The posture when sleeping next to your partner tells about the quality of the relationship.

A study affirms that the quality of the sentimental relationship can be seen in the sleeping posture.

The position in which couples sleep in bed and how far apart they are and the distance between them can be an indicator of the level of happiness and fulfillment in the relationship.

At least that is what emerges from a study led by the American psychologist Richard Wisemanof Hertfordshire University (UK), whose results were published at the Edinburgh International Science Festival.

Sleeping position indicates the quality of your relationship with your partner

It seems that our sleeping position could predict a number of factors related to our way of being in a relationship. factors related to our way of beingas we saw in the previous article "The position in which you sleep says a lot about your personality". It is also important to remember the 8 serious health consequences of sleeping too few hours: sleep is a basic function for our brain and body to rest.

Data revealed by the study

Now, this research has managed to obtain interesting conclusions after examining the habits of more than a thousand people regarding the quality of the affective relationship and its correlation with certain sleeping habits:

• 42% of the couples studied are in the habit of sleeping with their backs to each other.

• Thirty-one percent sleep on their sides.

• Only 4% of the total sleep facing each other.

• Thirty-four percent sleep with physical contact.

• 12% sleep at a distance of less than 2.5 cm.

• 2% sleep 75 centimeters or more apart.

Some curious conclusions

The research picks up on the legacy of psychiatrist Samuel Dunkellwho already developed certain concepts and studied the way in which couples develop at the moment of sleep and compared it with the degree of happiness of the relationship. He established that the couples who live a sweeter moment and live the relationship in fullness are those who sleep face to face and maintaining physical contact..

In case they do not touch each other while resting, a good indicator of the quality of the relationship is that they sleep facing the same side. "Ninety-three percent of couples who sleep in contact reported feeling very happy in the relationship, while the percentage dropped to 68% among couples who do not sleep maintaining physical contact," says Wiseman, who argues that couples who sleep at a distance of more than 75 centimeters expressed unhappiness in the relationship.

The research also drew interesting conclusions: people with the highest extraversion scores are those who prefer to sleep close to their partner, while the most creative participants tend to sleep on their left side. Dunkell discovered years ago that sleeping on one's back was an indicator of self-confidence and extraversion. confidence and extraversion, or that sleeping on one's stomach was a sign of perfectionists. Sleeping cross-legged may indicate a person with a tendency to compromise, and the fetal position is associated with indecisiveness, below-average self-esteem and a predisposition to anxiety.