Archana Puran Singh reveals how she and husband Parmeet Sethi have slept separately for ‘7 years’; “We are on a sleep divorce”

Archana Puran Singh, who is loved and known for her acting skills and comic timing, recently shared a video on her YouTube channel. There, she opened up about her love story with husband Parmeet, pregnancy, depression, and much more. Parmeet and Archana also walked down memory lane and recalled old memories. Here’s all that you need to know:

Archana and Parmeet opened up about their marriage and how love lies in the little gestures. She shared, “What matters is how much love is behind those ‘I love yous,’ what the intention truly is. Let’s come to our forties. When we were around forty-something, we discussed that phase too. After that, our romance changed. The last ten or fifteen years of our romance have been completely different. In those fifteen years, we shifted into a more mature space. Our children were growing up. Aaryamann went to London to study, so we had a little more time to spend with each other.”

Archana shared, “You kept writing scripts, and they seemed okay, but for some reason they didn’t get approved. Production almost stopped just when you were about to begin. During that phase, you went through a very difficult time. You were unhappy. And when one partner is unhappy, always struggling, you went so inward that I couldn’t reach you. I really couldn’t reach you. Today, I realize that if you’re depressed or feeling something heavy, it’s better to express it, to say it out loud. But you were never someone who shared too much. I, on the other hand, would come and talk about everything — what happened to me, this and that. But you don’t share. You go inward. You meditate, and you find your answers there.”

Archana shared, “Real love is not loud. Real love is found in the small things you do for each other. When you go to sleep at night, I become completely silent. I love staying awake at night, and I wake up late. You sleep early and wake up early. So there’s this beautiful balancing act between us. When you go to bed early, I tiptoe around. I don’t make a sound. I use headphones, whatever I do. I stay awake for two or two-and-a-half hours. Similarly, in the morning, when I’m still asleep, you remain completely quiet. You never disturb me. These are the things that tell me you care. That’s why, in the morning, you don’t make any noise.”

Parmeet and Archana revealed how they don’t sleep on the same bed. She shared, “I’ve been sleeping on a separate bed because of his snoring. This can become a very big problem. It is a big issue. You know they call it a ‘sleep divorce.’ It’s been five to seven years of sleep divorce, guys! We are divorced, sleep divorced. I’m a very light sleeper. Even the slightest sound wakes me up. And once I wake up, I can’t fall back asleep. What about you? You sleep instantly, you snore, and then you wake up fresh in the morning. But I get disturbed.”

Parmeet shared, “Over the last 10–15 years, our ego has mostly disappeared. And because of that, we no longer think, ‘Should he say sorry, or should I say sorry?’ What’s the need? Let’s just move on. Okay, this is the situation, this is the work, this is what we have to do, so let’s continue. That’s why we don’t waste time anymore. It doesn’t matter who is right and who is wrong. Just live together.”

Parmeet shared, “Life really is too short. How many Diwalis do we have left together? How many birthdays? Maybe 20 more Diwalis, if we’re lucky. How many birthdays, anniversaries, or Valentine’s Days are there in a year? They just keep passing by. And if you stay angry, or keep holding on to resentment, those moments slip away. This is one thing I have always believed deeply.”