Sex & Relationships

Couples more likely to discuss marriage before they share Netflix account

It takes a new couple seven and a half months for a relationship to reach “the comfort zone,” according to new research.

A new study of 2,000 coupled up Americans found that the biggest signs you’ve entered the comfort zone are allowing your significant other to take care of you when you’re sick, not wearing make-up and not shaving your legs or face.

According to the research, it takes an average of seven months for couples to have their first talk about marriage/kids and about six months to introduce a significant other to their parents — which is a shorter timeframe than it takes for a couple to share their streaming service subscriptions.

It takes an average of eight months for couples to feel comfortable enough to share a Netflix or Hulu account, the survey found.

It takes an average of 7.5 months to reach the relationship 'comfort zone.'
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Other more traditional milestones such as crying in front of your partner, as well as feeling comfortable enough to snore while sleeping next to your partner, also proved to be big tells that your relationship has reached that next level.

The study, conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Mattress Firm, also revealed it takes nearly five months before they’re comfortable showering at the other’s place, nearly six months to get to the point where sitting in silence isn’t awkward and nearly seven months to feel comfortable using the bathroom with the door open.

The results revealed that four in five people say they prefer to sleep in bed with their partner and it takes nearly five months before couples are comfortable doing so.

Conversation in the bedroom may be a lost art though, as only 39 percent of couples say they engage in pillow talk after sex.

And despite annoying habits like snoring and fidgeting, more than half of the couples surveyed report their sleep quality actually improves when sleeping with their partner.

“If you snore, gravity is not your friend, but a slight elevation to your neck and head alleviates some of gravity’s pull and allows for a more open airway,” Dr. Sujay Kansagra, pediatric neurologist and Mattress Firm sleep health consultant said.

Still, most people are happier once the relationship hits the comfort zone as 65 percent of couples sleep in the same bed every night and 70 percent of respondents say they don’t miss sleeping alone.

“While it’s no surprise that more couples sleep better when in bed with their partner, a restful night’s sleep can be a challenge — especially if your partner snores like a freight train, like mine. With an adjustable base, I’m able to elevate his head and quiet his snoring, which has improved sleep quality for us both,” said Michelle Stokely, National Retail Merchandising Manager, Mattress Firm.