Barbara Corcoran Loves Separate Bedrooms Because They Keep Sex 'Short'

Shark Tank star Barbara Corcoran she is happy sleeping in a separate room from her husband, Bill Higgins – mainly because it keeps their most intimate moments from being too long.

“I have to invite him to my room and it's like it's his birthday. 'How old are you, Bill? Come in!'” Corcoran, 75, quipped in a preview for the next episode The Jamie Kern Lima Showwith People. “[Does it] make sex better? No, but you think so.”

When the host Jamie Kern Lima asked if Higgins finds sex more fun on their show because “it's a sure thing,” Corocoran replied with a laugh, “Yes! And I like it because it's short. I'm not sure, but it's short. “

“My idea of ​​a special night with my husband is a good game of Scrabble,” she continued. He often says to me S or S, I say 'Scrabble' because the first S means sex, I say, 'No, Scrabble,' and I love to beat him at Scrabble, and he loves to beat me. Me in Scrabble, and that's a good night.”

Corcoran noted that there are many other reasons for her to maintain a separate space from her husband of nearly forty years, noting that his career plays into her desire for “me time.”

“I think there's something to be said for your personal space. I lead a very busy life. I have a big family that I am always happy about. I have honest, active friends, so what I need more than anything is rest, and my husband doesn't relax either,” she explained. “He has absurd ideas. And to come up with the energy at the end of the day to listen to him and nod and contribute to the conversation? I'm running for a while.”

He added, “I'd better go to my room, and have an hour alone.”

Corcoran said Higgins is well aware of the house rules, sharing that he will follow her when she goes to the “break room” but “never” stay in her room with him.

“I have to invite him to my room and I like it that way,” she said. “He never invited me because he knows I won't even enter his room, but I have to invite him to my room.”

It's not the first time Corcoran has opened up about choosing different sleeping arrangements at a wedding. During the appearance it is open Today With Hoda & Jenna in March, he noted another reason why he chose his night spot.

“You're a mess,” Corcoran said mocking Higgins “You put a bunch of stuff everywhere and I'm very tidy so I couldn't sleep well at night. Now, I sleep like a baby.”

Corcoran and Higgins tied the knot on Valentine's Day in 1988. The couple have a son Tom, who they adopted in 1994, and a daughter Kate, who they adopted later.

Earlier this year, Corcoran shared her best marriage advice that doesn't involve the bedroom.

“You have to accept your partner as he is and don't hope for marriage to change,” said the TV host. Hello! in February. “Because they never did it. You should be satisfied! What you see is what you get.”