ieele Posted December 23, 2018 Posted December 23, 2018 In your experience how often are FWB relationships? What kind of group did you hang out with and have you or others you know ever have a FWB relationship?
max3732 Posted December 23, 2018 Posted December 23, 2018 In your experience how often are FWB relationships? What kind of group did you hang out with and have you or others you know ever have a FWB relationship? I've never met or heard of anyone having a relationship like in that.
Art Anderson Posted December 23, 2018 Posted December 23, 2018 (edited) I might answer with something that would help, but the question is confusing. What do you mean by 'group you hang out with'? The first thing I imagined is someone here thinks FWB is like a club or a segment of society that behaves a certain way. My experience was a true friend first, last and foremost. We were friends for years before hand. Then she went through a rough divorce, often excusing herself from dinner parties with a bunch of friends, to go outside and bawl her eyes out. (I thought she was making cell phone calls and wanted some privacy, until someone else told me how badly she was taking it.) When she separated and got her own place, we'd keep each other company as a "pair" in groups of married couples. Visit art galleries and cafes for example because we both love art and photography anyway but having someone just as enthusiastic along is better. We didn't do formal dinner dates. Then it came to where we found we had more and more time together alone and that developed into sleeping together; maybe once every few weeks if we could. We still went out on our ventures like friends do. She finally met a guy and I was really happy for her. Hell, I took the best photos of her she ever had and they got hits on OLD like crazy. This guy came from a different country to meet her for the first time and he never left. They've been married for about 10 years now and he and I like each other. He worships her. She and I felt no need to inform him of what transpired. It was before his time and we didn't fool around once he was in the picture. We are all still friends. No regrets. No complications. That is a friend with benefits, i.e. not a f#ck buddy I went shopping for. Edit: I guess I should add that that's the only time I've been in that situation. I have never married but I would sooner be in a permanent relationship with someone as nice as her than anything else. I don't do well with just looking for someone to have sex with whom otherwise doesn't interest me. Edited December 23, 2018 by Art Anderson forgot to write a wrap up.
central Posted December 23, 2018 Posted December 23, 2018 I've had several, long-term FWB relationships. I've known a number of friends who've been in FWB scenarios, short or long term. Some were friends first, and some dated and had sex first, but later became friends even if they moved on romantically. So, I think it's a common things these days.
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