5 Reasons Why A Friends With Benefits Relationship Is For You

If you’re thinking about entering into a friends with benefits relationship, there are five key points to keep in mind that’ll help you determine if this casual connection is truly beneficial for you in every respect.

You are neither looking to commit to this person nor expect them to commit to you. 

If you want to be friends with benefits with someone, it’s important that you enter into this kind of relationship with full understanding and acceptance of what this means for both of you. It’s important to recognize that this person isn’t going to be able to provide you with the emotional support and care that are typically demonstrated by a partner in a committed relationship. 

You and this person are on the same page about your FWB relationship. 

To avoid confusion, hurt feelings, and misread signals, you should be totally forthright and in complete accord with each other about the nature of your relationship. That way, your no-strings connection can be as problem-free as possible. If you reach a disagreement about the situation, this may not be the arrangement for you.

This is the kind of relationship that you truly want with this person. 

Don't agree to a FWB relationship because it’s the only thing that your potential partner is willing to do. In order to avoid heartache in the future, you have to fully understand what you’re signing up for in the present so that this relationship doesn’t leave you feeling unfulfilled or unimportant. 

Understand that this person may be with other people. 

If you’re thinking about entering a FWB relationship, it’s also important to keep in mind that your connection isn’t a monogamous one. In fact, either of you is free to date more people, have other FWB relationships and/or play the field as much as you’d like. 

You both enjoy the FWB relationship.

For a FWB to work, it has to fulfill both of  your expectations. You may enjoy being intimate, but these types of relationships can only be successful if you’re both completely content with the arrangement.