This man swaps sides of the bed with his partner each night and it’s blowing people’s minds
No doubt couples have lots of different habits once they shut the bedroom door and frankly we really don’t want to know about them.
But there’s one habit that every couple has in common surely, and that is that we all sleep on the same side of the bed each night. Right?
Wrong. Not if you’re this guy, and it’s blowing people’s minds.
We were just chatting in work and apparently it's weird that Amy and I don't sleep on the same side of the bed every night. Some nights I like to sleep by the window, some nights the door. It's not really that unusual, is it?
— Grand aul' stretch in the Stevenings (@steveohrourke) March 22, 2019
Steve! Seriously?
Feel like I need to point out the following:
1. First one in chooses
2. We've never disagreed over it
3. We move pillows and books as we move
4. We don't change every single night
5. Neither of us are aliens— Steve O'Rourke (@steveohrourke) 24 March 2019
And if Steve thought his workmates were surprised, that was nothing to what people made of it on Twitter.
That's extremely fucking weird, actually.
— Colin O'Hara (@colinpohara) 22 March 2019
But why? Everyone keeps saying it's weird, but nobody has explained why
— Steve O'Rourke (@steveohrourke) 22 March 2019
Well.. Its just.. I don't.. You have a side of the bed, and that's your side of the bed, and they have theirs. And that's that. It's a bit like saying, "I think I'll go sleep in the neighbors house tonight"..
— Colin O'Hara (@colinpohara) 22 March 2019
You don't have a side of the couch, or a set seat at the table. Just adding an extra resting place
— Steve O'Rourke (@steveohrourke) 22 March 2019
What?? Of course you do!!
— Sinéad Cuddihy (@sineadcuddihy) 22 March 2019
Eh, I'm feeling really self conscious now
— Steve O'Rourke (@steveohrourke) 22 March 2019
oh no, we’re all just jealous of your laissez-faire attitude!
— Sinéad Cuddihy (@sineadcuddihy) 22 March 2019
I'm sorry now…you don't have a set seat at the table either? So every time you go to sit down, you just sit in a different seat? Wow.
— Val Kearney (@Val_Kearney) 23 March 2019
I just read this aloud to Mrs J and we are clutching each other in horror. What do you do about all the shite beside the bed?!
— Jack Monroe (@BootstrapCook) 24 March 2019
Books move with us, the rest of the stuff is mixed across bedside lockers
— Steve O'Rourke (@steveohrourke) 24 March 2019
— Jack Monroe (@BootstrapCook) 24 March 2019
Steve that’s the weirdest thing ever can somebody think of the pillows
— Kathleen Maher (@SquidgeMundo) 22 March 2019
We move the pillows when we move, not complete monsters
— Steve O'Rourke (@steveohrourke) 22 March 2019
So you have to keep moving your pillows back and forth? Exhausting.
— Michelle Hennessy (@michellehtweet) 22 March 2019
My head is broke from this. I have my side of the bed even in hotels x
— Patrice Sheridan (@Pattieios) 22 March 2019
See, that's really weird to me
— Steve O'Rourke (@steveohrourke) 22 March 2019
But how else could anyone sleep IN A STRANGE BED without sleeping on their own side??
— Janet (@crankyoulwan) 22 March 2019
But if the bed faces a different direction, etc, is it really the same side?
— Steve O'Rourke (@steveohrourke) 23 March 2019
Depends which side of you is facing the edge of the bed. My left arm and leg must be towards the edge, right side towards the middle. Otherwise the monster under the bed will get me.
— Janet (@crankyoulwan) 23 March 2019
I think people should try it before they knock it. So many people are saying they'd never even attempt it. But honestly, 20 years of it and I've no complaints. It would be odd to have a set side
— Steve O'Rourke (@steveohrourke) 22 March 2019
Try it‽ Try living a life of instability and constant, unpredictable change? There is enough disorder in the world without inviting it into the dwelling, thank you very much.
— Rossa McMahon (@rossamcmahon) 23 March 2019
How have you found someone else to share a bed with who is also happy with these shenanigans?? The only reason I’m still with my husband is because I fear a future partner might want my side of the bed.
— Twinks (@tinytwink) 23 March 2019
— Steve O'Rourke (@steveohrourke) 23 March 2019
Last word must go to this person, surely.
I’m reading these out to my partner of 39 years and he reminds me that we have swapped sides over the years and then produces the documentation. Mind blown! pic.twitter.com/0A6H41IK5u
— Amanda Coulston (@AmandaCoulston) 23 March 2019
Documentary evidence? Please tell me this was drawn from memory earlier today, and not a page in a notebook that has been regularly updated over 39 years?
— Ian Statham (@reluctantjoiner) 24 March 2019
Ha, no created in 2011. It’s wild isn’t it? An act of love to aid my appalling memory.
Here’s the list of our pets. pic.twitter.com/nseEt0H8yR— Amanda Coulston (@AmandaCoulston) 24 March 2019
In conclusion …
After years as a sex writer I didn’t think I could be shocked by what people get up to in bed. I was wrong. https://t.co/Jnf3vjMZFt
— Rebecca Reid (@RebeccaCNReid) March 24, 2019
