Had a conversation with my SO the other day, and found out that we both like to sleep on the same side of the best (the left side).. we kinda joked out who would have to give up the left side.. we are still 5 months away before she get's here.. but thought it was an interesting question about if the SO who live here in the States would be willing to give up somthing this trival to make their SO's adjust that much easier..

In the end.. I think I would give up the left side for my wife

I don't care what side of the bed I sleep on and neither does he. We change around all the time!

Funny poll

Of course I picked, "Willing to give up your favourite side to your SO considering they have just given up their entire life to be with you"

same here....except I prefer to sleep on the side of the bed NOT closest to the door. Maybe I watched to many scary movies in the past, lt him be closer to the door where the intruder comes in

Dave and I sleep on different sides...and I've claimed that side of the bed in like 6 countries now, so it's MINE!

I woulda changed if he HAD to sleep on my side, but thankfully he don't! hahaha

I have no idea what side of the bed i like to sleep on

I think I always used to sleep in the middle of the bed....

and I notice that I like to sleep on the side away from the door, if possible.... I guess in case someone comes in they will have to go through hubby first

hubby also likes to swtich sides all the time, although he hasn't done that in awhile....





I posted my response before I read the other posts...

at least I know I am not the only crazy one

I voted that we would flip a coin! But mostly because that is how we would joke about it!
Honestly if it were a serious issue between us I would allow him to choose. Nothing to lose sleep over! *grin*


We just kinda happened to sleep where we do. No one picked!

It doesn't matter which side of the bed I sleep on. However, in keeping with the poll, I would have given up my side of the bed for my husband.

LOL, reminds me of a question on here a while back about bathroom tissue.....over or under.

VJ- the place you come to find you are never alone!

we totally have *sides* and before he moved here i even slept on that side alone. what is funny is now, when he is away on business i usually take his side.

we both like the left side... there was no question... i happily gave it up

most often tho, we both wind up on the same 2/3rds of the bed, because both of us sleep better in each others arms

I have cubital tunnel syndrome* in my right elbow, so if I sleep on the right side I can't snuggle my husband because I need to have my right arm extended (I used to have to wear a brace to break the habit of bending it, but now I've gotten over it). So that wasn't even up for discussion.




*It's like carpal tunnel except: (1) it's a different nerve so it affects the nerves to a different part of your hand, (2) it gets trapped in the elbow and not in the wrist, and (3) it's caused by sleeping with your elbows bent tight and/or spending a lot of time leaning on your elbows, not by repetitive stress.

I always sleep on the right side here & at d' Netherlands. He is so nice that he let me pick which side I wanted to sleep... because I told him otherwise I would have nightmares (Is that consider a bribe lol )

I don't care about sides, I care about being far away from the door, always, no matter which side. We got lucky because Charles likes to sleep closest to both bathroom and bedroom door.

When I was alone I used to sleep in the middle of the bed....now I sleep on the edge and he sleeps on the isde against the wall...it doesn't matter to me which side I sleep on....It works good this way now because when it's time for me to get up for work I can just roll out of the bed....and not climb over him.

voted yes.

I occupied the MIDDLE (of a queen-size airmattress) prior to April 2006; mostly right side of queen-size futon now.

It doesn't matter to me, but it does matter to Larry. So, I just took the side of the bed that was free....

well at the begining i slept by the wall cuz he got up first to go to work etc.. but when i got my job we witched cuz i had to get up at 3am sometimes.. i had to be at work at 6am and he only at 8am.. it doesnt matter on what side we fall asleep cuz we end up in the middle anyways.. lol but we did it like that cuz it was easier and i didnt woke him up..

OMG!!! I haven't asked. I'm going to ask right now and I'll let you all know. I sleep on the Right side and though I voted for giving up my side, I do think its important to consider before he gets here!!!

Thanks,

Dre

How we actually settled on the preferred side?

Basically copied the one we started on in the hotel room (on night of 2006/04/15).

same here.....

It would have to be a coin toss...last time I tried switching sides I fell out of bed

I currently sleep diagonal acrossed my bed, habit I got into when my ex left, so the bed wouldn't feel so empty. Guess I'm going to have to choose a side eventually...or maybe not... After reading the posts here, I'm kind of liking the 'sleep in the same spot' idea.

We naturally sleep kind of opposite, back to back or rear to rear... whichever way you see it. But my fiance' tends to lay very still and just sleep on his side, while I toss and turn a lot. Normally I sleep in the middle of the bed, not on any one side, so scootching over isn't a big deal. I just don't like it when he (rarely) turns over towards my side, and I turn that way, and I get a blast of hot breath in my face. I'm sorry, but at 3am in the morning, no one's breath is minty fresh.

nope...if you do that..next she hog all the covers

Well if my dH was here, we would not do much sleeping so would not need to worry about sides

Actually I prefer the bottom and she prefers the top.....

I chose toss a coin, but actually we would play Rock Paper Scissors. We do that all the time to decide which one of us is going to do something

Sides of the bed change wherever we are ... different sides for all the different beds we have slept in.

As long as I'm the one who has to wake up to an alarm clock every morning and go to work, then I'll sleep wherever I want!

I've always won this debate with him, even though he's whined about it for years.

He always wants the "good side." Which is mine.

it dont matter to me.

I would be willing to switch sides of the bed as long as he really could not sleep well on the other side.

The right side of the bed is mine!

He can have anything his little body desires.

I'll be kicking the kid out of the bed when my husband comes. My side of the bed? I don't know. I will probably buy a new bed about a month before he comes.

I already lost my side..when he came here in Dec he just took left side which was mine but i would gladly give it up just to have him here with me!

By the time he gets here, he can have WHICHEVER SIDE OF THE BED HE WANTS!!!!!!! I'll just be glad to have him here sleeping next to me.

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Whichever side of the bed that doesnt have the 'wet spot' is mine so sure, i'd give it up for my wife, assuming that side was the wet one

The right side of the bed is mine, all mine

I haven't seen my hunny in 8 months so I'm not concerned about what side we're sleeping on, or even sleeping at all! I must say I do like to be on the side closest to the door because I am the only one who gets up at night and I hate to crawl over him and disturb him. Sorry..but after kids your bladder shrinks! hehe

devblt,

I would sleep on the same side with her, even if it were the side that I don't prefer.

In fact, I do.

Yodrak

don't care. all the times i've been to visit my fiance we've never discussed who sleeps on which side. we just went to a side and that was fine.

but i do have sort of a hip problem and i like to lie facing the right side the majority (but not all) of my sleep, so it would be nice if i were facing him ...so i guess that means i like the left side!
i also prefer to be away from the door like nessa.

I gave up my side of the bed. If I sleep on that side I wake up nearly off the bed but if I take the other side I'm good. For some reason my husband rolls that way when he sleeps. I'm used to sleeping on the other side now. No biggie.

Would absolutely... and did.... give it up!! Now closet space, that's another issue.

Yodrak is a poet. Who knew???

Your comment caught my eye, Wacken.... just a thought... depending on the age of the child, you might want to make the change sooner, so s/he does not associate distance from Mom with the arrival of your husband.... might prevent some resentment that way....

Jen

We like different sides of the bed
but it's not a left-right thing, it's that I like the side that's closest to the wall and he likes the one farest from it
But if we'd liked the same side, he'd better given it up for me!

Good point, Jen

My sons would always end up in bed with me (with me usually ending up on the couch) when they stayed at my house. I talked to them in advance about my husband coming and that they would have to start sleeping in their own beds. They were fine with it. Of course my sons are 9 and 10 and really shouldn't be sleeping with their mom anyways.