Perks of having friends with benefits

Kyle Hamilton: Perks of friends with benefits

Friends with benefits is still a developing concept. However it is no longer considered taboo to have a friends with benefits type of relationship.  Many people have experimented with FWB and some have succeeded and others have failed. In order for FWB to work the relationship has to be in the right environment with two people who are consenting of the relationship. If done in the proper way can have multiple perks.

                The first perk of having a friend with benefits is that they are simply your friend. This is an important part of the relationship as well as a perk. Without this element the relationship could fall apart. In fact Some FWB start out as just friends and later bring sex into the relationship. In my personal option this is the best way to start a FWB relationship. If a base friendship is established before sex becomes an element the two partners will be able to get to know each other on a person level without sex causing issues.  I’ve had experience with both friends with benefits that started out as friends first and ones that have started off with sex and friendship right away. The only issues I’ve had with being friends before sex starts is that sometimes the sex is awkward in the begging because it’s a new way of viewing this person. Once I started to view them as a sexual partner as well as a friend everything went smooth.

                The next advantage branches off being friends first. This is practicing safe sex. If you establish a friendly relationship before you have sex both partners will be able to share information with each other that deals with STD’s and other things of that nature. If this friendship isn’t established first and a person is having a bunch of one night stands it is more likely there sexual partner wont share information dealing with STD’s. The more information a person knows about their sexual partner the safe they will be.

                In the article I found the author writes about 5 benefits of FWB and one benefit was that it’s a good way to experiment different sexual fantasies a person might have. This advantage applies better to a FWB type of relationship better than a normal relationship because the people in a FWB relationship can express themselves more with fear of damaging the relationship emotionally. There is less fear to damage the relationship because both partners know the relationship will be short lived. While in a normal relationship the two partners have to constantly think about the future with each other.

                Friends with benefits clearly has Perks and now that this has been proven hopefully it will stop getting such a bad reputation. If people stopped looking at FWB in a bad way maybe more people could take advantage of this new idea. Whenever I am single I will continue to take advantage of the FWB relationship because I have had successful experiences with them and I hope other people can do the same.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/17/friends-with-benefits-_n_4944757.html