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Side of bed debate - Which side is left? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Which side of the bed is the left side? Is the answer based on the perspective of laying in the bed (person's head at the head end)? Is the answer based on viewing it from the foot of the bed, looking at the head of the bed? Is there an "anatomical position" or special terminology like in boating for this?

For context: My boyfriend and I can't agree on this. We change who gets which side based on the shoulder we'd predominantly sleep on and how it's feeling. This let's us get good cuddles before shoulder pain gets irritated. He comes to bed after me. A while back he asked what side I'm sleeping on. I said "left". Later that night, he comes in and almost lays directly on me because he claims "left" is the other side. Since then we have to describe which side using complicated descriptions.

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Right, left if you're looking at the bed from the foot.

Stage right, stage left if you're looking out from the bed toward the foot.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (1 children)

He did theater stuff in HS, so we may adapt this if neither of us concede. Good work around.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Theater stuff in high school.... Is that like making out backstage after rehearsal?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Probably along the same lines as band camp. I'm sure there's a few "This one time..." stories.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

the former is known as "audience left/right"

but allow me to use a more dated theatrical terminology:

prompt side and bastard prompt.