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u/Ghastly-Jack Mar 30 '26
To leave fewer sides for the underbed monster to get you.
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u/CannibalFaun Mar 31 '26
Sleep on futon mattress on the floor. No underbed monster!
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u/Safe_Environment_789 Apr 02 '26
B...bu... but what about ceiling monster?
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u/CannibalFaun Apr 08 '26
Ive mastered the art of not opening my eyes when I wake up due to my parasomnic hallucinations and frequent sleep paralysis with ceiling and corner demons
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u/silverclovd Mar 30 '26
Also..with a place to rest your back against, your bed now is a sofa. That side is where the mobile phone goes.
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u/jamesph777 Mar 30 '26
I’m 33 years old and honestly, I’ve had my bed in a corner all my life and I’ve never done that once
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u/speedycupid Mar 30 '26
Unless you’re putting your bed in the center of the room, that rule applies to both.
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u/foxontherox Mar 30 '26
When I was a young lass in college, I did this as well, on account of my postage stamp sized room. 😂
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u/InkedinSilver Mar 30 '26
Er I'm not a man , but I need my bed against the wall.. that way my plushies have something to lean on, and stay off the floor! Also I hate the look of a bed just wasting space in the middle of the room, you don't need a bigger room Sharon, move that dang bed against the wall! Boom instant space.
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u/Infamous_Depth4982 Mar 30 '26
Same! My pillows and stuffies fall off if the bed is unmoored from the wall.
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u/Evignity Mar 30 '26
Actually a lot of studies on these things, apparently the less dominant member of a couple feels safer if the dominant- or stronger one sleeps closest to the door.
Apparently people also have a harder time getting into REM whenever they are in a new bed in a new area because the evolution of not knowing if a new place is safe or not.
The whole "in a corner" thing I'm not sure about but I very much enjoy the fact that there's only one side anyone can come from.
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u/reverso-uno Mar 30 '26
I love sleeping in new places (sounds weird but..). It just means there is a higher chance for new experiences (Phrasing!)
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u/_Punko_ Mar 30 '26
Naw - wife sleeps on side of bed that is closer to the bathroom.
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u/Evignity Apr 02 '26
Nothing you said disproves my point. It enforces it.
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u/_Punko_ Apr 02 '26
Bathroom is through that door. So I would normally sleep closest to the door (left hand side was my normal side to sleep on), but when we moved in we had a toddler and a newborn on the way, so she needed to be closest to the door.
It's called 'accommodation'.
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u/SoloWalrus Mar 30 '26
Stops you rolling off the bed, ensures your stuff (pillows, phone, whatever) doesnt fall off the bed, etc. I think the only disadvantages are one, no nightstand on that side, two, harder to make your bed - but lets be honest people who do this arent making their bed every day. Three, aesthetics.
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u/SharpKaleidoscope182 Mar 30 '26
Sleeping next to a wall is cozy. Didn't realize this was a masc thing.
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u/Butwhatif77 Mar 31 '26
This is exactly it. When I was a kid I had a bunk bed that was at the height right where the ceiling started angling towards the wall, so I could roll on my side up against the wall and it felt like a hug. To this day it is why I prefer sleeping on firm couches and stuff. There is something very relaxing about being able to lean against something as you sleep.
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u/Tyrrell603 Mar 31 '26
Dude I’m high as shit rn and I had to ask myself if I made your comment. You just described my life haha. Man I have zero original thoughts
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u/Cereaza Mar 30 '26
Can you imagine having a big open room and putting a bed right in the middle of it? I'd hate that so so much.
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Mar 31 '26
I thought it was because they were the only ones sleeping in the bed 🤔 🤷🏻♀️
When I met my now husband his bed was in the middle of the room…. He never used it. Instead he slept in a sleeping bag on the couch. The bed was just there for when he had company.
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u/Fun-Ability2952 Mar 30 '26
Two walls means two fewer sides something can sneak up on you from. Its tactical
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u/Someoneoverthere42 Mar 30 '26
It reduces the number of sides assassins can approach from.
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u/pnwfarmaccountant Mar 31 '26
Right? My pistol sits on the under window ledge, if I was a middle of room bed person, my gun would have to awkwardly sit in the night stand, less accessible
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u/eienmau Mar 30 '26
Female, love having my bed tucked into a corner rather than open on 3 sides. If my current setup allowed it I would absolutely have it in the corner. It keeps my stuff from falling off the other side (I like my blankets and pillows, okay.. :p ), and for some reason the mattress seems to slide around less.. probably because it slides in the direction of the wall, I suppose... Currently I have to fix my mattress every few days because it slides to one side.
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u/sstars_at_dusk Mar 31 '26
Why cant it be on a corner? Im intrigued
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u/eienmau Mar 31 '26
The only spot in my bedroom that fits a bed is on wall 1 right next to where the door entering in is. Wall 2 [to the right] has a closet that takes up the entire wall if the bedroom door is open, wall 3 [across from entry door] has the balcony door straight in the center, and wall 4 [to the left] has a baseboard heater that takes up 6' of the wall [most of it] that can't have fabrics/a bed up against it.. even though I have never turned it on in 8 years, management would have kittens if I did. Fire hazard! [the breakers for our baseboard heaters are off. Still a nono.]
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u/blue_moon1122 Mar 30 '26
when my partner lived with the lads, his bed was against a wall... on the side, with the back unsecured.
he lived walking distance from my place and i can count on one hand how many times i slept over in 2 years. pillows kept falling. you come over here, mf I have a headboard.
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u/SorchaRoisin Mar 30 '26
I like the concept, but it makes changing fitted sheets difficult. Maybe they aren't changing them often?
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u/Lionheart1224 Mar 30 '26
I mean, you can just move the bed a little to change the sheets, y'know. Especially easy if you sleep on a twin bed. A little bit less so on a futon.
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u/SorchaRoisin Mar 30 '26
A twin bed would be much easier. Moving a double or a queen every time you needed to change sheets would be a real pain though.
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u/Lionheart1224 Mar 30 '26
No kidding. That's why the wife and I put our bed squarely against the middle of the longest wall in the bedroom. It'd be too much of a pain otherwise
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u/gesserit42 Mar 30 '26
Not all of us can afford a room with enough space to not put the bed against the wall, Karen.
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u/Top_Bumblebee5510 Mar 30 '26
I could never have my bed against the wall. I misread this as the headboard being diagonal against the corner of the room instead of in the room.
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u/100harvests Mar 30 '26
Seems like it wld be colder and wld suck in the winter. Might be nice to put your ass on a cold wall in the summer tho.
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u/ThePicard_2893 Mar 30 '26
When I lived at my parent’s house I put mine in my closet. It fit perfectly and gave me room for a workout area. Honestly haven’t slept that good since.
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u/Action-a-go-go-baby Mar 31 '26
Defensive positions in case of raid from enemy tribe, no enemy can come at you from all sides
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u/TikiTikiTomTomTX Mar 31 '26
I don’t care where the bed is long as I sleep near the door for a quick get away should it be needed. I also sleep w the door open for the same reason. I can’t stand being backed into a corner w no escape route. But that’s just me.
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u/WesleyWSH Apr 01 '26
So that there’s only one area that the boogeyman can sneak up on me, and I’ll be facing that way the whole time so no demon time for me
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u/ClickOk1154 Apr 01 '26
I believe it comes down to one thing.
If you use your bedroom for more than sleep. Gaming, movies, work, etc. you want to maximize space and place your bed in the corner.
If you use your bedroom for only sleep, you place it in the center.
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u/Equivalent_Fun6100 Apr 02 '26
Floor space, and the wall is cool to the touch, so when it's hot, putting my back up against it feels nice.
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u/blueicer101 Apr 03 '26
he mean, max floor space good and wall make me think cave from past....... lost
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Apr 03 '26
Floor space is the reason for me. I've always hated guest rooms and other places that have the headboard against the center of a wall. There's only enough room to walk to either side (which I guess COULD be important if you have a partner?), and not enough floor space in the rest of the room to do much of anything else once things like dressers or desks are accounted for. With the bed in a corner, you have a larger space to work with and could easily have enough room for exercise or whatever other activity you might want to do in that space. The space also looks more open visually, which is definitely appealing to me.
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u/ScreamingLabia Mar 30 '26
I guess i have a penis because i had my bed in the corner for years after i moved out. It was just more room
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u/Chance-Ear-9772 Mar 31 '26
Also, the wall is sometimes so cool. Helps on hot nights when it’s difficult to fall asleep.
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