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Why Sleeping Naked With Your Significant Other May Save Your Life

According to several studies there are very good reasons for you and your boyfriend to drop your pajamas at night. And it goes far beyond just the pure joy of being nekkid.

According to Dagens.dk sleeping naked has many benefits for your body, your happiness and your relationship.

Some of these benefits include:

1) You’ll be happier

A British study of 100 couples revealed that there was a clear correlation between how happy they were and sleeping naked together. Couples who dropped their clothes at night were significantly happier.

Another survey in 2014 with 1,000 participants showed that couples who sleep naked were more satisfied with their relationship and their partner, writes Huffington Post.

2) You sleep better

An American study has shown that you sleep better if you sleep naked. This is due to the body’s natural circadian rhythms. At night your body will try to lower your body temperature in order to conserve energy. If you sleep with clothes on, your body will think that it still is day time and it may take longer for you to fall asleep.

“It can make it harder for your body to calm down,” explains sleep specialist Poul Jennum, head physician at the Danish Center for Sleep Medicin at Glostrup Hospital.

“When you and your significant other wake up refreshed this will have a positive effect on your relationship. It turns out that people who are more rested have greater patience and are generally in a better mood. All this helps to ensure that the relationship will be even better,” says the sleep expert.

3) You have more sex

More nudity can mean more sex. Many couples find it more natural to have sex if they’re already laying naked next to each other.

Being naked together even increases the release of oxytocin, also known as the “love hormone,” and this strengthens the bond between you and your significant other, writes Dagens.dk.

“When you’re sleeping naked with your partner it signals a green light to intimacy and sex,” says Mathilde Mackowski who is the founder and co-owner of Denmark’s largest online shop for sex toys.

4) You relax more

If you’re naked in bed with you’re partner you may both experience several health benefits from this. According to Huffington Post, skin to skin contact may lower blood pressure, reduce stress levels in the body and really just make you happier. So it may actually save your life!

5) Your body gets to breathe

When you sleep in your underwear or pajamas it creates a warm and humid environment which could increase the risk of developing fungal infections.

Edited and adapted from an article found here: b-gay.com