HGTV’s Egypt Sherrod & Mike Jackson Reveal Big Change They Made to Help Their Marriage
HGTV couple Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson have been opening up about the secrets to a happy marriage, including the big change they have made that is paying off for their relationship.
The pair have revealed that they now sleep in separate bedrooms and have spoken out about how in can be a good thing for a healthy relationship.
In a recent interview with Us Weekly, the Married to Real Estate stars spoke about how, after almost 15 years of marriage, they’ve “rediscovered the power of our personal space.”
Touching on their separate sleeping situation, Sherrod said, “He can go to sleep when he wants, snore as loud as he wants, play whatever he wants on TV. And I can have my candles and my Solfeggio frequencies [to promote body and mind health] playing all night. I can sleep with the fan on without complaint. We love [doing] that and then coming [back] together with a little rat-a-tat-tat.”
According to a March 2023 survey by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 35% of American couples sleep in separate bedrooms occasionally or consistently. For Millennial couples, the number is even higher, at 43%.
It’s not just sleeping arrangements that make for a happy marriage; Sherrod also added, “Laughter is great for relationship longevity. We’re big on that.”
Sherrod and Jackson share two children, daughters Kendall (13) and Harper (6). Jackson is also the dad of Simone (23), from a previous relationship.
Jackson told the outlet that it’s important to separate their home life from their work life, explaining, “When you work together, especially for what we do, it’s almost 24/7. We have to remind ourselves to turn it off before we get in the house, so we can focus on having a good meal or dealing with the kids.”
Sherrod added that it’s also essential to let the other person be who they are, noting, “I had been in relationships where I felt like I had to shrink myself because I was too much for the room. My dreams were too big, my voice was too loud. This was the first relationship where I felt like my too-muchness is exactly what he loved. He shows me unconditional love, and that makes me feel comfortable where I can be my absolute best.”
The reality stars said it’s also the little things that often matter the most, like how Sherrod brings Jackson lunch while he’s working. “It doesn’t have to be grand,” she stated. “It doesn’t have to be a five-star restaurant [or] some experience where we’re swept off somewhere. We’re really practical people.”
Married to Real Estate debuted in 2022 and follows real estate broker and designer Sherrod and builder Jackson as they juggle their busy professional and personal lives while helping clients land their perfect home in a dream neighbourhood. The fourth season premiered on Wednesday, March 12, at 8 pm ET on HGTV.
Married to Real Estate, Season 4, Wednesdays, 8/7 c, HGTV
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I love the Sherrods they work well together they find time for their children they make sure their clients is happy and the Sherrods make their work fun and put in a little laughter in their marriage and be happy working together very business savvy love you guys 💕💞
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Glad to know I am not alone in my situation!! Married and just hitting our 60’s we are both retired and after being around each other all day, I can relax and go to bed with my poodle and watch tv, read or whatever without worrying about my husband snoring or rolling over on me during my sleep! We both are at peace in our own beds! 🥰
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This couple is doing things that most people would like to achieve. It's easy to vocalize negative comments when you represent the media. Egypt and Mike we stand behind you ! Please, please keep moving forward in what you do best ! Anyone with common sense should recognize the negative attempts to discredit "good,honest and trustworthy people ".
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I think people overthink other people’s lives because they don’t have a life of their own to worry about
I don’t care if she is sleeping in the bed with her husband or not if that’s what makes her marriage work then go for it
People share things with you for their own personal choice not because you asked for it so with that being said all the people that don’t like it move on
I love your energy and relationship and you people that use the internet to try to bully people you are not even remotely relevant 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️💪🏽🙌🏽
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If they are spritual they should live theirs lives the way outlined it in the bible...they will be bless.. but that is their decision...i love them and i think that are a great couple together
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I think these 2 are a beautiful couple and also do amazing work together. You can see by watching them that they build off each other yet also respect each other's perspective and opinion. They show each other love and also share that love to those they help with their dreams. I feel they leave a wonderful energy behind in every home they redo and that kind of energy bleeds over to those moving into the renovated home. They seem to be really great people with a gorgeous vision. May God continue to bless them and their family in all they do.
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A opinion or conversation can make a difference how a person look at others
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Totally agree.
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If she's sleeping in another room by herself with her sex toys why the hell would he stick around the house I'm sure he can go lay up with another woman who wants him in the same bed as her cuddling.. just my observation, these type of things don't last unless you're 60 or 70
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Their is no point in being married if you are going to sleep in different beds. Marriage is a covenant, the two become one. Ecclesiastes 4:11-12: "If two lie down together, they will keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."
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Thank you
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Right after President Trump won the election she posted how women, especially black women lost their freedom and her fear for her daughters rights
She did another one when he was sworn in.
Then she removes them within 24 hours.
It's her opinion but now I just get a whole fake vibe from her show. Especially when she works with white people.
Does she only like white customers because the money pays the bills.
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