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Sitting on opposite sides of the couch could be a sign your relationship is doomed, expert warns
Did you know that the way you and your partner sit on the couch could say a lot about your relationship?
Sitting side-by-side, having your legs over your partner’s lap and holding hands are all positive signs, but relaxing on opposite sides of the sofa could mean your relationship is doomed.
Sitting on opposite couch sides is a bad relationship sign
Speaking to Roseland Furniture, relationship coach Gemma Nice warned that if you sit on opposite sides of the sofa to your partner, with one person on one end and the other right up the other side, it could signify that the couple “have grown apart and are probably leading separate lives”.
It could also suggest that arguments are becoming more frequent, and an even worse sign that your relationship is going south is closed-off body language, like facing away from your partner and closing your arms or legs.
If you sit on different sofas altogether, that could similarly show that your relationship is going in the wrong direction and you are drifting apart from each other, professional matchmaker Charlotte Ball from Bond The Agency added.
“If this is happening every single night and you are never sitting together on the same sofa or spending time relaxing together, then it could be a sign that you have started to lead separate lives,” she explained.
This is known as a ‘parallel relationship’ when two people live in the same home without any closeness, Psychology Today explains.�They are like two parallel lines that never touch, living their lives in close proximity without ever intersecting.
Sometimes, this means that the relationship is doomed and you are both better off apart. However, couples often unintentionally get into parallel relationships due to other life factors like busy work schedules or children.
Being close with your partner on the sofa is positive
In comparison, if you sit side-by-side with your partner on the soda, that usually indicates you are in a committed long-term relationship. You like sitting close to each other but don’t feel the need for constant intimacy.
Ball said that small acts of service like asking if your partner wants a drink when you get up are great signs of a happy and content couple too. However, sitting next to each other on the couch without any intimacy in the early stages of a relationship could be a red flag.
If you tend to put your legs over your partner while sitting on the sofa, that’s a great sign for your relationship as it indicates closeness.
“I find with my clients that when one partner rests their legs on the other’s lap, it often signifies comfort and a sense of security,” dating expert Sami Wunder added. “This position indicates a level of intimacy and trust, showing that one partner feels comfortable enough to rest on the other.”
Holding hands is another sure sign of a happy relationship as you are displaying affection towards each other.
“Touching is an incredible way to release happiness, contentment and love hormones, keeping you in the parasympathetic nervous system, your ‘rest and digest’ state, rather than in the sympathetic nervous system, your fight or flight response,” Nice continued.
How do you and your partner sit on the couch?
