Your Sleep Position Reveals A Lot About Your Relationship

Finding a sleep position that allows both you and your partner to feel maximum levels of comfort throughout the night is important. However, what you may not realize is that the position in which you and your significant other sleep with each other actually says a lot about your relationship. The spooning sleep position is pretty self-explanatory and probably one of the more well known sleeping positions. Essentially, two sleeping partners become like a pair of spoons nestled together, with one partner pressing the front of their body against the back of their partner's body. In this aptly-titled sleeping position, the "big spoon," or the person on the outside of the spooning situation, curls their body to match the form of their partner, who is affectionately known as the "little spoon" in this position. If you and your partner are spooning sleepers, you likely enjoy high levels of both intimacy and trust in your relationship. As body language expert Patti Wood explained: "[Spooning is] a very vulnerable position that...says, 'I trust you.'" According to a sleep and wellness expert with Mattress Firm, spooning is more common in newer relationships, saying, "[People] tend to gain more independence the longer they stay in a relationship." So before you develop the desire to drift away from your sleeping partner, maybe squeeze a little tighter next time you're the big spoon. Keep watching to learn how Your Sleep Position Reveals A Lot About Your Relationship! #Sleep #Relationships Spooning | 0:17 Chasing Spoon | 1:29 Pillow Talk | 2:06 The Nuzzle | 2:56 Lovers Knot & the Tangle | 3:43 Locking legs is for lovers | 5:02 Holding hands shows respect | 5:47 Hogging the space | 6:35 Back-to-back sleep | 7:22 Opposite sides isn't bad | 8:19 Separate beds | 9:01 Top-to-Tail | 10:09