How the way you sleep with your partner reveals telling signs about the state of your relationship - and your sex life
Do you and your significant other sleep in a tangled knot, as a pair of spoons or could you not get further away from each other in the night?
Each one of these positions says something about your relationship, and you may be surprised at which are signposts for a happy coupling and which are signs of trouble.
According to an article by LittleThings.com, experts say that our body language when we sleep reveals a lot about our unconscious minds - right down to how we really feel about our partners.
The first position examined is the classic spooning position - both snug and loose.
Spooning in general is considered the sign of a healthy couple - and nearly a third of couples sleep facing the same direction.
Relationship psychologist Corrine Sweet told Daily Mail Online earlier this year that only a fifth (18 per cent) of couples actually spoon when they go to bed - despite the position being arguably one of the most traditional.
Corrine described it as a 'traditional position' that exposes a dynamic 'where one partner takes a protective stance over the other.' While other experts describe the position as 'sexual' and about trust.
Loose spooning, however, is apparently the matured and more secure version of spooning.
According to Paul Rosenblatt, author of Two in a Bed: The Social System of Couple Bed Sharing, this manner of sleeping evolves in couples who like to spoon and eventually revert to positions more conducive to quality sleep.
However, not only is spooning the sign of a 'happy couple' but not spooning can be a sign of trouble in paradise - and more specifically, trouble with sex.
Sex expert Tracey Cox told Daily Mail Online that: 'Few couples hug or spoon during sleep if they’re sexually frustrated or resentful.
She added: 'The partner who’s not eager for sex is worried any sign of affection will be interpreted as an invitation, the other gets the message any touch is unwelcome so stops trying.'
To spoon or not to spoon: The way we sleep with our partner can be telling of the state of our relationships, according to experts
Growing apart, together: Some positions, such as spooning, may start out snug and intimate in early relationships, and loosen as the relationship matures
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