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Sleep expert: "This is what the sleeping position indicates about your relationship and sex life"

Sleep expert Anne Marie Boyan claims that our favorite sleeping position can be very indicative of our relationship and sex life - and you may be surprised to find that contactless sleep may actually be the opposite of what you thought.

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Tuesday, 09 November 2021, 23:43

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Sleep expert Anne Marie Boyan claims that the position in which we prefer to go to sleep with our partner is very indicative of the nature of the relationship - the power relations, the level of intimacy and even our sex life. Does sleeping on your back indicate distance? Cuddling indicates a sticky intimacy? And what does that say about us if we go to bed every night with spoons? The sleep expert and author of the Sleep Journal - which includes science-backed techniques for improving the quality of your sleep - has answers to all these questions and more. She also claims that sleep affects our sex life and libido.

Speaking to the British Sun, Anne said: "Lack of sleep affects our health and well-being in so many ways. It obscures the brain, causes nervousness and lack of concentration, increases appetite and adversely affects our libido. A good evening routine that includes sex has many health benefits. Although high-intensity training makes it difficult to fall asleep, a soothing exercise like having sex is actually a perfect evening workout. "Increases the production of melatonin, the 'sleep' hormone that your body produces to prepare itself for sleep."

Ann claims that sex can also improve the quality of your sleep, especially for women, as having sex leads to an increase in estrogen.

She also says: "Coupling in bed in bed increases your sense of security, which makes the process of falling asleep easier."

Ann referred to a number of common sleeping positions and what can be learned from them about the nature of our relationship.

Here are the most notable:

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teaspoons

Spoons is probably the most common of the existing sleeping poses and is also preferred by couples who are very comfortable with intimacy.

Ann explained that sleeping in spoons signifies protection, trust and that the couple feels comfortable in their relationship.

Spoon position (Photo: ShutterStock)

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Sleeping on the stomach

Sleeping on your stomach is not a sign of intimacy because none of your body organs touch those of your partner.

Ann says that sleeping on her stomach is also a sign of protecting the front of the body and therefore she can indicate vulnerability, lack of control, anxiety or sexual distrust in a relationship.

Sleeping on your stomach - bad for a relationship (Photo: ShutterStock)

Adjacent back to back

This is the position where couples fall asleep back to back, with the spine and buttocks touching each other.

Ann said: "This pose indicates connection but in the same breath - the need for personal space. Either you are an old couple who feel very comfortable with each other or you are a new couple who still have no reason to suspect each other."

Sleeping back to back?

You are either an old couple or very fresh (Photo: ShutterStock)

The handful

This is the position where one of the couple falls asleep on his back and the other handcuffs him and places his head on his chest - a typical movie scene.

The sleep expert explained: "It's common in re-ignited relationships or new relationships. It's a sign of a nurtured relationship based on friendship and sharing. The person who puts his head on his partner's chest is usually independent but appreciates his partner's love and support. "He is usually more protective, the one who is more confident. In general, sleeping on his back usually indicates high self-confidence."

The person who rests his head on his partner's chest is usually independent (Photo: ShutterStock)

Opening the relationship

In this position the reference is to couples who fall asleep when they touch each other, but slowly during the night release and turn each to his side in bed.

Ann claims it is "the best of both worlds".

She says: "It indicates intimacy and independence. It is a sign for a couple who have been together for a long time and are very comfortable with each other."

A sign for a couple who have been together for a long time (Photo: ShutterStock)

Lovers of freedom

This position characterizes couples who sleep back to back - but do not touch each other.

While it can be assumed that this is a position that indicates distance, Anne does not necessarily claim: "This position actually indicates confidence and connection. Each person enjoys his independence but likes to reunite in the morning to share his day with the other. This is a fairly common position for established couples."

This pose actually indicates confidence and connection (Photo: ShutterStock)

The tangle

This is the messy pose, when you sleep on top of each other - her hand on his face, his hand on her belly and feet on her feet.

tangle.

Ann explains that this pose indicates that it is difficult for you to be apart from each other.

So much so that even in sleep you are not separated.

It indicates high intimacy but also dependence.

It can usually be seen in couples in fresh relationships.

High intimacy but dependence (Photo: ShutterStock)

Took over

This is the sleeping position in which one stretches and scatters all over the bed and the other converges on the remnants he has left there.

Ann claims: "It could indicate dominance in the relationship and maybe even a little contempt for the other person."

The pose that indicates dominance in the relationship and perhaps also contempt (Photo: ShutterStock)

When it comes to power relations, Ann also adds an interesting detail about the position of your head together at the head of the bed: "Notice who lies with his head closer to the head of the bed. The closer your partner's head is to the bed, the more secure and dominant your relationship is. If your two heads are at the same height, then the relationship between you is equal and you have a similar view of your relationship. "

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