This Couple Sleep On Alternate Sides Of The Bed – And We Have So Many Questions

One word: faff.
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A man has revealed he and his partner frequently switch sides of the bed – and we have never been more disturbed by a couple’s bedroom habits.

Steve O’Rourke, from Dublin, tweeted to say he and his partner Amy change things up depending on their mood, and he only realised it wasn’t the norm when he made the shocking revelation to work colleagues.

“Some nights I like to sleep by the window, some nights the door. It’s not really that unusual, is it?” he asked.

Yes, it is.

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?

— Steve O'Rourke (@steveohrourke) March 22, 2019

We just have so many questions about how this works: how do you decide which side to sleep on each night? What happens to your bedside table trinkets? Which pillow do you shove your pyjamas under? Do you get disorientated when you go for a wee in the night?

And isn’t it just a whole lot of faff?

The list could go on – and it seems we aren’t the only ones appalled by this hot desking-bedtime hybrid.

And here I was at 36 thinking I couldn’t be surprised any more by what other people get up to in bed pic.twitter.com/GO3g2e80LG

— Mike Mc Loughlin (@zuroph) March 23, 2019

I know what all these words mean but cannot make sense of how you have put them together

— John Maguire (@JMaguireCritic) March 22, 2019

I am alone in bed and still sleep on the same side I always do, partnered or not. It’s NOT negotiable. 😂

— Deep State Jezebel (@mrh12834) March 24, 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) March 23, 2019

Just want to add my voice to yes this is weird but I’m happy you two weirdos have found each other

— Kate McEvoy (@ImKateMc) March 22, 2019

O’Rouke tried to justify their bonkers behaviour by arguing that you wouldn’t have a set place on the sofa or table. But what he failed to recognise is that a lot of couples do, in fact, live their best lives Ant and Dec-style.

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) March 22, 2019

What?? Of course you do!!

— Sinéad Cuddihy (@sineadcuddihy) March 22, 2019

He tried to unboggle our boggled minds by explaining how the system works – they move the pillow and books with them when they switch sides (!) and the bedtime seating plan works on a first-come-first-served basis.

Honestly, it sounds like hell on Earth.

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) March 24, 2019

We’re still not entirely convinced he’s not just trolling us all.

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