Sleepover etiquette vs culture and era?

[Uniquemind]

What do you all think about sharing a bed at a platonic friend's sleepover?

Is it fine?

Is it not fine?

Is it fine only if you're the same gender?

Is it not fine even if same gender?

Is it not fine even if they are opposite sex gender?

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Also are your feelings on this culturally biased, meaning in other countries do they feel differently and not see problems where you see a problem?


If you know you are culturally biased does that change the credibility of your opinion?

[NewZealand]

What do you all think about sharing a bed at a platonic friend's sleepover?

Is it fine?

Is it not fine?

Is it fine only if you're the same gender?

Is it not fine even if same gender?

Is it not fine even if they are opposite sex gender?

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Also are your feelings on this culturally biased, meaning in other countries do they feel differently and not see problems where you see a problem?


If you know you are culturally biased does that change the credibility of your opinion?

i was going to say that up to an age I think that boys and girls should be seperate, but then I don't even agree with that! I don't thinks that there is anything wrong with sharing a bed with someone, especially not of the Same sex! Me and my mates crash together all the time. Though as a parent, from the age 12 to about 16 I wouldn't let my son or daughter sleep with someone of the opposite sex... Not that that would stop sex occurring 😂

In my culture it is traditional that at a family event, e.g funeral, everyone sleeps in a communal area, so imagine a huge room with a lot of mattresses on the ground. And this continues into things like a sleep over, or often have 15 cousins come over, and we will just put down mattresses in the lounge and everyone will sleep together.

[Dying Ember]

I don't think there's anything wrong with sharing a bed with the same sex or otherwise, just my personal opinion unbiased

[KingLiam]

Sharing a bed is fine, there is nothing wrong with it and everyone has done it at one stage or another

[Uniquemind]

Seems this is a good topic because you can see the varied opinions here. They don't all agree.

[Ridonks_CB]

I've slept on the same bed with my friend of the same sex before, and I find nothing wrong with it, though I personally wouldn't do this with someone of the opposite sex.

[SethfromMI]

I see no problem sharing the bed with someone of the same sex and do think two people of the opposite are able to hare ab ed without having sex as well . they just got to set the boundaries and be able to trust each other

[fairmaiden]

I think it's fine. Whenever I have sleepovers I usually share a mattress/bed with my (female) friend haha!

As long as people can trust each other then why not. It's not for me to judge :P

[Saint of Sinners]

I think it's alright, everyone in my country not from our generation probably think it isn't.

[Bull]

I have no problem sharing a bed in a platonic situation.

[Mil1dreded]

Same as everyone else I've got nothing against it same or opposite sex you just have to trust the person your sharing with

[abiyyufahmi]

i think it's fine, but i never had it , but the idea of it seems very cool in my head it's not a culture in my country though :(

[Uniquemind]

I think it's no big deal too and is a deep sign of trust to be near each other in the vulnerable state of sleep.

However snoring is the whole other issue entirely.

But that being said I asked this question because some parents freak out and have all these strict rules that seem overtly controlling.

I just came from such a household about a week ago, and it was a mixed gender sleepover and there were about 14 of us including younger siblings and their friends.