Lol! Well I’m glad to know I’m not the only one 😅

I always had a twin bed, those pretty much are “middle only beds”. When I was a kid if I had to share with my mom or a sister, I don’t remember ever having a side I preferred.

Lori, my husband and I also had a chaperoned courtship and our first time sleeping in the same bed was on our wedding night. It was at our new home together, and as is my sweet husband’s personality, he asked which side of the bed I wanted. I thought about it a minute…I chose; and that’s been my side ever since.
I’ve tried to analyze why I “have to” have that side…I’m not entirely sure. I know it’s not about the orientation of the room…i.e. who’s closer to the door, etc..because even in a hotel where everything else is oriented the opposite of our bedroom, I still pick the same side.
I think it has to do with the positions I sleep in and the subconscious “map” in my mind of which side my husband is on and which side I get out of bed. I often feel for my husband with my right hand (because he usually sleeps to my right) and if he’s not there, I then fully wake up and look. In other words, I know where to find him in my sleep. Also, if I’m awaken startled, I subconsciously know which side to fling off the bed to get up.

I think a lot of it too is the positions I sleep. When my husband sleeps to my left, it throws off my preferred sleeping positions.

Anyway, thank you all for posting. It’s an interesting and fun discussion ☺️