--- title: What Your Sleeping Postion Says About Your Relationship description: Whether you spoon or sleep back-to-back is an indicator of how happy and satisfied you and your partner are canonical: https://time.com/collections/guide-to-sleep/64966/what-your-sleeping-position-says-about-your-relationship/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-04-16T14:55:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T11:54:12.964Z article:section: Health og:title: What Your Sleeping Postion Says About Your Relationship og:description: Whether you spoon or sleep back-to-back is an indicator of how happy and satisfied you and your partner are og:url: https://time.com/collections/guide-to-sleep/64966/what-your-sleeping-position-says-about-your-relationship/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt83c0e8c59b086e65/6988c13d86f68ec1e76e41c1/time-health-stock-couple.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: What Your Sleeping Postion Says About Your Relationship og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: What Your Sleeping Postion Says About Your Relationship twitter:description: Whether you spoon or sleep back-to-back is an indicator of how happy and satisfied you and your partner are twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt83c0e8c59b086e65/6988c13d86f68ec1e76e41c1/time-health-stock-couple.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Apr 16, 2014 # What Your Sleeping Position Says About Your Relationship > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. ## Video: How Sleep Loss Affects Your Heart [Watch (HLS stream): How Sleep Loss Affects Your Heart](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/EE7iJwKQ.m3u8) (0:56)  _Published 2016-07-07. Sleeping for five hours a night alters your heart rate the next day_ by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin  Getty Images According to a new study, spooning with your partner really does say something about your relationship. Researchers from the University of Hertfordshire surveyed 1,000 people and found that couples who maintained physical contact while they slept were more likely to report being happy in their relationship. An overwhelming 94% of couples who touch while sleeping said they were happy, while only 68% of couples who didn’t touch while snoozing expressed being satisfied with their relationship. Not only that, physical distance while sleeping seemed to translate into emotional distance. Of the 12% of couples who slept with less than an inch separation from their partner, 86% of them said they were happy. For couples who slept more than 30 inches apart (a mere 2%), only 66% said they were happy. “This is the first survey to examine couples’ sleeping positions, and the results allow people to gain an insight into someone’s personality and relationship by simply asking them about their favorite sleeping position,” said Professor Richard Wiseman, a psychologist at the University of Hertfordshire and study lead. The research was presented at the Edinburgh International Science Festival. The most popular sleeping position for couples was back to back, with 42% doing so. Thirty one percent slept facing the same direction, and 4% slept facing one another. Interestingly, the more outgoing one is, the more likely that person is to sleep closer to to his or her partner. And creative types tended to sleep on their left. So the next time you want to add some satisfaction to your relationship, consider scooting a little closer. 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