I know it’s not just my husband that does this, but it drives me nuts and I was wondering what the explanation behind it might be.

He goes to work at 6 am and, even though he can be ready in 20 minutes, he gets up between 5:10 and 5:20 so he can make himself breakfast and not be in a rush. However, he sets his alarm clock for 4:45 am and then proceeds to press snooze until I tell him he needs to get up if he wants to eat. This morning around 5:15, that very thing happened. He’s a pretty heavy sleeper and I didn’t have to touch him or speak loudly for him to respond, so I figured he was already awake. He said, “the alarm clock hasn’t gone off yet.” I replied, “Really? Because I’ve heard it go off three times.” He looked at his phone and was surprised to see that I was correct.

If my alarm clock goes off, I’m up. If I push snooze (which I never do) or reset the alarm, I clearly recall doing so. How can a person hear their alarm, wake up enough to reach over and hit snooze, and then have no recollection of the event when they eventually get out of bed? I must admit that hearing his alarm 3–4 times each morning gets on my nerves, so perhaps hearing a valid excuse for this would help me understand.