Are romantic sleeping positions actually realistic?

[SociableGuy]

I don't know if it's just me and I'm not doing something right, but I've never really managed to pull off the romantic sleeping positions you see in movies and pictures like the above. Has anyone else had this issue?

For example, when lying with heads really close together (1, 2, 7, 8 above) how do you not wake up from the other persons constant breathing on your face, neck, chest etc, or their hair tickling you as it slides around? It always keeps me awake. Similarly with the lying while one person's body weight is on the others (1, 2 above and their variations); it feels so nice until I wake up with pains in the morning or my partner rolls over during the night and pinches something that wasn't meant to be pinched! In all honesty my partner and I find ourselves in the majority of the time is # 6 with sometimes facing in, sometimes not, or on our backs etc.

Do I just need to toughen up or buy cat or something? What advice would you have for me?

[Anonymous]

I'm with you. I can't sleep like 1, 2, 7 or 8 either. I have neck problems and I'm a hot sleeper, so those are all a no go for me. My boyfriend and I usually sleep on our sides, either facing each other with space between us or sometimes facing away. We sometime have our feet or legs touching though.

[Ninani]

I've slept in all these positions. I can't stay in one position the entire night, but changing between positions and having options to regulate temperature (more or less covering, moving closer or further away) makes for a full night's sleep, though momentarily interrupted.

[zagor]

Slept like in 1 and 2 before, and her hair and soft breath on my neck was actually very soothing.

[RobT312]

Love 7, 8 but it doesn’t last all night... I think we resort to 6

[Laura456]

I'd imagine it gets hot at times and uncomfortable when in the same position. Probably a lot of elbowing in the head and ribs too haha

[DeeDeeDeVour]

Some can cuddle and remain cuddled for long periods. Some can't.

[sensible27]

You climb on them and sit, to establish dominance of course (.)

[Caramelpie]

It’s true and very realistic.