Is it normal to not want my boyfriend to sleep with me

I have been with my boyfriend for four months and I have known him for a couple of years as a friend. Things are going ok and we are having a sexual relationship but I hate spending the night with him and just want to sleep alone. Is that weird???? I have been single for a couple of years so am more used to being alone but not sure if I should be feeling this way ...

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  • silentbutterfly85

    I've been married for 5+ years and I hate sleeping in the same bed as my husband. Mostly for the fact that he sleeps like a wild ape and I hate being touched while I'm sleeping. Sounds mean but it's true. I'm a super light sleeper with bad insomnia at times too.

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  • BOYracer88

    normal you are used to sleeping alone and you prefer it, i used to have the same thing with my ex she used to cuddle up to me and when i go to sleep i just need my own space, i used to go home in the middle of the night lol but dont do that just tell him you need your space when you sleep he should understand

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  • I think that is really honest and just great - so what has your bf said? Really I want to know. People just assume things, and that all the little details just are nada. I like that you are telling it as it is for you.

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  • tygeronherbed

    well, as a girl also in a semi-newish-relationship i think its abnormal just because i absolutely LOVE to sleep with my bf - in fact i have a hard time sleeping with out him. but its not that bad, i mean, its ok to want your own space especially when your sleeping.
    if he really wants to spend then night with you, consider maybe getting a bigger mattress so you can have more room to yourself.

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    • I like Tyger too - she tells it as it is for her.

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  • LisaL79

    Completely normal. You're used to sleeping alone. A lot of couples actually sleep in seperate beds and even rooms b/c they don't like sleeping with someone else.
    I enjoy sleeping with my husband, but it drives me crazy if he gets too close or puts an arm or something over me. I can not fall asleep.

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  • dannytan12

    I think I could understand how you feel because I could never sleep in a room with other people. I've always had my own bedroom and slept alone. Even when I was a kid on vacation with my family and we stayed in a hotel room I couldn't sleep knowing they were there. We only did that maybe 5 nights in my whole childhood but it always freaked me out to try to sleep in a room with other people. I remember one night I sat in a reclining chair and stared out the window all night until the sun came out because I couldn't sleep knowing other people were around.

    But in terms of a romantic relationship I'm the opposite, I find holding the other person in my arms and falling asleep to be the best feeling in the world and tbh there have been times where I haven't had a girlfriend but wished I had one so I would just hold a pillow under my arm and think about how great it would be if I had a girlfriend to fall asleep next to and cry wishing I had someone.

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