The love? It is seen in sleep

The way and the positions in which a couple sleeps would reveal the degree of harmony, harmony and depth of the relationship. Psychoanalyst Samuel Dunkell addressed this topic in his book The sleeping positions (Sonzogno, 1978) and, more recently, the American sociologist Evany Thomas has analyzed the most common nocturnal interlocking of two lovers in the book The Secret Language Of Sleep (Sonzogno, 2006).

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In short, the bed is seen as an existential space in which everyone acts and expresses the relationship through the way they occupy it together with their partner. In general, the couple's “joints” during sleep evolve naturally, from a position of extreme proximity to the bodies to a gradual distancing. This does not necessarily imply the presence of problems, but it can be an indication that the couple has acquired a certain emotional security and that the two partners tend towards a spontaneous recovery of their individuality.

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A typical position at the beginning of a relationship is that defined as a spoon: the bodies are side by side, lying in the same direction, turned on their side and usually it is he who is behind.

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If the contact continues to be very strong even with the passage of time, it can however indicate possessiveness, control and separation anxiety. Similarly, the distance between bodies does not necessarily mean emotional distancing or individualism, but can instead mean a normal and healthy dose of independence.

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Then there are extravagant positions that unequivocally reflect the relationship, such as sleeping sideways or even sleeping one with his head at the foot of the bed and the other with his head on the pillow, indicating that the life of the two partners is going in different directions.

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