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Side by Side

A spa in Cheshire, two massage tables side by side. Her husband is asleep within two minutes. Her young Spanish therapist is not.

Episode 1: Session One

6 episodesScandalsGetawaysHired Help

Episode 1 plays here for free. From episode 2 onwards you need a Dreamy Shorts membership.

What Side by Side is about

Some men fall asleep at every couples' massage. Hers is one of them. Wedding anniversary, a spa hotel in Cheshire, two tables side by side under low light, and after two minutes she hears him breathing the way he does at night. On her side stands a young therapist from Spain who notices exactly when she stops being relaxed and starts being awake. Session One is the first episode, and it ends with a sentence he should not have said and she does not forget. The colleague is only ever called the colleague in the series, and she stays just as quiet, until she names her price.

The next day she books the second session, although she had told herself she would not. Her husband is delighted with the programme and falls asleep again. A colleague of the therapist sees more than she should during a towel change, and has her own price for it. The Anniversary Suite, booked for the last evening, becomes the setting for something that is not on the bill. The spa serves pancakes at breakfast and relaxation music that plays slightly too loud in every episode.

Side by Side plays out the entire series within earshot of the sleeping husband. Six episodes up to checkout: Session One, Don't Come Back, An Arm's Length, The Price, The Anniversary Suite, Checkout. Each one asks whether somebody is about to wake up. The series lives on silence, on hands and on an arm's length of distance that keeps shrinking. Episode 1 is the first massage and the sentence at the end.

All episodes of Side by Side

EpisodeTitleAccess
1Session OneFree
2Don't Come BackMembership
3An Arm's LengthMembership
4The PriceMembership
5The Anniversary SuiteMembership
6CheckoutMembership

Side by Side on DreamyShorts: episode 1 free, then what?

Episode 1 plays here for free in the player, no sign-up and no app. From episode 2 you need the Dreamy Shorts membership, 19.99 USD a month or 119.88 USD a year, approx. £15 a month or £91 a year, converted, rate varies. The account itself is free, and according to the provider you can cancel the subscription at any time.

Categories: Scandals, Getaways and Hired Help. Six episodes, one to two minutes each, portrait format, English subtitles. A series for people who would rather hear tension than see it: the breathing on the next table, the door, the question of who speaks first. Watch with headphones, the sound is half the story here. The husband, incidentally, gets a small arc of his own that you only understand in episode 5.

Why it is worth a look

  • Getting started costs nothing: you watch episode 1 right here, straight away and without signing up.
  • The series are built for short breaks. One to two minutes per episode, portrait format, sound on or off.
  • With the membership you get every episode, every series, new titles every week and subtitles. According to the provider, cancelling is possible at any time.
  • Discreet, and no adverts in the player.

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Questions about Side by Side

What is Side by Side on DreamyShorts about?

A woman who starts an affair with her massage therapist during an anniversary spa weekend while her husband sleeps on the table beside her. Add a colleague who notices everything and a suite that becomes the setting. Six episodes up to checkout. Every episode opens with the sound of the treatment room door, and after episode 3 you will never hear it neutrally again.

Can I watch Side by Side without an account?

The first episode, yes, right here. After that you need the Dreamy Shorts membership with a free account. The monthly plan costs 19.99 USD, the annual plan 119.88 USD, half as much per month. Payment is discreet, and according to the provider you can cancel at any time.

How many episodes does Side by Side have?

Six, from Session One to Checkout. Each episode runs one to two minutes. English subtitles are there, and the sound can be switched on and off in the player, which makes a difference with this series. Produced by Dreamy Shorts with original English audio and subtitles.