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Charlotte Hilton AndersenUpdated: Aug. 17, 2023
Whether thoughtful, funny, comforting or loving, these good night messages will send your loved ones off to sleep with a smile
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Show you care with good night messages
Wishing someone good night sounds so simple, yet itâs one of lifeâs sweetest gifts. But we canât always be next to our loved ones to wish them sweet dreams in person. The solution? Good night messages. These little acts of kindness and love can have a big impact on those around us.
Whether thoughtful or funny, sweet or serious, good night messages and good night quotes help our nearest and dearest feel cared for, ensuring they fall asleep with a smile. With that in mind, weâve rounded up the best good night messages and texts to send everyone in your life, from your sweetheart to your best pal.
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Good night messages and texts for her
1. Iâve got my favorite pillow, my favorite blanket and my favorite music playing. All Iâm missing for a perfect nightâs sleep is you.
2. Good night, sweetheart!
3. Sleep well. You are my favorite dream.
4. Rest well, beautiful dreamer.
5. You are the first thing I think of when I wake up and the last thing I think of before I fall asleep.
6. One last kiss [emoji] to send you to sleep.
7. Today was a long day. Tomorrow will be better. Sleep is the bridge between today and tomorrow, so get some good rest.
8. Tomorrow night, Iâll kiss you to sleep. Tonight, Iâll just dream about it.
9. As you fall asleep, know that you light up my life like the stars light up the night.
10. Tonight, I hope your dreams are half as beautiful as you are.
11. Inhale peace, exhale stress, relax and let the anxiety of today go as you drift off to sleep.
12. Rest up, my sleeping beauty! (But donât, like, prick your finger on anything. Iâm bad at figuring out curses.)
13. Napoleon wrote âLet her sleep. For when she wakes, she will shake the world.â Good night to the woman who rocks my world.
14. Youâre the woman of my dreamsâduring both the day and night.
15. Instead of counting sheep to fall asleep, count all the ways I love you. Youâll fall asleep long before you get to the end of the list.
16. If you get cold tonight, I hope you feel the warmth of my love blanketing you.
17. The Beatles may have believed that all you need is love, but they were wrong. All you really need is sleep. Luckily, I get both!
18. Thereâs a reason they call it âbeauty sleep.â And youâre the poster child!
19. Good night and sweet dreams, my darling.
20. Just wanted to let you know Iâm thinking about you tonight. Good nightâknow I love you!
Gratitude is one of the purest forms of love. Thank-you messages are another way to show you care.
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Good night messages and texts for him
21. Sweetest of sweet dreams, my love.
22. Falling asleep in your arms is my favorite thing to do, but since weâre apart tonight, Iâm imagining your arms around me.
23. Why does the Joker sleep with a night light? Because he hates Dark Knights! Good night, my own superhero.
24. Hurry and go to sleep ⊠so you can dream of me!
25. Good night, my love.
26. I should go to bed, but I canât sleep until I tell you good night and that I love you!
27. Every night, I say a prayer thanking God that you are in my life. Good night, love.
28. Iâm falling asleep looking at the stars and thinking this: You are my guiding star. Good night, my bright light.
29. You are my favorite person to fall asleep with, even if itâs over the phone.
30. You are the love of my life. Iâm so glad we get to continue that life together in the morning.
31. I love getting to be the person who tells you good nightâtonight and every night!
32. T-minus nine days until we get to say good night in person. I canât wait!
33. Today was a rough day. Sleep it off and start tomorrow fresh, knowing that I love you.
34. You are my night light, my comfort in the dark.
35. You know how they say couples should never go to bed mad? Honestly, Iâd rather get some sleep than stay up and fight. I love you. Letâs talk tomorrow.
36. I hope youâre already sleeping so soundly that you donât see this message until morning. In which case: Good morning, my love!
37. Good night, my prince charming! And hey, you didnât even have to climb a rope made out of my hair or slay a dragon to win my love.
38. Good night, handsome!
39. Good night. Sleep tight. I love you with all my might.
40. For so long, I dreamed of meeting a man just like you, and now my dream is real. Sweet dreams to my dream guy.
Donât forget the birthday wishes on his special day!
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Good night messages and texts for friends
41. Hey you! Have a good night!
42. Iâm falling asleep with my phone in my hand. So if I text you, Iâm just talking in my sleep. Good night!
43. Remember: Sleep is one of the purest forms of self-care, and you deserve to be well cared for!
44. Iâd wish you good night, but youâve always been a pro sleeper ⊠as we learned in high school English class.
45. Why do they say âsleep like a babyâ? Have you seen a baby sleep? Itâs terrible! They roll all over the place, make noise, cry, wake up every hour and fart. Oh, wait ⊠you do sleep like a baby.
46. Sleep well, my friend. May your dreams be kind and the morning be kinder.
47. Question: Why do we go to bed at night? Answer: Because it certainly isnât coming to us!
48. They say that if you have someone who wishes you good night every day, youâre happier than most people. So, youâre welcome.
49. Dream tonight of old adventures because tomorrow we make new ones!
50. Good night! Scratch that, great night! Actually, have the best night ever.
51. Sleep well, friend, and know that I always have your back, no matter what.
52. If only we could sleep as well now as we slept through all those 8 a.m. college classes!
53. Why are you still awake? Go to bed!
54. Thanks for being there for me today when I really needed a friend. Sleep well tonight knowing you did a great kindness.
55. I donât know if I hate or love the person who invented the alarm clock, but I do know I love youâgood night!
56. I think Iâve bothered you enough for one day. Get some rest, friend!
57. So sleepy ⊠shutting down in 10, 9, 8, zzz âŠ
58. My motto: Worry less, sleep more.
59. Sleep is the best meditation.
60. âSleep it offâ has a much different meaning at 50 than it did when we were 20.
These funny friendship quotes also make great good night messages!
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Good night messages and texts for family
61. Love you! Love him! Love her! Love them! Love all yâall!
62. My prayer is that you will always fall asleep knowing how deeply you are loved.
63. Good night, sleep tight, donât let the ⊠You know what? Donât say that last part. With the way our year has been going, donât even think it.
64. I just want to say, as I lay here counting my blessings, how grateful I am for all of you! Good night, and I love you.
65. When I say âgood night,â what I really mean is âdonât wake me up in the middle of it.â
66. Good night. May the stars light the path to dreamland.
67. Why do coyotes howl at night? Because they can see the cacti only during the day. A little laughter is the best way to wind down before bed!
68. Heard you have a big day tomorrow. Wishing you the best nightâs sleep so you can be ready!
69. Like Mom always said, a good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures for whatever ails you.
70. Sleep well! But if you get insomnia, Iâm just a text away!
71. May angels guard you as you rest.
72. Good night, my loves! Dream of sleep, then sleep to dream!
73. What fish swims only at night? A starfish! Good night, my little fish!
74. Sleep tight, my not-so-little ones!
75. No day is so bad that it canât be fixed with a good nightâs sleep!
76. Everything happens in its time. And right now, itâs bedtime. Good night!
77. May you sleep as peacefully as you once slept in your motherâs arms.
78. Good night! Go to bed, wee sleepyhead!
79. Who needs sleep?! OK, maybe if you want to drive. Or think, talk, work or operate heavy machinery ⊠Yeah, good night!
80. Hey, kiddo. Just know Iâm thinking of you as I drift off to sleep tonight. Love you!
Is your loved one struggling with a health problem that makes sleeping difficult? Include one of these get-well wishes.
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Good night quotes: messages in othersâ words
81. âYou know that place between sleep and awake, the place where you can still remember dreaming? Thatâs where I will always love you.â âJ.M. Barrie
82. âHe that can take rest is greater than he that can take cities.â âBenjamin Franklin
83. âWe are such stuff as dreams are made of. And our little life is rounded with a sleep.â âWilliam Shakespeare
84. âAs the night gets dark, let your worries fade. Sleep peacefully knowing youâve done all you can do for the day.â âRoald Dahl
85. âYou know youâre in love when you canât fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.â âDr. Seuss
86. âI have late-night conversations with the moon. He tells me about the sun; I tell him about you.â âS.L. Gray
87. âGood night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it is morrow.â âWilliam Shakespeare
88. âGood night, sweet prince, may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.â âWilliam Shakespeare
89. âWhen you lie down, you will not be afraid. Your sleep will be sweet.â âProverbs 3:24
90. âAny kid will run an errand for you if you ask it at bedtime.â âRed Skelton
91. âNever waste any time you can spend sleeping.â âFrank H. Knight
92. âThere is no sunrise so beautiful that it is worth waking me up to see it.â âMindy Kaling
93. âI love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when Iâm awake, you know?â âErnest Hemingway
94. âIt is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.â âJohn Steinbeck
95. âA ruffled mind makes a restless pillow.â âCharlotte BrontĂ«
96. âGood night now, and rest. Today was a test. You passed it, youâre past it. Now breathe till unstressed.â âLin-Manuel Miranda
97. âLife is something to do when you canât get to sleep.â âFran Lebowitz
98. âSleep is that golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.â âThomas Dekker
99. âAs a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.â âLeonardo da Vinci
100. âThe best cure for insomnia is to get a lot of sleep.â âW.C. Fields
Looking for more ways to show your loved ones you care? Make them smile with âthinking of youâ messages.
Originally Published: February 01, 2023
Charlotte Hilton Andersen
Charlotte Hilton Andersen is a health, lifestyle and fitness expert and teacher. She covers all things wellness for Readerâs Digest and The Healthy. With dual masters degrees in information technology and education, she has been a journalist for 17 years and is the author of The Great Fitness Experiment. She lives in Denver with her husband, five kids and three pets.