Also, I've had some experience in the "huge beds" area, but a lot of it is particular to me.
N. and I, when we lived together, did not have other people share our beds, and had two queen beds side by side on the floor. The bump formed by the edges of the mattresses prevented us both sleeping in the middle, and he found it a bit lonely to have that much space between us when we slept. I didn't have a problem with that, as the difficulty I have sleeping is more-or-less proportional to how close I am (distance-wise) to the person I'm sleeping with (literally), with a fudge factor for how tired I am. If they are in their own house and I'm in mine, I sleep like a log.
So if you want space, go for the king (or two queens edge-to-edge). If you want all snuggles all the time, don't bother. I wouldn't be able to sleep well with three people on a queen size bed, but that's how I'm wired. You may also want to consider how much having a bad night's sleep, or crashing on the couch, amortized over how often that happens, stacks up against the money for the king size bed.
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Date: 2013-03-28 06:26 pm (UTC)N. and I, when we lived together, did not have other people share our beds, and had two queen beds side by side on the floor. The bump formed by the edges of the mattresses prevented us both sleeping in the middle, and he found it a bit lonely to have that much space between us when we slept. I didn't have a problem with that, as the difficulty I have sleeping is more-or-less proportional to how close I am (distance-wise) to the person I'm sleeping with (literally), with a fudge factor for how tired I am. If they are in their own house and I'm in mine, I sleep like a log.
So if you want space, go for the king (or two queens edge-to-edge). If you want all snuggles all the time, don't bother. I wouldn't be able to sleep well with three people on a queen size bed, but that's how I'm wired. You may also want to consider how much having a bad night's sleep, or crashing on the couch, amortized over how often that happens, stacks up against the money for the king size bed.