First, let’s get science-y, but not too much—I promise no diagrams. Snoring happens when air struggles to pass through your husband’s relaxed throat, vibrating soft tissues like a bad kazoo made of flesh. Surprising fact: men are twice as likely to snore as women, thanks to their naturally narrower airways and a genetic tendency to hoard extra neck fat. It’s evolutionary, probably—a caveman’s way of scaring off saber-toothed tigers, now re-purposed to annoy you at 3 AM.
But here’s the kicker: many men actually don’t believe they snore. They’ll protest, “I barely make a peep!” while you hold up a recording of what sounds like a dying engine. This denial is step one in your snore-stopping journey—you must break his reality, gently, with evidence. I suggest a smartphone recording played at breakfast, preferably over his cereal. Watch his face crumble, then say, “We’re fixing this, honey.”
