What do you think about friends with benefits?

Pro.

Right now, that's all I'm looking for. I'm too busy with clinical rotations, school, and work to put for the amount of effort and attention that is required of really working at a real relationship.

Also, I'm not entirely sure if I want to do the long term monogamy thing. I think by nature, we are meant to be social, curious, and to propagate the species. Even if you're GLBT, the naturally curious nature to experience life and other people can overcome the "not propogating the species" part.

Most of us have physical needs, but not all of us desire to have the emotional aspect of a relationship. I just don't want to deal with the drama, the committment, or the feeling of having to answer to someone right now. Maybe in a few years when I finish school, but right now school is my top priority. I can't be bothered with remembering things like to call, or remembering dates, or making arrangements to meet their parents or stuff like that. I just want to keep it casual.

As long as the rules are laid out and no attachments to the other person develop, then friends-with-benefits can be very legitimate.

I've had a few over the years since I came out. It's quite nice actually. Just a booty call. You don't need to worry about "talking" afterwards, feelings, emotions, Valentines Day, etc.

Friends-with-benefits are also good to have in case you have a nasty break up and you're just looking for a quick lay to get your mind off your ex. What better then your old sex buddy, right?

Now that said, I've never shied from my commitment to a relationship. As soon as I commit to being someone's boyfriend, the "friends-with-benefits" get demoted to just being "friends."

I was pro for a while, until I found out the last friend I had like that was lying to me about being ok with not having a relationship. He developed an emotional attachment that I didn't share. It's still causing difficulties today. If you can't be honest with your partner, it's something you really should avoid.

Honey, there are NO friends 'with benefits', if you know what I mean...one person in the party is taking advantage and the other doesn't realize their own worth...sounding much like a "catastrophe waiting to happen"... Personally, my partner is the only 'friend with benefits' I want or need...and, it's till death us do part...thank you very much... He's a 'total' prize...and I'm DAMNED LUCKY! (I 'definitely' have the BEST of the whole deal!)

I think people have friends with benefits because they don`t want to be in a relationship and are afraid to commit to one person so instead they have friends with benefits that way they get all the pleasures of dating without actually dating somebody!...Another reason would be they don`t have to deal with all the drama a relationship brings..hope this helped :)

i've always found that this situation leads to one of the participants developing feelings while the other does not, resulting in heartbreak and the destruction of the friendship. generally it's just a shallow interaction and most people are better off looking for serious relationships.

I don't think I'd want to test a friendship like that. If it works for others, go ahead (I guess). But not really for me.

it never works because someone always wants more. I tried it once and the other person was becoming increasingly annoying and attached so i don't talk to him anymore

i have alot of guy friends that i dont date and im very good friends with them we just **** occasionally nothing wrong with that i dont think i havent got my heart broken and they havent either hope this helped

its cool with me.