Friends with benefits relationships are becoming more trendy every day.
Casually dating a friend, it is a really good option if you are searching to have fun with someone you already know, and want to have a no-string attached affair where all the pressures are left behind.
However, is it a friends with benefits relationship right for you? Before having sex with a colleague you should consider certain aspects in order to prevent ruin your current friendship.
Avoid casually dating very close friends
In spite many singles go for having a casual relationship with a close friend because they think that it could be more comfortable to have frequent sexual encounters with some they already know, rather than a total stranger they have met few hours ago in a pub or an online dating site, a recent study from Michigan State University showed that it is better to avoid casually dating someone as close as an all-time friend or a work mate.
The results showed that 26% of the surveyed “couples” were no longer friends after getting involved in a friends with benefits relationship.
Keep in mind that by casually dating someone who is that close, if your affair does not end up in good terms, then it could be very uncomfortable to see each other in other spaces you frequently meet like the office or when going out with your mutual friends for example.
You can go for a less risky option. If you are looking for sporadic sexual and yet friendly affairs, there are some pretty good casual online dating websites out there, like I Hook Up for example, where you can meet like-minded Australian singles looking for friendship with benefits.
Set the rules, and follow them
Once you have found your sex buddy, remember to set some rules. The first you need to do is to separate your friendship from your sex life. Try to avoid having sex with someone who has a crush on you or you have a crush on.
The idea is to keep it casual, and if one of you starts to mix feelings with sex, then it would be very difficult to avoid drama. If you want your friends with benefits relationship to last, you both then need to agree, and stick to these rules.
The last thing you need to consider is to have fun! FWB relationship is just the same as any other casual one: the more adventurous, the better!
