Ever since my roommate and I decided to share a bed during a spontaneous road trip, I've had mixed feelings about the whole 'sleeping with best friends' thing. At first, it felt like a fun throwback to childhood sleepovers—staying up late whispering secrets, giggling at inside jokes. But by day three, the lack of personal space started grating on me. Tiny things, like their habit of hogging blankets or grinding their teeth, became borderline unbearable.
That trip taught me platonic bed-sharing works best as a rare, situational thing. It can strengthen bonds through vulnerability (like admitting you talk in your sleep), but overdoing it risks exposing annoying quirks that overshadow the friendship. Now I reserve it for emergencies or nostalgic moments, like when my childhood bestie visits and we recreate our teen years with junk food and horror movies. Even then, I keep an air mattress handy.