Friends with Benefits.

Contributor: Raym Raym
Yes, very possible!
11/25/2011
Contributor: Lickable Lollie Lickable Lollie
I decided that it was working just fine until I saw the other girls he was sleeping with. It's different to assume you aren't the only one they are sleeping with, but once you actually KNOW and you've seen the other people, it's just not as fun.
11/27/2011
Contributor: 31 Flavors 31 Flavors
Emotions would always come into play for me. I couldn't do it.
05/05/2012
Contributor: CollegeFun2014 CollegeFun2014
I've tried it multiple times and emotions have usually got in the way. My current one is the only one that is working but emotions have gotten in the way when we've tried it before.
05/06/2012
Contributor: Thomas90 Thomas90
Nah, not for me. I had a friend with benefits and it just completely ruined our friendship
05/07/2012
Contributor: Sangsara Sangsara
it really depends on the individuals. I think every friendship has one or the other consider the other as a potential hook-up or partner at some time or another. i just got out of friends with benefits and i miss how easy it used to be to talk
05/08/2012
Contributor: pootpootpoot pootpootpoot
I'm in a friends with benefits thing right now! It's slightly different than the norm, I think, because it isn't 'open'. We used to date, and it was terrible. While we make great friends, as a couple we just weren't compatible. Thanks to our past experiences we're fluid bonded and already know each other's preferences, so we can engage in riskier behavior without worry.

Obviously the fluid bond means we can't be with other people, but we're both allowed to end it at any time for any reason, and we take the risk of STIs too seriously to be dishonest with each other if we do sleep with someone else.

I do miss being in a real relationship sometimes, but really this is a great option for me right now. I like to make relationships my top priority, and there's too much going on in my life at the moment for me to be able to do that. And until things get simpler and I decide to start looking around for a boyfriend, I can have sex with someone who knows what I like! Score!
05/08/2012
Contributor: Undead Undead
It's not my thing.
05/08/2012
Contributor: LenaLovesFun LenaLovesFun
I can do FWB. Its when you talk to them all the time, you think about them more than just for sex and you like them too much as a person that problems arise....
07/28/2012
Contributor: Mascara Mascara
Dont like that.
07/31/2012
Contributor: thisisadeletedaccount thisisadeletedaccount
I think it's possible, but I'm not good at it. I've never had a FWB who didn't turn into a romantic partner.
07/31/2012
Contributor: Mrs. Tickle and Giggle Mrs. Tickle and Giggle
Quote:
Originally posted by Lickable Lollie
Do any of you think it's possible to have friends with benefits? Or do you think that emotions get in the way?
When Inwas younger I would have said hands down yes, but as I've aged I realive that as omen we are emotional creatures and no matter it happens. Whether it be wanting more or jealousy they come and someone gets hurt. If you can pull it off congrats, but be prepared for the worse or best depending on how you look at it.
08/02/2012
Contributor: Layenna Layenna
I currently have a friend with benefits, and we get along like brother and sister, and I know we have no emotional attachment to each other as we both discuss our love lives together. But we also get down and dirty just because we both have a mutual understanding that sex can be a recreational activity.
08/03/2012
Contributor: clockwork451 clockwork451
Friends with benefits are great.
08/03/2012
Contributor: Phantom2291 Phantom2291
Quote:
Originally posted by Lickable Lollie
Do any of you think it's possible to have friends with benefits? Or do you think that emotions get in the way?
My relationship now started as FWB, but just like in the movie, we HAD to go and fall for each other, and being in love ruined that awesome FWB. Now I actually have to like, love her. (I am completely joking, I really do love her with all my heart)
08/04/2012
Contributor: lesglitter lesglitter
I've had a few successful friends with benefit situations in the past, where neither party formed any romantic feelings of the other. What worked really well for me was clearly laid out expectations and lots of communication. It also didn't hurt that the friends I had benefits with I wasn't attracted to in a relationship/longterm kind of way.
08/08/2012
Contributor: joolie joolie
I had a FWB in my early 20s but he said later (after we were both commited to someone else) that he always had loved me. It was a complete surprise to me. We had had
GREAT sex and I thought it was because we didn't really matter to one another,so I was unihibited with him and really had fun. I have serious regrets. He grew up to be a really good man. I guess what I'm saying is "no" it isn't possible.
08/08/2012
Contributor: Lickable Lollie Lickable Lollie
Well things ended with him at the beginning of the year. I'm now dating a really great guy and we are BOTH good friends with my past fwb. It's only slightly awkward
08/12/2012