what we'd like to do. And so reverse engineering that, it's like — by any means necessary, for the two of us, [we want to] still be in a relationship when we're dying," Daly explained how he and his wife approach their relationship.

Daly met his wife Pinter, 43—a cookbook author and food blogger— in 2005 and the two got married in 2015.

Daly claimed that they both possess a "whatever it takes" mentality, and that includes what he referred to as "sleep divorce."

He conceded, "It's been good for us. We don't do it all the time, but a couple of days during the week — especially if I want to watch an Islanders hockey game kind of later at night — I go into the guest room, she retires upstairs to read her book or watch a show."

"Goodnight, I’ll see you tomorrow" is how they part ways, and Daly remarked, "It just takes a lot of attention out and it works. So I highly recommend sleep divorce."

Carson Daly and Siri Pinter practicing 'sleep divorce' since 2019

The concept emerged during Pinter's pregnancy with their fourth child, Goldie Patricia; and Daly and Pinter have been "sleep divorcing since 2019."

Daly said that a physical problem and his wife's pregnancy at the time made it worthwhile to try when he revealed in 2019 that he and his wife were sleeping apart.

"I have sleep apnea, my wife’s pregnant, and during a home renovation, we downgraded to a queen-size bed," he revealed on the 'Today' show. "We just felt like we’re better off sleeping in different beds," per Daily Mail.

Adding that Siri "couldn't get comfortable" due to her pregnancy and his CPAP machine, having her own room resolved a lot of those problems.

"We're both pretty good-sized humans and it just wasn't really working when she was in her third trimester, and I also have sleep apnea, which is very sexy for the ladies out there, I'm sure," Daly explained to PEOPLE in 2020.

"We woke up and we just shook hands like, 'I love you, but it's time to sleep divorce. It'll be the best thing for all of us,'" Daly continued.

Daly also revealed that he and Pinter seldom ever sleep together since Daly moved to California to anchor 'The Voice,' and he now has to wake up at 3 in the morning to be on 'Today' because of the time difference.

He added, "We're still sleep divorced, but for discernibly different reasons. I don't know if we'll ever sleep together again."

What is sleep divorce?

According to the Cleveland Clinic, a sleep divorce can lessen unfavorable interactions with spouses and help one's sleep, which can have many positive psychological and medical implications.

The term "sleep divorce" refers to a variety of strategies, such as letting one partner have some alone time, isolating the other if one parent must care for an infant, or accommodating individuals with varying sleep requirements.

Not every person should sleep apart, though, as it may also negatively impact a couple's closeness or sex life and increase the likelihood of loneliness for the spouse who is sleeping apart.

The ideal sleeping arrangement for someone who is not with their partner is a private, safe space, such a second bedroom—which is often beyond the means of many.