When you spoon, you lay on your side with your back to your partner's chest and the partner behind wraps his or her arms around you and fits around you like a puzzle.
The name likely came because of the way two spoons rest on each other, filling all the nooks.
The "little spoon" is considered the person in front, the "big spoon" is considered th
posted over a year ago
thanks had actually heard of this before but didn't connect the two silly me!!!! Thanks fgor your answer