You’ve got your side of the bed, and your partner has theirs. Your nightstand; their nightstand. Your lamp, your book, your lotion; their charger, their tablet, their water bottle.The correct way to sleep alongside another person is to swap sides of the bed each night.
Now, don’t get all bent out of shape. Literally. Swapping sides is better for your body. We all move around in our sleep to varying degrees, but most people. This is the one correct way to sleep. Sorry to those of you who sleep flat on your back, like a corpse, or flat on your face like a toppled mannequin. Side sleeping is the best position for
The problem with side sleeping is that if you always sleep on the same side, you can cause problems with your shoulders and hips, having whichever side is touching the mattress disproportionately bear your weight. Now, perhaps you have a king-size mattress and you sleep without touching your partner. In that case, congratulations on your wealth and your Victorian intimacy.But if you have a human-sized mattress and if you like to spoon, the solution is to alternate sides of the bed.
Since my daughter was born, I’ve been careful not to use blackout curtains, not to make the house absolutely quiet as she naps, and today, at 2 years old, she can sleep on the floor in an airport terminal. Believe it or not, you can learn to sleep without such dependencies, and you’ll be more adaptable for it.You’ve been listening to way too many true-crime podcasts. You’re in greater danger of dying in a fire than dying from a home intruder.