[AngryData]

Even outside of that I don't see how people like foam and super soft mattresses. I find them extremely uncomfortable. Even just rolling over takes a significant amount of effort and they always give me horrible back pain which is something I otherwise never have.

[linsomniac]

Not all foam is created equal. If you find it hard to roll over, it's probably (in my experience) some fairly high component of memory foam. Latex, on the other hand, is fairly springy and very similar to the traditional beds I used to have, primarily Posturpedic.

There are a lot of foam bed options out there these days, so you have lots of choice. Unfortunately, the composition of them is often not really spoken about, you really have to dig to find them.

FYI: A "memory foam" mattress only tends to have a little memory foam in it.

Most mattresses tend to be a high density foam base (~5"), a lower density foam on top of that (2-3"), and the memory foam or whatnot on top of that (another 2-4"). The more expensive latex beds IIRC are all or mostly latex, but most of the <$1K mattresses are largely high density foam.

~10 years ago I had a memory foam mattress that was comfortable to sleep in, particularly once it had warmed up for a few hours and was easier to move in. I tend to move a lot when I sleep, rolling over regularly. But for sex it was fairly annoying.

I swapped it after a couple years for a new bed, I ended up doing a bunch of research and selected a Leesa, because it seemed to be one of the few that had a latex-like top layer. As I mentioned previously, finding the composition to compare mattresses was fairly hard, the vendors don't really seem to talk about it (circa 7 years ago). On top of that I put a 3" latex topper, because my wife wanted something softer.

[MiddleEndian]

The latex foam is not as soft as you're imagining it. It's pretty firm. The buckling gel buckles but it's form fitting. It's hard to describe accurately but it does not feel like memory foam. I used medium-hard foam and sleeping on that combo feels like something that is supportive but also happens to contour to your body correctly.

[Sylamore]

Just spent 3 nights sleeping on one in a hotel and it confirmed my tester impressions when mattress shopping that it would lead to a bad nights sleep. I'm sure there are maybe some wonderful to sleep on foam mattresses but they all seem spongy and hot to me and those are the last things I want in a mattress.

[Stratoscope]

Keep in mind that memory foam and latex foam are very different from each other. Since I sleep "hot" I don't like memory foam at all, but Talalay latex suits me fine.

[smileysteve]

There are different firmness configurations of memory foam. Pillow tops will hurt my back.

I prefer a firm that you won't find in 80% of spring mattresses.

[akvadrako]

There are high-density foam mattresses which are firmer than most spring mattresses.