7 Important rules of friends-with-benefits relationships
Friendship-with-benefits [FWB] is a kind of sex-heavy relationship which excludes emotional attachment and commitment.
While the concept is in essence against the tenets of traditional relationships, It is still an obvious reality in today's society and much of that has been discussed here.
Being different from relationships as we know it, the rules that guide the operation of this special union are also very different from the relationship rules you might be familiar with.
So, here are seven important rules to guide you through it if you ever find yourself in one:
1. Love's not welcome here
The possibility that one or both of you will start catching feelings is pretty high.
Allowing these feelings to blossom changes things dramatically. Acting on them graduates the relationship from FWB to a proper relationship. And that's not OK unless, you both decide that that is what you really want.
2. Sext, don't text
The only text message you should be sending a friend with benefits is “my place or yours?”
If you text in the same manner as normal boyfriends and girlfriends do, you leave room for awkwardness and confusion to creep in. Read More...