When television shows in the 50’s show married couples sleeping in separate beds, was a that an accurate reflection of American life or an invention of television?

by Mrquizmo

I’m watching “I Love Lucy” and it just occurred to me that multiple shows of that era had people sleeping in separate beds. Was this actually a wide spread practice or just something invented by television? I’ve never seen separate beds like that in real life, but I can’t claim to spend a lot of time in older peoples bedrooms.

Searocksandtrees

Hi, there's room for more contributions on this, but you can get started on this earlier thread