Having recently begun dating again, I am reminded of just how much dating can suck. This is a place for my own stories and musings on the chaos of singledom, as well as a place for you to share and submit your own dating stories.
As calloused as we may be, we realize dating can also be a positive experience and even fun. We’d love to hear those stories as well! Inspire us!
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OK, so I have this friend, she is great, the best friend a dude could have. Then all of the sudden my “friend” becomes a “friend with benefits”. Not sure how it happened but it did. Damn do I love benefits. However I am not really sure how this will work while dating. Thoughts on “friends with benefits” would be appreciated here.
dating, friends, friends with benefits, relationships, benefits
April 13th, 2007 by: Steve
May 3rd, 2007 at 5:24 pm
having recently ended a FWB thing, i have to vote no…it was incredible in the beginning…then, one night after too many beers, we started to discuss those pesky feelings…next thing you know, i have ‘em, he doesn’t…it was downhill from there…now, if my situation were atypical, it would be different…i think, however, that it’s not…i think it’s common that one person starts to develop feelings…my guess would be the woman…if she does, and you are dating other people, it could get ugly…
May 3rd, 2007 at 8:42 pm
What??? Why am I always the last to know about these things??????????
May 4th, 2007 at 7:15 am
Same thing happened to me, 40ssingleness! Makes it awkward!
May 15th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
Often these things start b/c there is a great friendship in place, and at least some attraction. I think often the two ppl are just too chicken sh*t to actually start a real relationship. So, you never know… maybe FWB can lead to one of the most beautiful and true relationships either of you have ever had. Good luck.
May 15th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Mary, thanks for you comment. I think you are correct that sometimes ppl are scared. However sometimes the fear subsides, allowing a very beautiful relationship to develop.