In high school and even in college, I happily crawled right in bed with my friends when I was staying with them; in fact, I might know some of my closest friends’ sleeping habits better than their significant others. But as we’ve gotten older, sleeping in bed with a girlfriend has become less appealing, not to mention so many of us are already sharing our beds to begin with!
While I still think it's fun to have sleepovers from time to time, there are some people who feel strongly that being bed buddies with your BFF is a total don't. So ladies, is there a certain age when sleeping together is just inappropriate or weird? Weigh in and tell me your thoughts — is sharing a bed with your girlfriend a do or a don't?
Jean Marie
Bric's
Free People
If we're at a hotel and need to share a bed, that's not a big deal. I guess if there is another bed available, we'll sleep separate - but none of my friends freak out over it. when my one friend comes to visit, we'll share my bed instead of her sleeping on the uncomfortable couch. I've never known anyone who was weird about it.
1My sister and I always shared a hotel bed on family vacations and I share with my close friends, but I'm sure we'll grow out of it at some point.
2I'm 21 and me and my girlfriends still sleep in the same bed. Just this past Friday night I had to spend the night at one of my close gf's house b/c I was too incapacitated to drive home.
Nothing uncomfortable about it.
3i don't find it weird at all....of course it's much more comfortable when it's a really tight friend, but i'd crash with any girlfriend after a party or in a hotel
4I have no problem sharing a bed with a friend if I'm staying over with them.
5I don't think it's about age so much as comfort level. I'm not really a touchy-feely person with anyone except my boyfriend, so there are only a couple of girl friends I can share a bed with. Other than that, I'd rather sleep on the floor! But if you're okay with it, I don't think it's a big deal.
6I share a bed with my girlfriends every weekend.
7Queen size bed or larger is okay to share with one other girlie... Especially when it is either that or the floor... or paying for a second hotel room! I am usually only in a bed sharing situation with good friends so it has never been a big deal.
8I still do if I spend the night at a friends, no big deal.
9not a big deal at all... i share with my girlies all the time and i'm 30!
10I don't find it a big deal but I have said "no" to it once. The bed was way too small for me to fit with my girl friend.
11I did it once with my BFF and while it was totally normal for her I was used to sleeping with my hubby and it was weird. I don't have anything against it since we used to do it all the time, but it would take some getting used to to do it again.
12Unless it was a super close friend I think I'd be pointing to my couch for a friend.
13Totally cool if it is a close friend. My bestie and I shared a bed for a week before my wedding. It was pretty cool to be snuggled next to her and talking late at night that week just like me and her shared a bed just before her wedding.
14Nope, not weird at all...It had been awhile, but I shared a bed with my BFF a couple of weeks ago after her bachelorette party.
15me & my bff always sleep in the same bed when we are visiting..i have never even thought twice about it!
16i have no problem sharing a bed with my friends
17Never thought about this - not a big deal.
18It's definitely not a big deal but if I'm not in a hotel-bed-type of situation, I prefer to sleep on someone else's couch just because I like having my own space.
19I don't really think it's inappropriate or weird at all...I've had the same best friends since I was a little girl and we've shared a bed many times. I certainly wouldn't with someone I didn't know very well, but otherwise it's not a big deal to me at all.
20I have absolutely no problem sharing a bed with my girlfriends. We do all the time if we're staying anywhere together. Granted that most of us now live with our SO's so when we crash at eachother's places it's usually not in the same bed.
21I must admit that I haven't been one to be 100% okay with my girlfriends sleeping in my bed. I think that's just because I am an only child and never had to share a bed. That being said, I do it if the situation requires it and never put up a fuss. I just have to make sure that I sleep over on my side because I'm so used to snuggling up against my fiance in my sleep. How awkward would that be in the morning.
22yea me and my best friend can sleep in the same bed. not so much my other girlfriends
23It doesn't matter at all to me, strangers have slept in my bed with me (no sex stuff, just sleep). It as well doesn't matter if it is a girl or a boy, it is just sharing a bed.
24I don't find it weird at all. I think there are just less times when this even would occur as you get older.
25if there was another comfy place to sleep then we take it but if its between the bed and an uncomfy couch or floor then we share the bed of course!
26I'm not very touchy-feely. I used to be okay sharing a bed with friends, but I'm just not anymore. It's just uncomfortable for me.
27mmmm.. I really don't think this topic is worth making a big deal about...
I don't think you're ever too old or sensitive to share a bed with your BFF
28If there are two separate beds then there's no reason to share, but really ... why would it be weird to share a bed with your bff? If it makes you feel strange sharing a bed with your best friend maybe you should reevaluate the relationship.
29my friends and i always share beds.. even couches. we never do floors.
30I don't mind, but sometimes as i get older it feels weird.
31A do. There, it's done!
32if you love your girlfriends its no big deal! its just sleeping. i think girls forget how close they used to be with their friends sometimes when boys come into the picture.
33Not weird at all!
34Not weird at all! I'm 20, and my besties and I still share a bed all the time, sometimes more than two of us squeeze in there! And since I'm in college, I guess I'll also let you know that my 53 year old mother and her best friend share a bed whenever they feel like having a sleepover as well. Gotta love your girlfriends! How else are you supposed to talk each others ears off until you're half asleep and probably not even speaking English anymore?
35I mainly only do this with besties and it's a lot of fun, except maybe not for her because I tend to move around a lot and talk in my sleep...
36for me its not a big deal with my closest friends. plus in the winter its warmer!
37The only person I share a bed with is my hubby. If friends stay over b/c of being drunk or whatever, they sleep on the couch.
38Not wierd at all. But I agree with Jennifer, I think as you get older this tends to occur to you less often.
39Reminds me of that episode of Grey's Anatomy, when Cristina sleeps in Meredith's bed when they're both sad. I thought it was super cute.
40Not an issue if there are no other beds around. But my one friend snores BAD, so I would prefer a different room thanks LOL!
41Hey whatever the age my girlies can sleep with me! I dont see an issue with that, heck I still nap with my mama at times. No biggie.
42Not a big deal to me.
43I've shared a bed with my friends lots of times; never gave it a second thought.
44Not a big deal! I'm 21 and in college, so this happens often after nights out!
Just this past weekend, I shared a bed with my friend. The funny thing was, it was my boyfriend's bed. He got home later than us, and had to sleep on the couch! haha
45i dont mind at all when it comes to my besties
46my friends and i share beds all the time... especially when we're on vacation or after a late night out to save money on cabs/have an excuse to go to brunch in the morning!
47Not weird at all and I am 26.
48I don't think it's weird. But like Jaime said, when you're used to sleeping with your husband, you don't sleep as well with someone else in the bed.
49Doesn't bother me at all!
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