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Sleeping right after sex indicates true love
Last reviewed: 01.07.2025
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American scientists have come to the conclusion that sleep immediately after sex indicates true love between partners, writes the Daily Mail.
The study by evolutionary psychologists from the University of Michigan and Albright College in Pennsylvania involved 456 people. All of them filled out anonymous questionnaires on the topic of intimacy with their partner and feelings for him/her. All participants were also asked the questions "Who of you and your partner falls asleep first after sex?" and "Who falls asleep first if there was no sex after going to bed?"
It turned out that those volunteers whose partners usually fell asleep immediately after sexual intercourse were much more inclined to hug and have casual conversations with their chosen one, which indicates their affection and warm feelings. "The more a person's sexual partner tends to fall asleep after sex, the stronger this person's desire for intimacy," concluded the head of the study, Daniel Kruger.
The study also found that, contrary to popular belief, men are no more likely than women to fall asleep first after sexual intercourse. At the same time, women are more likely to fall asleep first if there was no sex. As the scientists suggested, this may be instinctively related to the fact that a man continues to hope for sexual intercourse, or with the phenomenon of "coitus guarding" - making sure that a woman does not leave for another partner.