Couples: This sleeping position that shows you’re connected to your partner

Psychologist and author Corrine Sweet led a couple’s sleep study and what it can reveal. The results of his study reveal a number of things about relationships within couples depending on how one partner sleeps compared to the other. As part of her study, the psychologist was able to identify 8 sleeping positions allowing to reveal the state of health of a couple, the nature of their balance of power, the feelings of one or the other, his attachment or detachment.

If you sleep with your back turned towards your partner and he does the same, it means that you are connected to him and he to you. This is the most common position among couples, and for good reason, it is very practical. According to a study by psychologist Corrine Sweet, 27% of couples opt for this position although she is not one of the most romantic. Corrine Sweet interprets this position positively. Sleeping back to back would mean that you and your partner are connected. This means that you both feel safe too.

Couples: sleep back-to-back or far apart

Sleeping back to back denotes a balance between connection and independence within a couple. This position has an equivalent, that of sleeping leaving plenty of space between you and your partner. The psychologist and therapist adds that this position reveals both proximity and independence in the relationship. At the antipodes of this position, there is that where the partners intertwine intimately all night. This position betrays a lack of independence which translates into the need to stay glued to each other.

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