It amazing how I always thought things happen just so randomly for example sleeping. Most of us hardly even tell the last dream we had, let alone our sleeping positions. Did you know the way you sleep says a lot about who we are as individuals? For instance, if you sleep on your back, it often means you’re the strong, silent type.
There are many things your different sleeping positions tell you about your love life. Usually, your body language speaks a lot about your sub-conscious mind. It reveals what you and your partner actually think about your relationship.
If you sleep on your stomach, it typically means you have an open, gregarious and playful personality. So, what happens when you throw different sleeping styles and personalities into one bed? Or really, any two individual personalities into one of the most intimate and vulnerable situations we humans experience?
It’s actually quite fascinating. When we sleep, our subconscious minds take over. Below are few sleeping positions that experts have justified to communicate various meanings:
The Untwining Knot
This position starts with the tangle position, but then unravels after 10 minutes or so. Believe it or not, this position is a sign of a stronger relationship. Only 8 percent of couples adopt this two-part position. It’s “a compromise between intimacy and independence, allowing for the best of both worlds.”
The Back Kissers
If you sleep back-to-back, but touch with your butts or backs, it is a good thing. It means “both partners are relaxed and comfortable with one another.” This position is more common amongst newer couples, or those who have been together for under a year, rather than a more long-term duo.
The Spoon
The position is only adopted by a fifth (or 18 percent) of couples and demonstrates a dynamic in which “one partner takes a protective pose over the other.” Although it’s sweet, it can also be a little saucy. “It’s a very vulnerable position that’s sexual, but says, ‘I trust you.’
The Tangle
This extremely intimate position is even rarer than the spoon. It tends to happen when there is either intense emotions at play (like after lovemaking), or at the start of a romantic relationship.
Some couples maintain it throughout their relationship, but it isn’t necessarily a good thing. “[the couple] could be overly involved, too dependent on each other to sleep apart.” Don’t see how you and your partner sleep? Keep reading.
The Leg Hug
If your partner plays footsie with you in bed, or intertwines his or her legs with yours, it means he or she craves an emotional or sexual connection. A pair of tangled legs is also a sign the two of you can’t get enough of each other even when you’re sleeping.
“It means your lives are intertwined, that you function as a pair. You probably finish each other’s sentences and take care of each other.”
The Space Hog
If a partner takes the “starfish position,” one in which he or she sprawls out and hogs the bed, this probably means your partner tends to be selfish especially if he or she begins to push the other partner to the point of hanging off the bed.
If this is happening in your relationship, it’s time to have an honest conversation. One partner dominates the space, while the other takes a secondary role.
You can also tell who is dominating a relationship by where their heads are when they sleep. When your heads are right next to each other, it means you are equal, and if they touch, even better.
It’s a sign that both partners have minds and know what’s going on in each other’s heads. People who sleep closer to the headboard tend to feel more dominant and confident, while those who place their heads further away from it tend to be submissive and have lower self-esteem, she says.