Bedside Manners

[jamesq]

While lying in bed last night I realized that I only use half my bed and that for most of my adult life, I've used the same side. This leads to me rotating the mattress every few months to keep the wear even. I even arrange new rooms (or my tent/cot combo while camping) to follow the same pattern. About the only time I don't follow it is if I'm sharing a hotel room - then I'll usually want the bed closest to the door and I'll use the side of the bed farthest from my roommate.

So I thought I'd see if there was any pattern to this - i.e. if we pick up how our parents sleep and unconsciously mimic it. It's a crackpot hypothesis, but that's what LJ polls are for!

Answer honestly - don't use that one time in 1997 when you slept on the left side of the bed to suggest that you use both sides evenly. I'm interested in preferences, not examples of OCD.

[Poll #1659732]

Comments

[ishansonofbrand.livejournal.com]

My father would sleep on the left. I slept on the right when I was with my last two partners. I sleep on the left mostly now because it is near the closest and the door. When I slept with nerissa at coronet I was on the left. When I slept with jean at a brooks even many years ago I Was on the left as well. [EDIT: When I say sleep I should clarify to say I shared the bed. We slept together in the complete Victorian meaning of the word. IE we could have had razor wire between us and neither would have gotten hurt. ]

I am generally indifferent. Though I like being on the right but that was mostly do my back issues. Ie, it was easier to snuggle when I was on my right hand side. I don't know if that still holds true.

It is an interesting thought though.

[jamesq]

Yes yes yes, I understand that you have no carnal knowledge of your house sisters. Don't worry, to my knowledge Blue doesn't read my blog.

[ishansonofbrand.livejournal.com]

That was far before they were dating, and before I was dating kaja as well. :-)

While being the brat of the house I am also sweet and innocent. Ask anyone! er... wait. Don't ask anyone, just trust me. :-D

[oblivions.livejournal.com]

Keep believing... ;P

[ishansonofbrand.livejournal.com]

er.... I think I need better a PR agent. hhhmmmmm....

[jamesq]

Don't do your own PR; Like being your own lawyer, it's just not a wise idea.

You can still blow your own horn though, provided you're limber enough.