I always hoped I'd end up with a man who slept on the left-hand side of the bed.
reading Jeffrey Archer's "The Prodigal Daughter"
------ I think Claude may be right. Perhaps wer should live in sin.(boy)
------ If you and Claude were to live togetherre in sin, no one in San Francisco would even notice.(girl)
------ Any regrets so far.
------ Yes. I always hoped I'd end up with a man who slept on the left-hand side of the bed.
question: what does the last sentence mean, beside the literal meaning?
thank you for your help and your time,

Question

I always hoped I'd end up with a man who slept on the left-hand side of the bed.
reading Jeffrey Archer's "The Prodigal Daughter"
------  I think Claude may be right. Perhaps wer should live in sin.(boy)
------ If you and Claude were to live togetherre in sin, no one in San Francisco would even notice.(girl)
------ Any regrets so far.
------ Yes. I always hoped I'd end up with a man who slept on the left-hand side of the bed. 
question: what does the last sentence mean, beside the literal meaning?
thank you for your help and your time,

Answer

if I might chime in? I'm not sure but I think it might have to do with the sad fact that 'men who are in charge' allegedly sleep on the left side of the bed...that's the way many people view it 'traditionally'.