How Sad - How Not even a goodnight kiss
for the majority of couples
According to a recent study, 80
per cent of couples don't even give each other a good night kiss before turning
off the lights.
Getting eight hours of shut-eye
is so important to most that it overrules a simple, "I love you" and
a quick peck on the cheek before bed.
Conducted by UK accommodation
booking site Travelodge, the survey asked 2000 people about their sleeping
habits and behaviours and found that the need for sleep trumps even the
quickest of pre-sleep affection.
An overwhelming 90 per cent of
those surveyed admitted they don't bother whispering "I love you" to
their significant other before hitting the sack, while 46 per cent sleep with
their backs to their partners to ensure they get a good night's rest.
A quarter admitted that they
can't handle having their loved one even touching them during the night as it
will disturb their precious sleep.
According to relationship
psychologist Corrine Sweet, body language during sleep can reveal your
relationship dynamics. Interestingly, she notes that sleeping back to back
suggests we trust our partner deeply.
When the initial lust in a
relationship wears off and the entangled and entwined sleeping positions end,
couples will fall into sleeping positions that they are most comfortable with,
says Sweet.
Only one per cent of couples in
the survey said they slept in what experts called the "heroic romantic movie
scene" position - where the man lies on his back and the woman sleeps with
her head on his chest.
"Couples fall into
habitual ways of sleeping together that suits their personalities and personal
preferences," Sweet noted, saying that if you notice a change in your
habitual sleeping pattern together, it may be worth talking to your partner
about it.
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