Do you like sleeping with people? I'm talking about actual sleep, not sex. Back when I first graduated college I lived with my best friend (a dude) and we slept in the same bed for literally a year. We never did anything sexual at all. I've also slept with female friends and literally not done anything. It's just nice to be with a human I like.
There are two friends (ladies) that I used to sleep with on occasion and both loved to cuddle. I loved it too, nothing like having someone to snuggle up to at night and have no expectations other than just holding that person close. Be it a lover or a friend.....
My spouse and I do not have sex anymore but most every night we retire to the bedroom together and hold each other a while before rolling over and drifting off to sleep. This is very comforting and secure and lets each of us know we still care for each other. Humans like the physical bonding touch provides and this releases the hormone Oxytocin, aka the cuddle hormone. It is more often than not that people just sleep together without having sex but very few couples sleep while cuddling each other all night long. 25% of us sleep in separate beds and the other 75% who sleep in the same bed only 13% cuddle up close all night long. The benefit is that cuddling, if for only 10 minutes before you roll over and drift off to sleep, triggers the chemicals that help you bond with your partner, relax after a stressful day, and feel content. There's nothing like feeling happy, safe, and secure when drifting off to sleep.
My wife and I sleep in separate bed rooms and we like it that way. But we have date nites at my place up stairs. Her bed is too small.
Yes, it is. My mate will often lay with me until I fall asleep, then quietly sneak off to sleep elsewhere. I have a tendency to violently thrash about in my sleep all night long, and sometimes wake screaming. Not only is this not conducive to my partner getting proper rest (or myself; she's snarked that I appear to get more exercise asleep than awake), every once in a while, I inadvertantly strike her in my sleep, which just mortifies me beyond words.
