Surprising things your sleep position reveals 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, and you've probably realized this whether you're in a longterm relationship or have only recently started sharing a bed. However, what you may not realize is that the position in which you and your significant other sleep with each other actually says quite a lot about the relationship the two of you share. Sure, astrology is fun — but if you really want more insight to exactly how your partner feels about you, all you have to do is observe the position they take next to you when the lights go down.
"The way that we sleep reveals a great deal about our personalities," Evany Thomas, author of The Secret Language of Sleep: A Couple's Guide, explained to the New York Post. She continued, "We spend a third of our time together asleep, and it's where we have our most unguarded moments."
Whether you and your partner are classic spooners or separate sleepers, here's a look at what your preferred sleeping position says about your relationship.

  
   
     The spooning sleep position is pretty self-explanatory. Essentially, two sleeping partners become like a pair of spoons nestled together in a drawer — or, in this case, a bed — 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 Patti Wood, body language expert and author of Success Signals: A Guide to Reading Body Language, explained (via Cosmopolitan), "[Spooning is] a very vulnerable position that's sexual, but says, 'I trust you.'"
According to Sarah Brown, a sleep and wellness expert with Mattress Firm, spooning is more common in newer relationships. "[People] tend to gain more independence the longer they stay in a relationship," Brown explained (via Ask Men).




Have your friends ever described you and your partner as being inseparable? Are you able to communicate your thoughts and feelings to your lover with nothing more than a glance? Do you often feel like your partner knows you better than you know yourself? If you answered yes to any of these questions, there's a good chance that your favorite sleep position is the "Leg Hug."
As you've likely gathered from its name, couples who opt for the Leg Hug position literally lock their legs together while they sleep — kind of like how sleeping otters hold hands so they don't float away from one another. According to body language expert Patti Wood, locking legs with your partner during the night likely means that the two of you are an undisputed team.
"[Locking legs] means your lives are intertwined, that you function as a pair," Wood explained (via Little Things). "You probably finish each other's sentences and take care of each other."


There are few things more exciting than the butterflies-in-your-stomach feeling that comes with the beginning of a new relationship. In this stage, known as the "honeymoon period," your partner feels like a drug — and you simply can't get enough. The two of you are attached at the hip in every sense of the phrase, clinging on to each other both emotionally and physically — even while drifting off to dreamland.
However, the honeymoon period doesn't last forever. As you and your partner grow to feel more comfortable and secure in your relationship, you'll likely realize that — while you're more in love than ever before — you've both gradually come to value personal space and independence over constantly being attached to one another. According to relationship psychologist Corrine Sweet (via Little Things), the sleep position that best represents this dynamic is sleeping back-to-back, while also leaving a bit of space between you and your partner. Called "The Liberty Lovers," Sweet revealed that this position is most often seen in couples who are "connected and secure in themselves."
"This position shows both closeness and independence in the relationship," Sweet explained.