Back to back? Face to face? Or the good old spoon position? In a survey, curious people have now determined which sleeping position is most dangerous for the relationship.
Good sleep is important for body and mind – and apparently also for our partnership, as a British survey suggests. However, the health of our relationships does not only depend on how long and how deeply we sleep, but also in which position we sleep with our loved one.
Interviewed around 10,000 people
The British mattress shop "The Dozy Owl" made the effort to interview almost 10,000 divorced people on this subject. Central subject of the survey:
- In what position did the divorced majority lie in bed with their ex-partner?
The good news first: Apparently enough of the respondents were in bed with their ex to be able to answer the question at all (at least nothing to the contrary from the data). But now the bad news: a total of ten out of 15 sleeping positions were named by more than 50 percent of the participants. Apparently two thirds of the possible sleeping formations cannot avert a divorce – darn it and sewn up.
The three most dangerous sleeping positions
The most ominous slumber position was named by a proud 86 percent of those surveyed: the female spoon, i. H. the woman is holding her partner from behind in her arms. Seems like men don't like playing the cuddly toy, but the position is soooo intimate and cozy.
The second most dangerous position is called "Leg Hug", a "hug" only with the legs or the legs in contact with each other. 82 percent of divorced people said they had taken this position regularly with their ex.
Only in third place of the most common pre-divorce sleeping positions did the position land that we would have expected with 100 percent in first place: back to back without touch. 78 percent of those surveyed named this formation, in which one can usually sleep well, but not so well bond.
The three most harmless sleeping positions
The respondents were least likely to opt for the face to face sleeping position with cuddling. Only 19 percent of the divorced study participants * regularly spent the night with their ex in this position.
Those responsible for the study also derived a lower risk of divorce from the formations back to back (26 percent) with touch and face to face without touch (38 percent) due to their comparatively rare mention. So if you forgot to brush your teeth in the evening, you should at least make sure to press your buttocks against your partner's while falling asleep.
What do these results tell us?
In order to really classify the results of the survey, we would of course need answers from a comparison group, i. H. of couples who are happy together. Even if almost 90 percent of them are in the female spoon position or 80 percent in the leg hug, the information provided by the respondents from this study is not particularly meaningful.
But even if, in comparison with happy couples, it could be shown that the female spoon would sleep more often before separations and face to face would be a sign of harmonious partnerships: It remains to be doubted that the sleeping position decides on relationship happiness and unhappiness. After all, the main thing is that both sleepers feel comfortable in bed with each other – and like to wake up next morning next to each other.