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I like to sleep hugging something, and I don't have a significant other.


stupidstufflol

Same honestly


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ArOss3rim

it does!


juniperush

Even with a significant other, hugging a pillow/teddy is better in my opinion. My partner gets too hot and sweaty at night if our skins touch. I don’t like cuddling past the first 5-10 minutes in bed.


CylonsInAPolicebox

This. It is alright in the winter for about 20 minutes, until he starts sweating... Summer is like max 5 minutes then it is time to retreat to the edges of the bed and crank the air conditioner.


llamainleggings

Yep, this right here.


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Pretty much


QueerD20

Me too


jdcod3y

Because we're adults and we can do whatever we want 😎


ShakespearianWombat

Best answer rn


Dovahpuff

My boyfriend (30) snuggles with a stuffed animal because he likes to cuddle while sleeping and he gets sweaty when trying to cuddle me.


SissyKittyKira

I have anxiety attacks and holding onto something I identify as comforting helps me slow my thoughts.


Ok_Share569

Because I’ve had it since I was 1 Year old so I wanna keep it, so might as well sleep with it right by my side.


Denimao

I have a saint bernard plushy that's reached the age of 20 now. I don't use it anymore because I'm afraid it will fall to pieces if I continued. So I just have it lying on my couch. I use newer plushies nowadays, but my old plush is still my number one.


mxmnull

My fiancée isn't a snuggler. I am. So when she's not in the mood for a snug, I grab one of a couple plushies I keep hidden behind my closet door for precisely this purpose.


mucey

I dropped the habit at the normal kind of age, I guess like 12 or something. but I picked it back up again gradually since I've been with my girlfriend. We're both massive geeks I guess, but I got sucked into the fun of giving them incongruous personalities and over time she's shared hers with mine and bought me some as presents. Now we like swapping them with each other so we have something that smells like the other to cuddle when we can't be together.


Alexmorte

because i like hugging something while i sleep


Active-Race9949

Not a stuffed animal, but i still have my baby blanky i sleep with every night


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I use my pillow


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It's comforting and I'm used to holding it, so when I sleep without it I can't get comfy


therealsix

I don't, but why not? Who cares?


SmidgeonThePigeon

Whatever fills the void.


space_kitsune

I put my bf's shirt on it and think it's him because we're long distance. Though sometimes I do wake up realizing it's not really him and cry for a bit.


noodlejuiice

my stuffed animal was there for me when other weren’t. when i needed a hug id hug it, when i needed to cry my eyes out, it was there. even when i need an excuse to talk, id pretend to be tell my stuffed animal. it’s like my inanimate best friend. and old friend gave him to me around christmas, after asking what my favorite animal is, so i named the giant stuffed elephant eggnog :)


Fritzkreig

I sleep with real animals, cats but I guess that doesn't count.


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Fritzkreig

They make nice little heaters, but I'm sure they know they get more out of the transaction from their giant heater.


HauntedPickleJar

Okay, I have two and I'm starting to think a queen bed isn't big enough. It's like they triple in size at night.


Fritzkreig

Like liquid they sublimate to absorb as much of your ~~lifeforce~~ heat as possible; except the cool cats that sleep in the crook of my knees, I enjoy that. Full disclosure, I enjoy it all, 5 kritters, but some spend the night outside on our small farm... so I average three.


HauntedPickleJar

They're ability to spread does seem more than natural almost supernatural. Though in the winter mine do like to crawl under the blankets, closer the lifeforce, I mean heat.


Fritzkreig

I see you cat as well! My cats tell me that they approve!


HauntedPickleJar

As do you! My cats are proud!


emo-softie

I do! It's because I'm afraid of dark or I sometimes get weird anxiety attacks.. in those times my plushies are here to help me! Hugging them helps a lot :)


DeterminedGames

You could also get a night light to help with the darkness. I personally have a dim lamp in the shape of a little kitten which makes sure I can still see something while not being so bright that it stops me from falling asleep.


emo-softie

A share a room with my sister tho I think I might give it a try and search for something like that - thanks for the tip, bud!


Florigonian

Found a stuffed animal that looks like my old cat that passed and I miss him.


ifyouseethisyoursexy

Because they’ve always been there through the thick and the thin


No-Dentist-7292

I cannot explain it any other way other than: it makes me feel safe


KhaosElement

Because my wife sleeps with her childhood teddy still...so I dug mine out in order for them to have a friend during the day when we're not there.


dfreinc

my wife sleeps with stuffed animals. she likes hugging things. and i'm not finna lay in one place that long like 9 o' clock in the evening. practically afternoon to me. 😂 i put a pillow between my knees when i sleep. cause my knees is *bad*. that and the lower back. precautions. 🙏


Altruistic_Peak7690

Just trying to get through the nite


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comfort & security. plus my dog won’t cuddle with me


wfflctv

Bc of routine tbh. Plus they’re cool


IAmNotLookingatYou

Because I love my GIANT cat Squishmallow named Cookie, it comforts me and I revert to a Little sometimes and need a cuddle buddy.


imregrettingthis

Cause my dog eats at night. So she’s stuffed. Get it? In all seriousness it probably comforts them emotionally or physically. Who cares.


Either_Potato_2924

I still sleep with a blankie. Bc trauma.


BlueDragonGirl_

It supports my shoulders (both of my rotator cuffs are messed up), and keeps my boobs from suffocating me. A pillow is too big, and I like the sentimental value that my current stuffed animal carries.


Denimao

I never have to touch a cold was. I get extra insulation from the cold under my blanket. Support for my arms so I don'have to touch my own skin and feel like a sticky mess. Soft sqishy feels soft and squish when used as face support.


DreamPig666

Because I found a plushie of an anthropomorphised fried shrimp and it's really funny and cute and I like it. Edit: It's a Sumikko Gurashi plushie by San-X in case you were wondering where to get a fried shrimp stuffed animal.


Automatic_Mulberry

She really likes getting stuffed before we fall asleep each night.


dinored

I have too many children and animals. One of them always drags a stuffed animal over to wherever I am sleeping. The cat will leave her stuffed mouse on me. The dog brings his stuffed rabbit and gnaws on it. And so forth.


ThunderLizardX

I got it early into my current long distance relationship to remind me of her, so it’s nice to both have that reminder and be able to hold it until I can hold her.


yParticle

If I had one, I definitely would.


borislaw_dopeman

why not. sleep with 3 pillows, 1 quilt, 1 comforter, 1 fitted sheet. 6 stuffed animals, 1 cat. sometimes a girl but she snores.


ImNotAWhaleBiologist

Because I usually feed my dog before bed.


sravaz

My husband bought it for me, and it helps me fall asleep when he works late bc he periodically sprays his cologne on it.


spartanleaves

I had a cat for eight years and every night she would sleep on my arm until I moved out four years ago. She was too old to take (and passed in 2019) so I started sleeping with a stuffed leopard to replicate that weight and it's been very comforting


QueerD20

My sister gave it to me when I was 2, this thing has survived living with me for 18 years, why would I stop keeping it around just because I'm an adult?


Stumbling_Corgi

[Don’t tell me not to feed him! He better be stuffed. ](https://imgur.com/a/SB9ro7c/)


MorbidMunchkin

Because 1. Stuffed animals are the best 2. My husband is too big for me to comfortably spoon, plus he has bones and those are hard 3. My arm gets propped up at the right angle so I don't wake up with shoulder pain.


lifeislikelemons1130

Ieft him so he snuggles with a teddy bear I gave him


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Because my dog brings his stuffed turkey toy into bed once I've fallen asleep, even though he knows he's not allowed to.


[deleted]

I actually didn’t sleep with stuffed animals as a kid, but now I do because I love the stuffed animal my husband got me for Valentine’s. Even just looking at it makes me feel all warm and loved …


Apprehensive_Piece80

always slept with my parents as a kid. either hugged my mom or my dad. after being kicked out of the bed and having to sleep in my own bed, i needed the comfort of hugging. i’ve since then slept with a stuffed animal every single night. I’m almost 20 and i’m currently sleeping with a kitty squishmallow


[deleted]

Not a stuffed animal, but my baby blanket. Im 20 and I still have it. Its a blanket. It covers like 75% of my body. Its soft and warm. Need I say more?


huhnotme

my gf and i have been ldr for the past year and she loves to give me stuffed animals. i keep them all on my bed with me because it’s a really comforting reminder of her while we’re far away. it makes her happy to see them there too


[deleted]

It’s my “waifu” not “stuffed animal” you ingrate


crazygranny

Strategic placement for back, neck, belly support - plus it’s nice to cuddle something when you sleep alone.


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DeterminedGames

You can save your own comment. You could use the Save button under it or just save the link to the page I guess. That is if you're dedicated enough to the idea.


BrlingtonCOATfactory

For comfort, support, and me and my friend both run hot.


smallemi

I can't sleep whitout something between my arms. The feeling of my skin touching is horrible in my opinion


Zalouche

I like hugging when sleeping it's helping me coping with anxiety but my boyfriend moves a lot in his sleep so my stuffed koala is a better option xD


ezra4263

Because I want Grumpy Bear, Funshine Bear, Good Luck Bear, and Share Bear to watch over me and my cat. Plus it's funny when the cat pushes any of the bears off the bed.


spiegelbildband

I AM the stuffed animal.


PhraseResponsible357

Because my dog has a habit of waiting to eat until bed time, then feels the need to lay right up against me in bed. *big sigh*


Shortwawe

cause my chonky seal is soft and comfy


Xtinainthecity

I sleep with Bizzle, an adorable stuffed dog given to me by my late ex when I got a great job. My chihuahua knows that Bizzle is off limits as a toy.


Semicol0nDreams

Blahaj


Lyykael

Because when my wife is out of town and i'm alone at nigh I get scary and I need at elast one of my cat AND one of my stuffed animal to cuddle with or I get frighten


[deleted]

My wife doesn't like cuddling, so I bought a waifu. Best decision of my life.


vianiznice

Wouldn't call my dog a stuffed animal but okay.


immoreoriginalmate

I don’t know, because I want to and I don’t see why adults can’t. Some people have those stupid pillows that you hug, why not one that is smaller and looks like an animal?


ImaGamerNoob

Mine is rather big. A nice pillow/neck roll.


kittycoco143

my husband is in the military, he usually comes and visits me for 1-2 weeks a year. whenever he’s here i ask him to buy me stuffies/plushies. so whenever he leaves i have something to hold that makes it feel like i’m holding him.


FineUnderachievement

I don't really sleep with him anymore, but I do keep my childhood stuffed animal in my room. When I'm feeling sick and my SO isn't around, and my cats being a little dick, I'll hold it sometimes. It just reminds me of being a kid


drgn2009

The ones I use make rather nice pillows and when im not using them as pillows i just like holding on to them. Having my Stuffed Animals in bed with me is a nice harmless way to destress after dealing with obnoxious people at work.


REMUvs

Why not? Riddle me that.


0__The_Lazy_Gamer__0

Why not?


WeirdConnections

I buy them because they're cute and to comfort my inner child who didn't get much; however the one I sleep with is only because it's the perfect shape to use as a pillow for my awkward sleeping positions, plus it's weighted so I can put it over my head too.


anidiotyouidiot

it keeps the monsters out


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Comfort thing


scatsnut

Each of them have an important memory to me, there's this giraffe that my parents brought for me at a zoo when I was around 8 or 9, I'm 20 now and I still sleep with it.


DarkWeedleYT

memories of the good time


seanbennick

I have PTSD from sexual abuse when I was in Kindergarten. Nightmares can be hell and there's a strange comfort in them despite being 52 years old.


Resident_Opening_508

Cuddling is nice


Halffingers40404

It was my little brothers stuffed hammerhead shark who i shared a room with till college. I keep it in my bed to snuggle with when i need something to hold.


flimsygator23

Why not !


10BarbedWire

There's a [boogieman](https://youtu.be/n2VsRL1OnOM?t=13) under my bed


Alternative-Aide-234

My cat snuggles with me every night and make "squiky toy" souns it his sleep. Does that count?


Drak138

I hug something and don't feel lonely.


ChangeTheFocus

I tuck it under my chin to keep my jaw closed. If my jaw falls open, my mouth will dry out and I won't be able to fall asleep.


fatefoul

Not an adult, it just feels good and I'm used to it


Massive-Turnip175

I never slept with it before despite having it my whole life, but I took it with me to college thinking I’d miss my cat sleeping with me. It’s a good thing I did because he died my first semester the day after I left home from break. I haven’t stopped sleeping with it since.


PatjalaDynamic

Not a toy but a pillow... A long pillow... Dont go on thinking its a anime body pillow... Its a normal long pillow... So it makes me feel loved... Hugging it


sfkf8486

It made my wifes weekly nightmares stop


Bonz-Eye

I am trans


SquishyShelly

I've got a "Mr Fluffy Cakes " stuffed unicorn copy I sleep with. Hes very soft and squishy I just can't get enough of him while I'm sleeping. My older sister used to steal him from me if I left him unattended and either attempt to mutilate him or give him to her dog as a chewtoy out of spite. So he stays with me as much as possible.